organ of Corti

organ of Cor·ti

O0116900 (kôr′tē)n. A specialized structure located on the inner surface of the basilar membrane of the cochlea containing hair cells that transmit sound vibrations to the nerve fibers.

[After Alfonso Corti (1822-1888), Italian anatomist.]

organ of Corti

(ˈkɔːtɪ) n (Anatomy) the sense organ of the cochlea by which sounds are converted into nerve impulses[named after Alfonso Corti (died 1876), Italian anatomist]

or′gan of Cor′ti

(ˈkɔr ti)

n. a structure in the cochlea of the ear consisting of hair cells that serve as receptors for sound waves. [1880–85; after Alfonso Corti (1822–76), Italian anatomist]

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organ of Corti - the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waveshair cell - a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Cortiorgan of hearing - the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of soundcochlea - 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

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spi·ral or·gan

[TA] a prominent ridge of highly specialized epithelium in the floor of the cochlear duct overlying the basilar membrane of cochlea, containing one inner row and three outer rows of hair cells, or cells of Corti (the auditory receptor cells innervated by the cochlear nerve) supported by various columnar cells: the pillars of Corti, cells of Hensen, and cells of Claudius; the spiral organ is partly overhung by an awninglike shelf, the tectorial membrane, the free marginal zone of which is covered by a gelatinous substance in which the stereocilia of the outer hair cells are embedded. Synonym(s): organum spirale [TA], acoustic papilla, Corti organ, organ of Corti

organ of Corti

(kôr′tē)n. A specialized structure located on the inner surface of the basilar membrane of the cochlea containing hair cells that transmit sound vibrations to the nerve fibers.

or·gan of Cor·ti

(ōr'găn kōr'tē) Specialized hair cells that receive sound vibrations and transmit them as impulses to the brain; located on basilar membrane of inner ear in two rows that slope against each other. [Alphonso Corti, 1822-1888, Italian anatomist]

ORGAN OF CORTI

organ of Corti

An elongated spiral structure running the entire length of the cochlea in the floor of the cochlear duct and resting on the basilar membrane. It contains the receptors for hearing, hair cells that are stimulated by sound waves. Synonym: organum spirale; spiral organ See: illustration; Claudius' cellSee also: Corti, Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare

organ of Corti

A spiral structure on the inner surface of the basilar membrane of the COCHLEA that contains a large series of sensory receptors that respond to sound vibrations of different frequencies and stimulate appropriate nerve impulses subserving hearing. (Marquis Alfonso Corti, 1822–88, Italian anatomist).

organ of Corti

see COCHLEA.

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noun the hearing organ of the inner ear

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