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Hair cells of the organ of Corti in the cochlea (400X)

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Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Hair cells of the organ of Corti are the sensory receptors of auditory system in the ears. Through mechanotransduction, hair cells detect movement in their environment.

Try to identify:

  • the tectorial membrane
  • scala tympani
  • scala vestibuli
  • the cochlear duct
  • the vestibular membrane
  • the basilar membrane
  • hair cells on the basilar membrane
Published August 5th 2022, updated May 25th 2023.