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

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The inner ear consists of semicircular canals, a vestibule and a snail-shaped cavity called the cochlea. When sound is transmitted to the inner ear, it moves the fluid and stimulates the hair ...