Preferred Label : organ of corti;
MeSH definition : The spiral EPITHELIUM containing sensory AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and supporting cells
in the cochlea. Organ of Corti, situated on the BASILAR MEMBRANE and overlaid by a
gelatinous TECTORIAL MEMBRANE, converts sound-induced mechanical waves to neural impulses
to the brain.;
Définition CISMeF : The spiral organ of Corti (organon spirale [Corti]; organ of Corti) is composed of
a series of epithelial structures placed upon the inner part of the basal lamina.
The more central of these structures are two rows of rod-like bodies, the inner and
outer rods or pillars of Corti. The bases of the rods are supported on the basal lamina,
those of the inner row at some distance from those of the outer; the two rows incline
toward each other and, coming into contact above, enclose between them and the basal
lamina a triangular tunnel, the tunnel of Corti. On the inner side of the inner rods
is a single row of hair cells, and on the outer side of the outer rods three or four
rows of similar cells, together with certain supporting cells termed the cells of
Deiters and Hensen. The free ends of the outer hair cells occupy a series of apertures
in a net-like membrane, the reticular membrane, and the entire organ is covered by
the tectorial membrane.;
MeSH synonym : organ, corti's; spiral organ; corti organ; organ, spiral; organs, spiral; spiral organs; corti's organ; cortis organ;
Related MeSH term : basilar papilla; Papilla, Basilar;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ of Corti;
Origin ID : D009925;
UMLS CUI : C0029207;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
The spiral EPITHELIUM containing sensory AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and supporting cells
in the cochlea. Organ of Corti, situated on the BASILAR MEMBRANE and overlaid by a
gelatinous TECTORIAL MEMBRANE, converts sound-induced mechanical waves to neural impulses
to the brain.
The spiral organ of Corti (organon spirale [Corti]; organ of Corti) is composed of
a series of epithelial structures placed upon the inner part of the basal lamina.
The more central of these structures are two rows of rod-like bodies, the inner and
outer rods or pillars of Corti. The bases of the rods are supported on the basal lamina,
those of the inner row at some distance from those of the outer; the two rows incline
toward each other and, coming into contact above, enclose between them and the basal
lamina a triangular tunnel, the tunnel of Corti. On the inner side of the inner rods
is a single row of hair cells, and on the outer side of the outer rods three or four
rows of similar cells, together with certain supporting cells termed the cells of
Deiters and Hensen. The free ends of the outer hair cells occupy a series of apertures
in a net-like membrane, the reticular membrane, and the entire organ is covered by
the tectorial membrane.
http://www.cochlea.eu/developpement-et-plasticite
2013
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France
organ of corti
ear, inner
educational course
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http://www.cochlea.org/
2007
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true
France
French
cochlea
ear
organ of corti
otolaryngology
auditory pathways
association
popular works
sound
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