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I have been wanting a Crista Ampullarus slide of the ear. I can buy Organ of Corti reasonably cheap, but not Crista Amp...

I think I have figured out why. The organ of Corti is a ridge. Slice an inner ear almost anywhere and you will get an organ of court.

My research suggests that the Crista Ampullarus is a small hill like structure. If you are on either side you get nothing.

I pulled the trigger and ordered one from Wards (after buying a cheap one that as near as I could tell didn't have the structure at all). Wards wanted a pound of flesh and my first born.

Couldn't be happier.

This is with normal lighting:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/196001110 ... ed-public/

This is DIC:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196001110 ... ed-public/

This is how they packaged ONE slide. I don't think they do "freight damage":
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196001110 ... ed-public/

Very nice. H-e works so well but sometimes you wish the anatomists would branch out a little? Anyway, looks like a primo section.

A Google search for Crista Ampullaris SEM, with the Images tab selected, returns some results that you might find interesting/helpful as you dig into the detail of that excellent slide.

MichaelG.