cochlea

Term ID

UBERON:0001844

Synonyms

• cochleae
• cochlear duct
• cochlear organ
• cochlear part of bony labyrinth
• lagena
• lagenas

Definition

the spiral-shaped bony canal in the inner ear containing the hair cells that transduce sound. Its core component is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing, which is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in the coiled tapered tube of the cochlea. [WP,modified]. (2)

References

• AAO:0000253
• BTO:0000267
• CALOHA:TS-0151
• EFO:0000357
• EMAPA:17597
• EV:0100363
• GAID:724
• MA:0000240
• MAT:0000144
• MESH:D003051
• MIAA:0000144
• NCIT:C12395
• NIFSTD_RETIRED:birnlex_883
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvqfJmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• TAO:0000374
• UMLS:C0009195
• UMLS:C1278895
• VHOG:0000691
• XAO:0000197
• ZFA:0000374
• birnlex:1190
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlea
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0009195
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1278895
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181187008

Ontology

Cell Ontology