| Organ of Corti |
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| • | Basilar
membrane (BM) |
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| with hair
cells |
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| • | Tectorial
membrane |
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| – | arches
over hair cells |
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| – | Makes
contact with cilia |
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| – | Fixed
only at one side |
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| • | During
movements of BM |
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| ciliae
are sheared |
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| • | Otoacoustical
emissions |
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