The cochlea (Ancient Greek: meaning spiral or snail shell) is the auditory portion of the inner ear. source
The cochlea (Ancient Greek: meaning spiral or snail shell) is the auditory portion of the inner ear.
The cochlea is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, in humans making 2.5 turns around its axis, the modiolus. source
The cochlea is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, in humans making 2.5 turns around its axis, the modiolus.
A core component of the cochlea is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing. source
A core component of the cochlea is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing.
The cochlea is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea. source
The cochlea is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea.
The cochlea is coiled in mammals with the exception of monotremes. source
The cochlea is coiled in mammals with the exception of monotremes.
The cochlea (plural is cochleae) is a spiralled, hollow, conical chamber of bone, in which waves propagate from the base to the apex. source
The cochlea (plural is cochleae) is a spiralled, hollow, conical chamber of bone, in which waves propagate from the base to the apex.
The vestibular duct or scala vestibuli (containing perilymph), which lies superior to the cochlear duct and abuts the oval window source
The vestibular duct or scala vestibuli (containing perilymph), which lies superior to the cochlear duct and abuts the oval window
The tympanic duct or scala tympani (containing perilymph), which lies inferior to the cochlear duct and terminates at the round window source
The tympanic duct or scala tympani (containing perilymph), which lies inferior to the cochlear duct and terminates at the round window
The cochlear duct or scala media (containing endolymph) a region of high potassium ion concentration that the stereocilia of the hair cells project into source
The cochlear duct or scala media (containing endolymph) a region of high potassium ion concentration that the stereocilia of the hair cells project into
The helicotrema, the location where the tympanic duct and the vestibular duct merge, at the apex of the cochlea source
The helicotrema, the location where the tympanic duct and the vestibular duct merge, at the apex of the cochlea
The lengthwise partition that divides most of the cochlea is itself a fluid-filled tube, the third duct. source
The lengthwise partition that divides most of the cochlea is itself a fluid-filled tube, the third duct.
The hair cells are arranged in four rows in the organ of Corti along the entire length of the cochlear coil. source
The hair cells are arranged in four rows in the organ of Corti along the entire length of the cochlear coil.
The cochlea is filled with a watery liquid, the perilymph, which moves in response to the vibrations coming from the middle ear via the oval window. source
The cochlea is filled with a watery liquid, the perilymph, which moves in response to the vibrations coming from the middle ear via the oval window.
The cochlea is a portion of the inner ear that looks like a snail shell (cochlea is Greek for snail.) source
The cochlea is a portion of the inner ear that looks like a snail shell (cochlea is Greek for snail.)
