basilar membrane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of basilar membrane
First recorded in 1865–70
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The basilar membrane that lines the cochlea gets continuously thinner toward the apex of the cochlea.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
When the sound waves in the cochlear fluid contact the basilar membrane, it flexes back and forth in a wave-like fashion.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The organs of Corti lie on top of the basilar membrane, which is the side of the cochlear duct located between the organs of Corti and the scala tympani.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Protein fibers tether adjacent hairs together within each array, such that the array will bend in response to movements of the basilar membrane.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It is estimated that there are no less than 3000 of these arches in the human ear, placed side by side in a continuous series along the whole length of the basilar membrane.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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