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spiral organ of cochlea

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The organ of Corti (or spiral organ) is the organ in the inner ear of mammals that contains auditory sensory cells, or 'hair cells.' [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_of_Corti ]

Term info

Label

spiral organ of cochlea

Synonyms
  • cochlear spiral organ
  • organum spirale
  • spiral organ
  • spiral organ of Corti
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

RO 0002175

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_40674

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Cochlea-crosssection.svg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Cochlea-crosssection.png

dubious for taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8292, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8457

has related synonym

Corti's organ, papilla basilaris, auditory papilla, basilar papilla, auditory papillae, organ of Corti

homology notes

The auditory hair cells in tetrapods are located in the inner ear in a structure known as the basilar papilla. In mammals this structure (along with some related structure) is called the organ of Corti.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0002227

taxon notes

in basal early lizards, organized into 3 tonotopically organized areas, the outer areas lack a tectorial membrane[ISBN:9780387714691]