adjective
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Etymology
Origin of basilar
1535–45; < New Latin basilāre, equivalent to Medieval Latin bassil ( e ) pelvis + -āre, neuter of -āris -ar 1
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Different regions of the basilar membrane vibrate according to the frequency of the sound wave conducted through the fluid in the cochlea.
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The hair cells are arranged on the basilar membrane in an orderly way.
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It is composed of hair cells held in place above the basilar membrane like flowers projecting up from soil, with their exposed short, hair-like stereocilia contacting or embedded in the tectorial membrane above them.
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Once in the cochlea, the energy causes the basilar membrane to flex, thereby bending the stereocilia on receptor hair cells.
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In animals of equal age, the hind foot and basilar length are shorter in S. h. solus than in berlandieri.
From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
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