basilar membrane

noun

, Anatomy.

a supporting membrane, especially the membrane that supports the organ of Corti in the ear and aids in translating sound vibrations into electrical signals.

First recorded in 1865–70

Each arch rests on the basilar membrane, and supports rows of cells having minute hair-like processes.

Basilar membrane: a thin membrane separating the cones and rods from the optic tract.

Periopticon: a complex nerve structure back of the basilar membrane of the eye.

It consists essentially of modified ephithelial cells floated upon the auditory epithelium, or basilar membrane, of the cochlea.

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