Together with the organ of Corti, the main sensing mechanism of the ear. It is contained within the fluid-filled cochlea of the inner ear, and is approximately 1.3 inches (35 mm) long, coiled 2 1/2 ...

Together with the ORGAN OF CORTI, the main sensing mechanism of the ear. It is contained within the fluid-filled COCHLEA of the INNER EAR, and is approximately 1.3 inches (35 mm) long, coiled 2 1/2 ...

1B). Its roof is formed by the vestibular (Reissner's) membrane, which separates it from the scala vestibuli. Its floor is formed by the osseous spiral lamina and the basilar membrane, which ...

This type is caused by an age-determined degenerative process of the cochlear duct with associated lesions of the basilar membrane. Audiometrically, conductive cochlear presbycusis is ...