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In mammals, the auditory hair cells are located within the spiral organ of Corti on the thin basilar membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear. They derive their name from the tufts of stereocilia called hair bundles that protrude from the apical surface of the cell into the fluid-filled cochlear duct.
30 paź 2023 · The epithelial surface of each macula is characterised by hair cells with numerous stereocilia and one prominent kinocilum. These cells are covered by a gelatinous structure known as the otolithic or statoconial membrane and embedded in it are several small crystals known as otoconia (also known as otoliths, from the greek oto-, ear + lithos, a ...
The inner hair cells are located on the superior aspect of the basilar membrane and are the closer of the two hair cell types to the internal sulcus of the spiral lamina. They are inferior and closely related to the underside of the tectorial membrane.
Sound enters your outer ear and hits your eardrum, causing the tiny middle ear bones (malleus, incus and stapes) to move. The stapes is in the oval window (a small hole) in your cochlea. When the stapes moves, it makes ripples in your cochlea’s fluid.
18 cze 2018 · Analogous to the inner hair cells, each outer hair cell is isolated from the basilar membrane on its basolateral surface by processes of Deiter’s cells. Lateral to the last row of Deiter’s cells is a population of Hensen’s cells , characterized by their large lipid-filled vacuoles.
14 maj 2024 · The inner ear (aka labyrinth) is the deepest part of the ear and plays an essential role in hearing and balance. It contains the cochlea, a snail-shaped bony structure filled with fluid. As sound waves travel from the outer to the inner ear, they create waves in the inner ear fluid of the cochlea.
The outer hair cells are located near the center of the basilar membrane where vibrations will be greatest while the basilar membrane is anchored under the inner hair cells (see Figure 5). These observations suggest that the movement of stereocilia and the resulting modulation of their ionic currents is likely to be greater for outer hair cells ...
