cochlea

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 105334172)
    is a type of: tube, tube-shaped structure - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
    has:
    • basilar membrane - a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti
    • modiolus - the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
    • organ of corti - the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves
    is a part of: inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth - a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

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