Hair Cells, Auditory D006198

Related MeSH Hierarchy (6)

Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Hair Cells, Auditory

Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Mechanoreceptors » Neuroepithelial Cells » Hair Cells, Auditory

Anatomy [A] » Sense Organs [A09] » Ear » Ear, Inner » Cochlea » Organ of Corti » Hair Cells, Auditory

Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Hair Cells, Auditory

Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Mechanoreceptors » Neuroepithelial Cells » Hair Cells, Auditory

Description

Sensory cells in the organ of Corti, characterized by their apical stereocilia (hair-like projections). The inner and outer hair cells, as defined by their proximity to the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), change morphologically along the COCHLEA. Towards the cochlear apex, the length of hair cell bodies and their apical STEREOCILIA increase, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.   MeSH

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