| microstructures of the osseous spiral laminae in the bat cochlea: a scanning electron microscopic study. | the architecture and surface structures of the primary and secondary osseous spiral laminae in the cochlea of the bat, an animal able to hear high frequency sounds, were examined by scanning electron microscopy to understand the micromechanical adaptations of the bony supportive elements in the inner ear to the specific hearing function. the bat used was myotis frater kaguyae. the myotis bat cochlea was seen to consist of a hook and a spiral portion with one and three-quarter turns and was chara ... | 1992 | 1419281 |