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Endolymph

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Cross-section of cochlea. Endolymph is located in the scala media - the light green region at the middle of the diagram. Endolymph is the fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. The main cation of this unique extracellular fluid is potassium.

Disruption of the endolymph due to jerky movements (like driving over bumps while riding in a car) can cause motion sickness.

Also called Scarpa's fluid.

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Sensory system - Auditory system - edit
Outer ear: Pinna | Ear canal 

Middle ear: Eardrum | Ossicles (Malleus, Incus & Stapes) | Stapedius | Tensor tympani | Eustachian tube

Inner ear: Cochlea (Scala vestibuli, Scala media & Scala tympani) | Oval window | Helicotrema | Round window | Basilar membrane | Reissner's membrane | Organ of Corti | Hair cells | Stereocilia

Brain: Cochlear nerve VIII → Cochlear nuclei → Superior olivary nuclei → Inferior colliculi → Medial geniculate nuclei → Primary auditory cortex

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