Cochlea
Snail-shaped part of inner ear involved in hearing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The cochlea is the part of the inner ear involved in hearing. It is a spiral-shaped cavity in the bony labyrinth, in humans making 2.75 turns around its axis, the modiolus.[2][3] A core component of the cochlea is the organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing, which is distributed along the partition separating the fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea.
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Cochlea | |
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Pronunciation | /ˈkɒkliə, ˈkoʊkliə/[1] |
Part of | Inner ear |
System | Auditory system |
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Latin | cochlea |
MeSH | D003051 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1190 |
TA98 | A15.3.03.025 |
TA2 | 6964 |
FMA | 60201 |
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The name cochlea derives from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlias) 'spiral, snail shell'.