spiral organ of cochlea
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 ]
Synonyms: spiral organ, organum spirale, cochlear spiral organ, spiral organ of Corti
Term info
- UMLS:C0029207 (BIRNLEX:2526)
- FMA:75715
- EMAPA:19061
- VHOG:0001567
- EFO:0001364
- CALOHA:TS-0717
- ncithesaurus:Spiral_Organ_of_Corti
- MA:0001193
- BTO:0001691
- SCTID:279841009
- NCIT:C33223
- EV:0100364
- BIRNLEX:2526
- Wikipedia:Organ_of_Corti
- GAID:772
- UMLS:C0029207 (ncithesaurus:Organ_of_Corti)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8292, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8457
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]
in basal early lizards, organized into 3 tonotopically organized areas, the outer areas lack a tectorial membrane[ISBN:9780387714691]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Cochlea-crosssection.svg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Cochlea-crosssection.png
Corti's organ, papilla basilaris, auditory papilla, basilar papilla, auditory papillae, organ of Corti
uberon
UBERON:0002227
Spiral organ of cochlea
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_40674