What is Corti?

Introduction. The Organ of Corti is an organ of the inner ear located within the cochlea which contributes to audition. The Organ of Corti includes three rows of outer hair cells and one row of inner hair cells. Vibrations caused by sound waves bend the stereocilia on these hair cells via an electromechanical force.

What is organ carti?

The organ of Corti, or spiral organ, is the receptor organ for hearing and is located in the mammalian cochlea. This highly varied strip of epithelial cells allows for transduction of auditory signals into nerve impulses’ action potential.

What is the function of the spiral organ?

The organ of Corti, also known as the spiral organ, is the receptor organ for hearing, located in the cochlea (housed inside the scala media). It is a strip of sensory epithelium made of hair cells which act as the sensory receptors of the inner ear.

Who discovered organ of Corti?

Alfonso Corti
Alfonso Corti (1822-1876)–discoverer of the sensory end organ of hearing in Würzburg.

How many cilia are in the cochlea?

In the human cochlea, there are 3,500 IHCs and about 12,000 OHCs. This number is ridiculously low, when compared to the millions of photo-receptors in the retina or chemo-receptors in the nose!

What supports the spiral organ of Corti?

The most conspicuous supporting cells in the organ of Corti are the inner and outer pillar cells. They form the tunnel of Corti between the IHCs and OHCs. These cells rest upon the basilar membrane.

What is the organ of Corti in psychology?

the organ of Corti is the receptor organ for hearing. It rests on the surface of the basilar membrane in the cochlea and contains hair cells, which transduce vibrations caused by sound waves into electrical impulses that can be interpreted by the brain.

What is the otolith in the ear?

The otoliths are biomineralized ear stones that contribute to both hearing and vestibular function in fish. In response to sound or movement, the inertia of the otolith relative to the body tissue of the fish creates a shearing force on the underlying sensory epithelium, resulting in hair cell activation or inhibition.

What is inside the sacculus and Utriculus?

The utricle and saccule are the two otolith organs in the vertebrate inner ear. They are part of the balancing system (membranous labyrinth) in the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (small oval chamber). They use small stones and a viscous fluid to stimulate hair cells to detect motion and orientation.