#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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