Together with the ORGAN OF CORTI, the main sensing mechanism of the ear. It is contained within the fluid-filled COCHLEA of the INNER EAR, and is approximately 1.3 inches (35 mm) long, coiled 2 1/2 ...

1B). Its roof is formed by the vestibular (Reissner's) membrane, which separates it from the scala vestibuli. Its floor is formed by the osseous spiral lamina and the basilar membrane, which ...

Aging Health. 2012;8(2):107-109. Of special concern when considering hearing in aging is the loss of hair cells located on the basilar membrane in the cochlea in the inner ear: some 12,000 ...