corti's canal
41Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… …
42Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the …
43Органы слуха и равновесия — Рис. 389 …
44ENCÉPHALE — L’encéphale, défini comme le contenu de la boîte crânienne, est composé, d’avant en arrière, du cerveau, du cervelet et du tronc cérébral (dont le bulbe rachidien est la partie postérieure), avec les nerfs qui s’y rattachent; son poids moyen est… …
45Ear — The hearing organ. There are three sections of the ear, according to the anatomy textbooks. They are the outer ear (the part we see along the sides of our head behind the temples), the middle ear, and the inner ear. But in terms of function, the… …
46Valientes — Para otros usos de este término, véase Coraje. Para la versión española, véase Valientes (España). Valientes Título Valientes Género Drama Policial Creado por Adrián Suar Reparto …
47inner tunnel — a canal extending the length of the cochlea, formed by the pillar cells of the organ of Corti; called also canal of Corti, Corti t., arcuate zone, and zona arcuata …
48Hair cell — For hair cells on the external skin, see Hair follicle. For algal hair cells , see Trichocyte (disambiguation). Neuron: Hair cell Section through the spiral organ of Corti. Magnified. ( Oute …
49inner ear — n. the part of the ear in the temporal bone consisting of the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea: see EAR1 * * * or labyrinth of the ear Part of the ear containing organs of hearing and equilibrium. The bony labyrinth has three sections… …
50organ — Any part of the body exercising a specific function, as of respiration, secretion, or digestion. SYN: organum [TA], organon. [L. organum, fr. G. organon, a tool, instrument] accessory organs 1. SYN …
