See Also: cap of the ampullary crest(medicine)
ampullary crest(medicine)
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ampullary sulcus(medicine)
ampullary aneurysm(medicine)
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ampullary limbs of saemicircular ducts(medicine)
ampullary folds of uterine tube(medicine)
ampullary crura of saemicircular ducts(medicine)

cap of the ampullary crest (medicine)


cap of the ampullary crest -->
cupula cristae ampullaris


A gelatinous mass that overlies the hair cells of the ampullary crests of the saemicircular ducts; movement of endolymphatic fluid causes the cupula to move across the hair cells of the ampullary crest.

Synonym: cap of the ampullary crest.