Cupula
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A
cupula
is a small, inverted cup or dome-shaped cap over a structure, including:
Ampullary cupula
, a structure in the vestibular system, providing the sense of spatial orientation
Cochlear cupula
, a structure in the cochlea
Cupula of the pleura
, related to the lungs
The cervical
parietal pleura
in the thorax
A layer in the
otolith organs
The
cupula optica
, or
optic cup
, in embryological development of the eye
Cup-like structure fitted over the eye during
electrophysiology study
Suprapleural membrane