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This image is a black and white anatomical illustration, likely an engraving from a medical textbook, depicting the bony labyrinth of the human inner ear. The drawing is oriented horizontally with the semicircular canals on the left and the cochlea on the right.

On the far left side, there are three distinct loops labeled collectively as "Semicircular canals."
-   The top loop is labeled "Superior."
-   The lower-left loop is labeled "Posterior."
-   The middle loop extending towards the center is labeled "Lateral."
These loops connect near the top left to a structure labeled "Canus communis" (Common canal). Several bulbous enlargements at the ends of these canals are pointed out by lines and labeled "Ampulla."

In the central area, where the canals meet the cochlea, there is a complex region with depressions.
-   A line points to an oval-shaped depression labeled "Recessus ellipticus" (Elliptical recess).
-   Just below that, another line points to a rounder depression labeled "Recessus sphericus" (Spherical recess).

On the right side of the image is a spiral structure resembling a snail shell, labeled "Cochlea." Inside this spiral, there are labels indicating internal chambers:
-   The outer lower curve is labeled "Scala tympani."
-   A bony shelf running through the middle of the spiral is labeled "Lamina spiralis ossea."
-   The upper inner curve is labeled "Scala vestibuli" (though the text is small, it follows the standard anatomical layout).

Along the bottom edge of the illustration, there are several labels pointing to specific openings and features:
-   On the bottom left, a line points to an opening labeled "Orifice of aquaeductus vestibuli."
-   In the lower center, text reads "Fossa cochlearis" and below that "Cochlear fenestra" (the round window).
-   On the bottom right, a line points to an opening labeled "Orifice of aquaeductus cochleae."

The entire image is rendered in fine lines with shading to give depth to the three-dimensional structures.
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