tectorial membrane
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tectorial membrane
C19: tectorial , from Latin tectōrium a covering, from tegere to cover
Example Sentences
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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
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
Lightly resting atop the longest cilia is the tectorial membrane, which moves back and forth with each cycle of sound, tilting the cilia and allowing electric current into the hair cell.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
In contrast, low frequency sounds have large wavelengths, and will travel further through the scala vestibuli before “hitting” the tectorial membrane near the apex of the cochlea.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Because the tectorial membrane only moves where the basilar membrane moves, the hair cells in this region will also only respond to sounds of this specific frequency.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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