Mekaniska receptorer i Cortis organ. Hos däggdjur är de yttre hörselcellerna placerade i tre rader, som är längre ifrån modiolus (koklearaxeln) än den enda raden av inre hörselceller. De yttre hörselcellernas rörelseegenskaper kan medverka till finjustering av ljudkänslighet och frekvenskänslighet i öronsnäckan (koklea).
Sensory cells of organ of Corti. In mammals, they are usually arranged in three or four rows, and away from the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), lateral to the INNER AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and other supporting structures. Their cell bodies and STEREOCILIA increase in length from the cochlear base toward the apex and laterally across the rows, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.
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Cochlear Outer Hair Cell — Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer Inner — Cochlear Outer Hair Cells — Outer Auditory Hair Cell — Auditory Hair Cells, Outer — Hair Cell, Auditory, Outer — Auditory Hair Cell, Outer — Outer Hair Cells — Hair Cells, Outer — Outer Auditory Hair Cells