The cochlea of the inner ear is named with the Greek word for "snail" because of its spiral shape. Did you know that the left cochlea spirals to the left and the right cochlea spirals to the right?

The cochlea is part of the inner ear and consists of a snail-shaped structure containing three fluid-filled cavities – one of which, the scala media cavity, contains the organ of corti.

The hearing organ in mammals is a spiraling structure called the "cochlea" from the Greek word for snail. It spirals out from the saccule (one of the balance ... The bony chambers (purple) of the ...