Ampulla

A sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct.

Ampulla of vater

It is an enlargement of the ducts from the liver (bile duct) and pancreas (pancreatic duct) at the point where they enter the duodenum

Ampulla in the semicircular canal (ear)

The semicircular canals are a set of three membranous tubes embedded within a bony structure of the same shape. \The central cavity of each canal is filled with a fluid called endolymph. Each endolymph-filled canal has an enlarged area near its base called an ampulla.

Holy Ampulla

The glass Holy Ampulla was part of the French coronation regalia and believed to have divine origins

Gallery

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  Vestibular system's semicircular canal-

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  Bulla ampulla Linnaeus, 1758 ; a bubble shell in the family Bullidae; Philippines

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