#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: #basilar_membrane #modiolus #organ_of_Corti
part of: #inner_ear__innerear__internal_ear__labyrinth a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
part of: #auditory_apparatus all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears
part of: #auditory_system the sensory system for hearing
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