#cochlea  the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the Organ of Corti
  supertype:  #tube-shaped_structure__tube  (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
  part of:  #inner_ear
  part:  #basilar_membrane__basilarmembrane  a membrane in the cochlea that supports the Organ of Corti
  part:  #modiolus  the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
  part:  #organ_of_Corti  the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves
     part:  #hair_cell  a sensory epithelial cell present in the Organ of Corti

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