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basilar membrane

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basilar membrane
n.
A membranous portion of the cochlea in the mammalian inner ear that supports the organ of Corti.
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Noun1.basilar membrane - a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
cochlea - 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
tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
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In his animated film, the cochlea is shown cut open and unrolled to make it easier to see what happens to the basilar membrane as the frequency of the incoming sound wave changes (see illustration).
Sounds in the unwrapped inner ear by Peterson, Ivars / Science News
[6] However, Robertson was able to demonstrate changes in the tuning curves of single spiral ganglion cells in the guinea pig basilar membrane after removal of perilymph.
A case of barotrauma-induced pneumolabyrinth secondary to ... by Dornhoffer, John L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The scientists suggest that the contractile proteins within these unusual cells pull on external fibers that are attached to the long, spiraling inner-ear structure called the basilar membrane.
Tugging at the earstrings by Science News
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