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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009925
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009925
Preferred Name

Organ of Corti

Definitions
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. The equivalent of the organ of Corti in non-mammalian tetrapods although its shape has evolved into a more extended structure in mammals.
Synonyms
Spiral Organ
Basilar Papilla
Papilla, Basilar
Cortis Organ
Corti's Organ
Corti Organ
Organs, Spiral
Organ, Spiral
Spiral Organs
Organ, Corti's
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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