Preferred Label : tectorial membrane of cochlea;
Uberon definition : The overlaying membrane of the cochlear duct, an extracellular matrix of the inner
ear that contacts the stereocilia bundles of specialized sensory hair cells; sound
induces movement of these hair cells relative to the tectorial membrane, deflects
the stereocilia, and leads to fluctuations in hair cell membrane potential, transducing
sound into electrical signals[MP,modified];
Uberon synonym : tectorial membrane of spiral organ of cochlea; tectorial membrane;
Uberon Taxon note : in some squamate lineages, the tectorial membrane may not cover the whole cochlear
duct/papilla. In some lineages, the tectorial membrane is divided into units called
sallets[ISBN:9780387714691];
Origin ID : 0002233;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The overlaying membrane of the cochlear duct, an extracellular matrix of the inner
ear that contacts the stereocilia bundles of specialized sensory hair cells; sound
induces movement of these hair cells relative to the tectorial membrane, deflects
the stereocilia, and leads to fluctuations in hair cell membrane potential, transducing
sound into electrical signals[MP,modified]
