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| Synonyms |
organum spirale cochlear spiral organ spiral organ of Corti spiral organ auditory papilla auditory papillae papilla basilaris organ of Corti basilar papilla Corti's organ |
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| Definitions |
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]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002227 |
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EMAPA:19061 CALOHA:TS-0717 VHOG:0001567 NCIT:C33223 UMLS:C0029207 EFO:0001364 BTO:0001691 SCTID:279841009 ncithesaurus:Spiral_Organ_of_Corti BIRNLEX:2526 Wikipedia:Organ_of_Corti EV:0100364 FMA:75715 GAID:772 MA:0001193 |
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| definition |
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]. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Cochlea-crosssection.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Cochlea-crosssection.svg |
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organum spirale cochlear spiral organ spiral organ of Corti spiral organ |
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uberon |
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auditory papilla auditory papillae papilla basilaris organ of Corti basilar papilla Corti's organ |
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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] |
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UBERON:0002227 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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spiral organ of cochlea |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002227 |
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in basal early lizards, organized into 3 tonotopically organized areas, the outer areas lack a tectorial membrane[ISBN:9780387714691] |
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