hair cell

English

Etymology

Referring to the tufts of stereocilia that protrude from the apical surface of the cell, a structure known as the hair bundle, into the scala media, a fluid-filled tube within the cochlea.

Noun

hair cell (plural hair cells)

1. Any of the sensory receptors of both the auditory system and the vestibular system in all vertebrates.

   In mammals, the auditory hair cells are located within the organ of Corti on a thin basilar membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear.

Translations

type of sensory receptor

• Finnish: karvasolu
• Portuguese: célula ciliada f