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Organ of Corti
Aka: Organ of Corti- See Also
- Anatomy
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
Organ of Corti structure (C0029207) |
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| Definition (CSP) | organ that contains the special sensory receptors for hearing, composed of a series of epithelial structures placed upon the inner part of the basilar membrane. |
| Definition (MSH) | 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. |
| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023) |
| MSH | D009925 |
| SnomedCT | 67788009 |
| English | Corti Organ, Corti's Organ, Cortis Organ, Organ of Corti, Organ, Corti's, Organ, Spiral, Organs, Spiral, Spiral Organ, Spiral Organs, Organ of Corti, NOS, organ of Corti, Spiral Organ of Corti, Spiral organ of cochlea, Spiral organ of Corti, Organum spirale, Cochlear spiral organ, Spiral organ, Organ of Corti structure (body structure), Organ of Corti structure |
| French | Organe de Corti, Organe spiral |
| Swedish | Cortis organ |
| Czech | Cortiho orgán |
| Finnish | Kierteiselin |
| Russian | KORTIEV ORGAN, SPIRAL'NYI ORGAN, ORGAN KORTIEV, КОРТИЕВ ОРГАН, ОРГАН КОРТИЕВ, СПИРАЛЬНЫЙ ОРГАН |
| Japanese | Corti器, Corti器官, らせん器, コルチ器, コルチ器官, コルチ膜, ラセン器, 螺旋器 |
| Italian | Organo spirale, Organo del Corti |
| Croatian | CORTIJEV ORGAN |
| Latvian | Kortija orgāns |
| Spanish | Organo Espiral, Órgano Espiral, Organo de Corti, Órgano de Corti, estructura del órgano de Corti (estructura corporal), estructura del órgano de Corti, órgano de Corti, órgano espiralado |
| Portuguese | Órgão de Corti, Órgão Espiral |
| Polish | Narząd Cortiego, Narząd spiralny |
| German | Corti-Organ, Organum spirale |
| Dutch | Corti, orgaan van, Orgaan van Corti, Organum spirale |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |