organ of Corti

organ of Cor·ti  (kôrt)

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.

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

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organ of Corti  (kôrt)

A spiral-shaped organ on the inner surface of the cochlea containing sensory receptors called hair cells that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses. The organ of Corti is named after its discoverer, Italian anatomist Alfonso Corti (1822-1888).

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Noun

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