The organ of Corti (or spiral organ) is the organ in the inner ear of mammals that contains auditory sensory cells, or 'hair cells.' [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_of_Corti ]
Synonyms: spiral organ organum spirale cochlear spiral organ spiral organ of Corti
Term information
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- EFO:0001364
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Corti's organ
papilla basilaris
auditory papilla
basilar papilla
auditory papillae
organ of Corti
The auditory hair cells in tetrapods are located in the inner ear in a structure known as the basilar papilla. In mammals this structure (along with some related structure) is called the organ of Corti.[well established][VHOG]
in basal early lizards, organized into 3 tonotopically organized areas, the outer areas lack a tectorial membrane[ISBN:9780387714691]
Term relations
- sense organ
- ectoderm-derived structure
- cellular anatomical structure
- part of some cochlear duct of membranous labyrinth
- has part some auditory hair cell
- only in taxon some Tetrapoda
- capable of some detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound
- located in some scala media