Cor·ti tun·nel

(kōr'tē),

the spiral canal in the organ of Corti, formed by the outer and inner pillar cells or rods of Corti; it is filled with fluid and occasionally crossed by nonmedullated nerve fibers.

Synonym(s): Corti canal

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Cor·ti tun·nel

(kōr'tē tŭn'ĕl)

The spiral canal in the organ of Corti, formed by the outer and inner pillar cells or rods of Corti. It is filled with fluid and occasionally crossed by nonmedullated nerve fibers.

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Corti,

Marquis Alfonso, Italian anatomist, 1822-1888.

Corti arch - the arch formed by the junction of the heads of Corti inner and outer pillar cells.

Corti auditory teeth - tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym(s): auditory teeth

Corti canal - Synonym(s): Corti tunnel

Corti cells - sensory cells in the organ of Corti in synaptic contact with sensory as well as efferent fibers of the cochlear (auditory) nerve. Synonym(s): cochlear hair cells

Corti ganglion - an elongated ganglion of bipolar sensory nerve cell bodies on the cochlear part of the vestibulocochlear nerve in the spiral canal of the modiolus. Synonym(s): spiral ganglion of cochlea

Corti membrane - a gelatinous membrane that overlies the spiral organ (Corti) in the inner ear. Synonym(s): tectorial membrane of cochlear duct

Corti organ - a prominent ridge of highly specialized epithelium in the floor of the cochlear duct. Synonym(s): spiral organ

Corti pillars - cells forming the outer and inner walls of the tunnel in the organ of Corti. Synonym(s): Corti rods; pillar cells; pillar cells of Corti

Corti rods - Synonym(s): Corti pillars

Corti tunnel - the spiral canal in the organ of Corti, filled with fluid and occasionally crossed by nonmedullated nerve fibers. Synonym(s): Corti canal

pillar cells of Corti - Synonym(s): Corti pillars