stereocilium
noun
any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
stereocilia
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pluralof stereocilium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Once in the cochlea, the energy causes the basilar membrane to flex, thereby bending the stereocilia on receptor hair cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The stereocilia from inner hair cells extend into small dimples on the tectorial membrane’s lower surface.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When sound waves produce fluid waves inside the cochlea, the basilar membrane flexes, bending the stereocilia that attach to the tectorial membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
When the stereocilia bend toward the shortest member of their array, the tension on the tethers slackens and the ion channels close.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
