Cell Ontology

Last uploaded: February 13, 2025
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001844
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001844
Preferred Name

cochlea

Definitions
The spiral-shaped bony canal in the inner ear containing the hair cells that transduce sound. Its core component is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing, which is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea. [WP,modified].
Synonyms
cochlear organ
cochlear duct
cochleae
lagenas
cochlear part of bony labyrinth
lagena
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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