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Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Inner > Cochlea > Organ of Corti
... > Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Inner > Cochlea > Organ of Corti

Preferred term

Organ of Corti  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Corti's Organ
  • Cortis Organ
  • Organ, Corti's
  • Organ, Spiral
  • Organs, Spiral
  • Spiral Organ
  • Spiral Organs

Scope note

  • The spiral EPITHELIUM containing sensory AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and supporting cells in the cochlea. Organ of Corti, situated on the BASILAR MEMBRANE and overlaid by a gelatinous TECTORIAL MEMBRANE, converts sound-induced mechanical waves to neural impulses to the brain.

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  • 68(65)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009925

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