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... > Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Inner > Cochlea > Cochlear Duct > Tectorial Membrane
... > Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Inner > Cochlea > Cochlear Duct > Tectorial Membrane

Preferred term

Tectorial Membrane  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A membrane, attached to the bony SPIRAL LAMINA, overlying and coupling with the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI in the inner ear. It is a glycoprotein-rich keratin-like layer containing fibrils embedded in a dense amorphous substance.

Broader concept

In other languages

  • French

  • Ligament occipito-axoïdien
  • Ligament occipitoaxoïdien
  • Membrana tectoria
  • Membrana tectoria du conduit cochléaire
  • Membrane de Corti

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N5KQJHXB-H

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