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inner hair cells — a flask shaped type of auditory hair cells, found in a single row on the medial side of the inner tunnel of the organ of Corti; they receive impulses from the outer hair cells and transform them into electrical signals that are given to the… … Medical dictionary
Hair cell — For hair cells on the external skin, see Hair follicle. For algal hair cells , see Trichocyte (disambiguation). Neuron: Hair cell Section through the spiral organ of Corti. Magnified. ( Oute … Wikipedia
outer tunnel — a fluid filled space in the organ of Corti between the outer hair cells and the outer border cells … Medical dictionary
phalangeal cells — rows of supporting cells between the sensory hair cells of the organ of Corti (see cochlea). * * * elongated supporting cells of the organ of Corti with bases that rest on the basilar membrane adjacent to the pillar cells. Inner phalangeal cells… … Medical dictionary
auditory cells — auditory hair cells the hair cells in the organ of Corti whose cilia serve as sensory receptors for hearing. There are two types, inner hair cells and outer hair cells, having differing functions. Called also acoustic or cochlear hair c … Medical dictionary
Hair care — is an overall term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head. Hair care will differ according to one s hair type and according to various processes that can be applied to hair. All hair is not the same; indeed,… … Wikipedia
Deiters cells — the outer phalangeal cells of the organ of Corti; they support the outer hair cells … Medical dictionary
Hair — For other uses, see Hair (disambiguation). Hairy redirects here. For individuals nicknamed the Hairy , see List of people known as the Hairy. Hair Cross section of a hair Latin unguis … Wikipedia
hair — 1. One of the fine, keratinized filamentous epidermal growths arising from the skin of the body of mammals except the palms, soles, and flexor surfaces of the joints; the full length and texture of h. varies markedly in different body sites. SYN … Medical dictionary
hair — hairlike, adj. /hair/, n. 1. any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus. 2. an aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most… … Universalium
