Outer Hair Cell of the Organ of the Corti

Preferred Label : Outer Hair Cell of the Organ of the Corti;

NCIt synonyms : Outer Hair Cell of Organ of Corti;

NCIt definition : A cell situated on one of three of the most outer layers of the basilar membrane of the cochlea. Each cell has multiple, sensitive strands called stereocilia. In the resting state the stereocilia are leaning on each other in a conical bundle and are embedded in the tectorial membrane. When the cochlea moves in response to sound, a slight shearing force occurs between the basilar and tectorial membranes, the stereocilia bend and send electrical impulses to the brain via the eighth cranial nerve.;

Details

Origin ID

C33233;

UMLS CUI

C1518683;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Membranous Labyrinth [NCIt concept]
- Nerve Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Nerve Tissue, Neuroepithelial Tissue, and Nerve Sheaths [NCIt concept]
- Organ of Corti [NCIt concept]
- Sensory-Somatic Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cochlear outer hair cell [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cochlear outer hair cell [FMA entity]
- Outer hair cell (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- hair cells, auditory, outer [MeSH Descriptor]
- outer hair cell [SNOMED Notion]

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