Cochlea

Of labyrinth and tube.

The snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti.

This concept's ID is @1~29113

Contains

  • organ of Corti 1 facts

    The hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound wav...

  • modiolus 0 facts

    The central conical bony pillar of the cochlea.

  • basilar membrane 0 facts

    A membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti.