Joined from above by the Reissner membrane, it has a namesake tunnel that divides the inner row of sensory receptors for the 8th nerve from three outer rows of cells.
Joined from above by the Reissner membrane, it has a namesake tunnel that divides the inner row of sensory receptors for the 8th nerve from three outer rows of cells. Parallel displacement of the (*) stereocilia joined by tip links leads to influx potassium influx to its hair cells, which innervate spiral ganglia of the auditory nerve. For 10 points— name this structure that discerns frequencies via the basilar membrane, an organ in the cochlea.
Joined from above by the Reissner membrane, it has a namesake tunnel that divides the inner row of sensory receptors for the 8th nerve from three outer rows of cells.
organ of Corti