Basilar membrane
The basilar membrane is a stiff structural element within the cochlea of the inner ear which separates two liquid-filled tubes that run along the coil of the cochlea, the scala media and the scala tympani. The basilar membrane moves up and down in response to incoming sound waves, which are converted to traveling waves on the basilar membrane.
| Basilar membrane. | |
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Section through organ of corti, showing basilar membrane | |
Cross section of the cochlea. | |
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| Latin | membrana basilaris ductus cochlearis |
| MeSH | D001489 |
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