Your inner ear sits in a hollowed-out part of the temporal bone (located on the side and base of your skull). The cochlea, which is a spiral-shaped organ that contains fluid (perilymph and endolymph), ...

low-frequency sounds vibrate membrane at apex of the cochlear duct. The organ of Corti. Within the cochlear duct is the spiral Organ of Corti, which contains the receptor cell for hearing (Fig.

The sound waves enter the inner ear and then into the cochlea, a snail-shaped organ. The cochlea is filled with a fluid that moves in response to the vibrations from the oval window. As the fluid ...

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Hair cells are highly specialized cells, attached to be basement membrane in the organ of corti within the cochlea. They have hair-like protrusions (stereocilia) embedded in the tectorial membrane.

Frequency analysis by the cochlea forms a key foundation for all subsequent auditory processing. Stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAEs) are a potentially powerful alternative to traditional ...

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