stereocilia
- plural of stereocilium.
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When the head is tilted, the crystals continue to be pulled straight down by gravity, but the new angle of the head causes the gelatin to shift, thereby bending the stereocilia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The semicircular canals work similarly, such that when the head is turned, the fluid in the canals bends stereocilia on hair cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The longer stereocilia that project from the outer hair cells actually attach to the tectorial membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When a sound causes the stereocilia to move, mechanosensitive ion channels transduce the signal to the cochlear nerve.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When no sound is present, and the stereocilia are standing straight, a small amount of tension still exists on the tethers, keeping the membrane potential of the hair cell slightly depolarized.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
