3.61 stapedius. Middle-ear muscle attached to the neck of the stapes. The reflex response of the auditory ossicles to an intense sound stimulus is to swing the footplate of the stapes outward (lateral to) and backward from the oval window. The action of the...
3.60 spiral ligament. Periosteum-like outer wall of the scala media. The spiral ligament is attached to the outward (lateral to) border of the basilar membrane at the basilar crest. It is covered by the stria vascularis within the cochlear...
3.59 spiral lamina. Osseous spiral lamina and the basilar membrane (membranous spiral...
3.58 spiral ganglion of the cochlea. Cell bodies of the neurons of the cochlear nerve, located within the modiolus. The dendritic processes of these bipolar neurons make synaptic contact with the hair cells. The axons terminate in the cochlear nucleus in...
3.57 space of Nuel. Fluid-filled space between the outer rods of Corti and the inner row of the outer hair cells, extending the length of the organ of Corti from base to...
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