Basilar Membrane
A basement membrane in the cochlea that supports the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI, consisting keratin-like fibrils. It stretches from the SPIRAL LAMINA to the basilar crest. The movement of fluid in the cochlea, induced by sound, causes displacement of the basilar membrane and subsequent stimulation of the attached hair cells which transform the mechanical signal into neural activity.
Cochlea
Organ of Corti
Stapes
Cochlear Microphonic Potentials
Chinchilla
Tectorial Membrane
Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer
Sensory cells of organ of Corti. In mammals, they are usually arranged in three or four rows, and away from the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), lateral to the INNER AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and other supporting structures. Their cell bodies and STEREOCILIA increase in length from the cochlear base toward the apex and laterally across the rows, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.
Hearing
Vibration
Gerbillinae
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous
Ear Canal
Round Window, Ear
Hair Cells, Auditory
Sensory cells in the organ of Corti, characterized by their apical stereocilia (hair-like projections). The inner and outer hair cells, as defined by their proximity to the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), change morphologically along the COCHLEA. Towards the cochlear apex, the length of hair cell bodies and their apical STEREOCILIA increase, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.
Labyrinthine Fluids
Perceptual Distortion
Sound
Membranes
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
The 8th cranial nerve. The vestibulocochlear nerve has a cochlear part (COCHLEAR NERVE) which is concerned with hearing and a vestibular part (VESTIBULAR NERVE) which mediates the sense of balance and head position. The fibers of the cochlear nerve originate from neurons of the SPIRAL GANGLION and project to the cochlear nuclei (COCHLEAR NUCLEUS). The fibers of the vestibular nerve arise from neurons of Scarpa's ganglion and project to the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI.
Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner
Interferometry
Scala Tympani
Spiral Ligament of Cochlea
Acoustics
The branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves. In medicine it is often applied in procedures in speech and hearing studies. With regard to the environment, it refers to the characteristics of a room, auditorium, theatre, building, etc. that determines the audibility or fidelity of sounds in it. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Membrane Lipids
Lipids, predominantly phospholipids, cholesterol and small amounts of glycolipids found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. These lipids may be arranged in bilayers in the membranes with integral proteins between the layers and peripheral proteins attached to the outside. Membrane lipids are required for active transport, several enzymatic activities and membrane formation.
Cell Membrane
Tympanic Membrane
Intracellular Membranes
Guinea Pigs
Cochlear Nerve
Membrane Potentials
The voltage differences across a membrane. For cellular membranes they are computed by subtracting the voltage measured outside the membrane from the voltage measured inside the membrane. They result from differences of inside versus outside concentration of potassium, sodium, chloride, and other ions across cells' or ORGANELLES membranes. For excitable cells, the resting membrane potentials range between -30 and -100 millivolts. Physical, chemical, or electrical stimuli can make a membrane potential more negative (hyperpolarization), or less negative (depolarization).
Pitch Perception
Psychoacoustics
Membranes, Artificial
Motion
Evoked Potentials, Auditory
Ear, Inner
The essential part of the hearing organ consists of two labyrinthine compartments: the bony labyrinthine and the membranous labyrinth. The bony labyrinth is a complex of three interconnecting cavities or spaces (COCHLEA; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH; and SEMICIRCULAR CANALS) in the TEMPORAL BONE. Within the bony labyrinth lies the membranous labyrinth which is a complex of sacs and tubules (COCHLEAR DUCT; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; and SEMICIRCULAR DUCTS) forming a continuous space enclosed by EPITHELIUM and connective tissue. These spaces are filled with LABYRINTHINE FLUIDS of various compositions.
Lasers
An optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) is brought about using devices that transform light of varying frequencies into a single intense, nearly nondivergent beam of monochromatic radiation. Lasers operate in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, or X-ray regions of the spectrum.
Models, Biological
Erythrocyte Membrane
Membrane Fluidity
Biomechanical Phenomena
Auditory Pathways
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
Cell Membrane Permeability
Perceptual Masking
Basement Membrane
A darkly stained mat-like EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) that separates cell layers, such as EPITHELIUM from ENDOTHELIUM or a layer of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The ECM layer that supports an overlying EPITHELIUM or ENDOTHELIUM is called basal lamina. Basement membrane (BM) can be formed by the fusion of either two adjacent basal laminae or a basal lamina with an adjacent reticular lamina of connective tissue. BM, composed mainly of TYPE IV COLLAGEN; glycoprotein LAMININ; and PROTEOGLYCAN, provides barriers as well as channels between interacting cell layers.
Micromechanical responses to tones in the auditory fovea of the greater mustached bat's cochlea. (1/139)
An extended region of the greater mustached bat's cochlea, the sparsely innervated (SI) zone, is located just basally to the frequency place of the dominant 61-kHz component of the echolocation signal (CF2). Anatomic adaptations in the SI zone are thought to provide the basis for cochlear resonance to the CF2 echoes and for the extremely sharp tuning throughout the auditory system that allows these bats to detect Doppler shifts in the echoes caused by insect wing beat. We measured basilar membrane (BM) displacements in the SI zone with a laser interferometer and recorded acoustic distortion products at the ear drum at frequencies represented in the SI zone. The basilar membrane in the SI region was tuned both to its characteristic frequency (62-72 kHz) and to the resonance frequency (61-62 kHz). With increasing stimulus levels, the displacement growth functions are compressive curves with initial slopes close to unity, and their properties are consistent with the mammalian cochlear amplifier working at high sound frequencies. The sharp basilar membrane resonance is associated with a phase lag of 180 degrees and with a shift of the peak resonance to lower frequencies for high stimulus levels. Within the range of the resonance, the distortion product otoacoustic emissions, which have been attributed to the resonance of the tectorial membrane in the SI region, are associated with an abrupt phase change of 360 degrees. It is proposed that a standing wave resonance of the tectorial membrane drives the BM in the SI region and that the outer hair cells enhance, fine tune, and control the resonance. In the SI region, cochlear micromechanics appear to be able to work in two different modes: a conventional traveling wave leads to shear displacement between basilar and tectorial membrane and to neuronal excitation for 62-70 kHz. In addition, the SI region responds to 61-62 kHz with a resonance based on standing waves and thus preprocesses signals which are represented more apically in the CF2 region of the cochlea. (+info)Cochlear function: hearing in the fast lane. (2/139)
The cochlea amplifies sound over a wide range of frequencies. Outer hair cells have been thought to play a mechanical part in this amplification, but it has been unclear whether they act rapidly enough. Recent work suggests that outer hair cells can indeed work at frequencies that cover the auditory range. (+info)Direct visualization of organ of corti kinematics in a hemicochlea. (3/139)
The basilar membrane in the mammalian cochlea vibrates when the cochlea receives a sound stimulus. This mechanical vibration is transduced into hair cell receptor potentials and thereafter encoded by action potentials in the auditory nerve. Knowledge of the mechanical transformation that converts basilar membrane vibration into hair cell stimulation has been limited, until recently, to hypothetical geometric models. Experimental observations are largely lacking to prove or disprove the validity of these models. We have developed a hemicochlea preparation to visualize the kinematics of the cochlear micromechanism. Direct mechanical drive of 1-2 Hz sinusoidal command was applied to the basilar membrane. Vibration patterns of the basilar membrane, inner and outer hair cells, supporting cells, and tectorial membrane have been recorded concurrently by means of a video optical flow technique. Basilar membrane vibration was driven in a direction transversal to its plane. However, the direction of the resulting vibration was found to be essentially radial at the level of the reticular lamina and cuticular plates of inner and outer hair cells. The tectorial membrane vibration was mainly transversal. The transmission ratio between cilia displacement of inner and outer hair cells and basilar membrane vibration is in the range of 0.7-1.1. These observations support, in part, the classical geometric models at low frequencies. However, there appears to be less tectorial membrane motion than predicted, and it is largely in the transversal direction. (+info)Three-dimensional motion of the organ of Corti. (4/139)
The vibration of the organ of Corti, a three-dimensional micromechanical structure that incorporates the sensory cells of the hearing organ, was measured in three mutually orthogonal directions. This was achieved by coupling the light of a laser Doppler vibrometer into the side arm of an epifluorescence microscope to measure velocity along the optical axis of the microscope, called the transversal direction. Displacements were measured in the plane orthogonal to the transverse direction with a differential photodiode mounted on the microscope in the focal plane. Vibration responses were measured in the fourth turn of a temporal-bone preparation of the guinea-pig cochlea. Responses were corrected for a "fast" wave component caused by the presence of the hole in the cochlear wall, made to view the structures. The frequency responses of the basilar membrane and the reticular lamina were similar, with little phase differences between the vibration components. Their motion was rectilinear and vertical to the surface of their membranes. The organ of Corti rotated about a point near the edge of the inner limbus. A second vibration mode was detected in the motion of the tectorial membrane. This vibration mode was directed parallel to the reticular lamina and became apparent for frequencies above approximately 0.5 oct below the characteristic frequency. This radial vibration mode presumably controls the shearing action of the hair bundles of the outer hair cells. (+info)The spatial and temporal representation of a tone on the guinea pig basilar membrane. (5/139)
In the mammalian cochlea, the basilar membrane's (BM) mechanical responses are amplified, and frequency tuning is sharpened through active feedback from the electromotile outer hair cells (OHCs). To be effective, OHC feedback must be delivered to the correct region of the BM and introduced at the appropriate time in each cycle of BM displacement. To investigate when OHCs contribute to cochlear amplification, a laser-diode interferometer was used to measure tone-evoked BM displacements in the basal turn of the guinea pig cochlea. Measurements were made at multiple sites across the width of the BM, which are tuned to the same characteristic frequency (CF). In response to CF tones, the largest displacements occur in the OHC region and phase lead those measured beneath the outer pillar cells and adjacent to the spiral ligament by about 90 degrees. Postmortem, responses beneath the OHCs are reduced by up to 65 dB, and all regions across the width of the BM move in unison. We suggest that OHCs amplify BM responses to CF tones when the BM is moving at maximum velocity. In regions of the BM where OHCs contribute to its motion, the responses are compressive and nonlinear. We measured the distribution of nonlinear compressive vibrations along the length of the BM in response to a single frequency tone and estimated that OHC amplification is restricted to a 1.25- to 1.40-mm length of BM centered on the CF place. (+info)A targeted deletion in alpha-tectorin reveals that the tectorial membrane is required for the gain and timing of cochlear feedback. (6/139)
alpha-tectorin is an extracellular matrix molecule of the inner ear. Mice homozygous for a targeted deletion in a-tectorin have tectorial membranes that are detached from the cochlear epithelium and lack all noncollagenous matrix, but the architecture of the organ of Corti is otherwise normal. The basilar membranes of wild-type and alpha-tectorin mutant mice are tuned, but the alpha-tectorin mutants are 35 dB less sensitive. Basilar membrane responses of wild-type mice exhibit a second resonance, indicating that the tectorial membrane provides an inertial mass against which outer hair cells can exert forces. Cochlear microphonics recorded in alpha-tectorin mutants differ in both phase and symmetry relative to those of wild-type mice. Thus, the tectorial membrane ensures that outer hair cells can effectively respond to basilar membrane motion and that feedback is delivered with the appropriate gain and timing required for amplification. (+info)Hair cell death in a hearing-deficient canary. (7/139)
Cell death has been documented in bird auditory inner ear epithelia after induced damage. This cell death is quickly followed by an increase in supporting cell division and regeneration of the epithelium, thereby suggesting a possible relationship between these two processes. However, aspects of this relationship still need to be better understood. The Belgian Waterslager (BWS) canary is an ideal system in which to study cell death and subsequent cell division. In contrast to mixed breed (MB) canaries, cell division normally occurs in the auditory end organ of the BWS without any external manipulation. In addition, some of the cells in the auditory epithelium may be dying through an apoptotic-like process. In the present study two methods were used to quantify dying cells in the BWS and MB canary auditory epithelia: morphological criteria and TUNEL. Results confirm that some of the abnormal hair cells in the BWS auditory epithelium are apoptotic-like. The presence of both cell death and cell division indicates that these processes act concurrently in the adult end organ. Future studies are needed to determine if cell death is a stimulus for the observed cell division. (+info)Development of the gerbil inner ear observed in the hemicochlea. (8/139)
A frequency-dependent change in hearing sensitivity occurs during maturation in the basal gerbil cochlea. This change takes place during the first week after the onset of hearing. It has been argued that the mass of a given cochlear segment decreases during development and thus increases the best frequency. Changes in mass during cochlear maturation have been estimated previously by measuring the changes in cochlear dimensions. Fixed, dehydrated, embedded, or sputter-coated tissues were used in such work. However, dehydration of the tissue, a part of most histological techniques, results in severe distortion of some aspects of cochlear morphology. The present experiments, using a novel preparation, the hemicochlea, show that hydrated structures, such as the tectorial membrane and the basilar membrane hyaline matrix, are up to 100% larger than estimated previous studies. Therefore, the hemicochlea was used to study the development of cochlear morphology in the gerbil between the day of birth and postnatal day 19. We used no protocols that would have resulted in severe distortion of cochlear elements. Consequently, a detailed study of cochlear morphology yields several measures that differ from previously published data. Our experiments confirm growth patterns of the cochlea that include a period of remarkably rapid change between postnatal day 6 and 8. The accelerated growth starts in the middle of the cochlea and progresses toward the base and the apex. In particular, the increase in height of Deiters' cells dominated the change, "pushing" the tectorial membrane toward scala vestibuli. This resulted in a shape change of the tectorial membrane and the organ of Corti. The tectorial membrane was properly extended above the outer hair cells by postnatal day 12. This time coincides with the onset of hearing. The basilar membrane hyaline matrix increased in thickness, whereas the multilayered tympanic cover layer cells decreased to a single band of cells by postnatal day 19. Before and after the period of rapid growth, the observed gross morphological changes are rather small. It is unlikely that dimensional changes of cochlear structures between postnatal days 12 and 19 contribute significantly in the remapping of the frequency-place code in the base of the cochlea. Instead, structural changes affecting the stiffness of the cochlear partition might be responsible for the shift in best frequency. (+info)
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Zweig, G. (1976). "Basilar Membrane Motion". Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 40: 619-33. doi:10.1101/SQB. ...
Spatial hearing loss
The MOC innervates the outer hair cells of the cochlea and its activity is able to reduce basilar-membrane responses to sound ... Efferent-Mediated Control of Basilar Membrane Motion; J. Physiol. 576.1, 2006 Smith D and Keil, A; The biological role of the ...
Analog ear
A series of sensory hair cells along the basilar membrane respond to send neural pulses towards the brain. Models for the ear ... He found that the pattern of displacements for given frequency sine wave along the basilar membrane rose somewhat gradually to ... The pattern of voltages along the basilar membrane can be viewed on an oscilloscope. Average values can be obtained with ... Neural signals responding to motions of the basilar membrane show responses in one direction as in rectification. At all but ...
Mechanical resonance
The resonance of the basilar membrane in the ear. A wineglass breaking when someone sings a loud note at exactly the right ...
Greenwood function
By aligning the electrodes with the positions of the auditory ganglia contacting the basilar membrane as described by the ... Donald D. Greenwood (1961). "Critical Bandwidth and the Frequency Coordinates of the Basilar Membrane". Journal of the ...
Auditory system
The basilar membrane (BM) is a barrier between scalae, along the edge of which the IHCs and OHCs sit. Basilar membrane width ... Teudt IU, Richter CP (October 2014). "Basilar membrane and tectorial membrane stiffness in the CBA/CaJ mouse". Journal of the ... Meaud J, Grosh K (March 2010). "The effect of tectorial membrane and basilar membrane longitudinal coupling in cochlear ... The organ of Corti is located in this duct on the basilar membrane, and transforms mechanical waves to electric signals in ...
Electrocochleography
Kohlloffel LUE (1972). "A study of basilar membrane vibrations III: The basilar membrane frequency response curve in the living ... causing the basilar membrane to vibrate. Sounds of different frequencies vibrate different parts of the basilar membrane, and ... As the basilar membrane vibrates, the hair cells attached to this membrane are rhythmically pushed up against the tectorial ... in 1954, is the direct current (DC) response of the hair cells as they move in conjunction with the basilar membrane. The SP is ...
Volley theory
Pioneered by Georg von Békésy, a method to observe the basilar membrane in action came about in the mid 1900s. Békésy isolated ... Additionally, there are few ways to study the basilar membrane in vivo. Many revolutionary concepts regarding hearing and ... This conclusion is due to the finding that when deprived of basilar membrane place information, these patients still ... both theories come into play so the brain can utilize the basilar membrane location and the rate of the impulse. Due to the ...
Computational auditory scene analysis
As the organ of hearing, the cochlea consists of two membranes, Reissner's and the basilar membrane. The basilar membrane moves ... Because of the frequency selectivity of the basilar membrane, a filter bank is used to model the membrane, with each filter ... The movement the basilar membrane displaces the inner hair cells in one direction, which encodes a half-wave rectified signal ... The output of the gammatone filter can be regarded as a measurement of the basilar membrane displacement. Most CASA systems ...
Bone conduction auditory brainstem response
This tone burst would stimulate the corresponding area on the basilar membrane. However, if a tone burst is too short in ... This then compresses the scala vestibule into the basilar membrane in the direction toward the scala tympani. A traveling wave ... Some of this energy hits the tympanic membrane and combines with inertial bone-conduction, stimulating the inner ear. An ...
Sulcus spiralis externus
The basilar crest gives attachment to the outer edge of the basilar membrane; immediately above the crest is a concavity, the ...
Presbycusis
Cochlear conductive: due to stiffening of the basilar membrane thus affecting its movement. This type of pathology has not been ... This also allows some inspection of the middle ear through the translucent tympanic membrane. A test administered by a medical ... Located within the scala media, it contains hair cells with stereocilia, which extend to the tectorial membrane. The organ's ... IP injections or local injections into membrane of the round window were given, and permanent threshold shifts (PTS) were ...
Neuroscience of music
These waves travel to the basilar membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear. Different frequencies of sound will cause ... When the hair cells on the basilar membrane move back and forth due to the vibrating sound waves, they release ... This spatial arrangement of sounds and their respective frequencies being processed in the basilar membrane is known as ... vibrations in different location of the basilar membrane. We are able to hear different pitches because each sound wave with a ...
Inner ear
... which includes the basilar membrane, is called the scala tympani. As a result of this increase in length, the basilar membrane ... The basilar membrane separates the cochlear duct from the scala tympani, a cavity within the cochlear labyrinth. The lateral ... He found that movement of the basilar membrane resembles that of a traveling wave; the shape of which varies based on the ... The endolymphatic duct is wrapped in a simple loop around the lagena, with the basilar membrane lying along one side. The first ...
Oral skills
The Reissner's membrane transfers the vibrations to the endolymph of the middle canal. The Basilar membrane then vibrates and ... This is then transmitted to the tympanic membrane (eardrum). The sound waves sets up vibrations in the tympanic membrane. The ... The tympanic membrane separates the middle ear from the external ear. The middle ear is joined to the throat via the Eustachian ... The tympanic membrane regularly grows and can automatically self-repair after injury. The middle ear is a cavity that is filled ...
Tonotopy
Different regions of the basilar membrane in the organ of Corti, the sound-sensitive portion of the cochlea, vibrate at ... Nerves that transmit information from different regions of the basilar membrane therefore encode frequency tonotopically. This ... increasing in amplitude as it moves along a tonotopic axis in the basilar membrane (BM). This pressure wave travels along the ... found that different sound frequencies caused maximum wave amplitudes to occur at different places along the basilar membrane ...
Cochlear amplifier
These waves exert a pressure on the basilar and tectorial membranes of the cochlea which vibrate in response to sound waves of ... These cells sit directly above a basilar membrane (BM) that has high sensitivity for differences in frequency. Sound waves ... However, both the somatic motor and the hair bundle motor produce significant displacements of the basilar membrane. This, in ... The mechanical force that is generated by these mechanisms increases the movement of the basilar membrane. This, in turn, ...
Animal echolocation
The basilar membrane within the cochlea contains the first of these specializations for echo information processing. In bats ... the movement of the basilar membrane results in the stimulation of primary auditory neurons. Many of these neurons are ... neural investment of any cochleae reported to date with ratios of greater than 1500 ganglion cells/mm of basilar membrane.[ ... there is a disproportionately lengthened and thickened section of the membrane that responds to sounds around 83 kHz, the ...
Speech shadowing
Within the basilar membrane, energy is transferred, and specific frequencies can be detected and activate auditory hairs. The ...
Temporal envelope and fine structure
However, in a normally functioning cochlea, complex broadband signals are decomposed by the filtering on the basilar membrane ( ... evidence for feedback of outer hair cells upon the basilar membrane". The Journal of Neuroscience. 11 (4): 1057-67. doi:10.1523 ...
Cochlea
Reissner's membrane is a thin membrane that separates endolymph from perilymph; and the basilar membrane is a mechanically ... The cochlear duct is bounded on three sides by the basilar membrane, the stria vascularis, and Reissner's membrane. Stria ... the less stiff the basilar membrane is; thus lower frequencies travel down the tube, and the less-stiff membrane is moved most ... A very strong movement of the basilar membrane due to very loud noise may cause hair cells to die. This is a common cause of ...
Round window
It allows fluid in the cochlea to move, which in turn ensures that hair cells of the basilar membrane will be stimulated and ... This ensures that hair cells of the basilar membrane will be stimulated and that audition will occur. Both the oval and round ... It is sealed by the secondary tympanic membrane (round window membrane), which vibrates with opposite phase to vibrations ... from the lining membrane of the cochlea; and an intermediate, or fibrous layer. The membrane vibrates with opposite phase to ...
Hearing
The basilar membrane is tonotopic, so that each frequency has a characteristic place of resonance along it. Characteristic ... Basilar membrane motion causes depolarization of the hair cells, specialized auditory receptors located within the organ of ... Inside the organ of Corti is the basilar membrane, a structure that vibrates when waves from the middle ear propagate through ... In this way, the patterns of oscillations on the basilar membrane are converted to spatiotemporal patterns of firings which ...
Hearing loss
The lower frequencies were detected when the basilar membrane was stimulated, providing even further evidence for rate coding. ... especially for lower frequencies as they are coded by the frequencies that neurons fire from the basilar membrane in a ...
Boettcher cell
... s are polyhedral cells on the basilar membrane of the cochlea, and are located beneath Claudius cells. Boettcher ...
Organ of Corti
... and because it is located on the membrane of OHCs it then pulls on the basilar membrane and increasing how much the membrane is ... Both AC and BC stimulate the basilar membrane in the same way (Békésy, G.v., Experiments in Hearing. 1960). The basilar ... Strategically positioned on the basilar membrane of the organ of Corti are three rows of outer hair cells (OHCs) and one row of ... The organ of Corti, surrounded in potassium-rich fluid endolymph, lies on the basilar membrane at the base of the scala media. ...
Hearing loss
The lower frequencies were detected when the basilar membrane was stimulated, providing even further evidence for rate coding.[ ... especially for lower frequencies as they are coded by the frequencies that neurons fire from the basilar membrane in a ... Perilymph fistula - a microtear in either the round or oval window (membranes separating the middle and inner ear) of the ... Auditory neuropathy a disorder of poor speech perception even though the tympanic membrane, middle ear structures, and cochlear ...
Sensorineural hearing loss
The base and apex of the basilar membrane differ in stiffness and width, which cause the basilar membrane to respond to varying ... then the strength of response from the basilar membrane will progressively lessen. The fine tuning of the basilar membrane is ... The stereocilia found on OHCs are in contact with the tectorial membrane. Therefore, when the basilar membrane moves due to ... fact that excitation due to vibration of the basilar membrane spreads upwards from the apical regions of the basilar membrane, ...
Lateral inhibition
The basilar membrane in the cochlea has receptive fields similar to the receptive fields of the skin and eyes. Also, ...
Pitch (music)
Place theory holds that the perception of pitch is determined by the place of maximum excitation on the basilar membrane. A ...
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Neuroscience of music
Successive parts of the tonotopically organized basilar membrane in the cochlea resonate to corresponding frequency bandwidths ...
Pitch (music)
Place theory holds that the perception of pitch is determined by the place of maximum excitation on the basilar membrane. ...
Auricle (anatomy)
Amplification of sound by the pinna, tympanic membrane and middle ear causes an increase in level of about 10 to 15 dB in a ... Reissner's/vestibular membrane. *Basilar membrane. *Reticular membrane. *Endolymph. *Stria vascularis. *Spiral ligament ...
Kyrle disease
The only parts of the body that Kyrle disease do not form are the palms, soles, and mucous membranes. Lesions may heal ... Keratinization in Kyrle disease form at the basilar layer that is lower than the normal proliferation region in the epidermis. ...
Non-invasive intracranial pressure measurement methods
... the basilar membrane, and the organ of Corti to vibrate, activating ultimately the acoustic sensor cells, the inner hair cells ... Tympanic membrane displacement[edit]. Tympanic membrane displacement (TMD) technique, proposed nearly twenty years ago by ... away from the tympanic membrane, which tenses the membrane. The stapedius, which emerges from the posterior wall of the ... The sound is transmitted to the stapes, and further through the ossicles, to the tympanic membrane from which it can be ...
Inferior thyroid artery
It is accompanied by the recurrent nerve, and supplies the muscles and mucous membrane of this part, anastomosing with the ... through the intervertebral foramina to be distributed to the spinal cord and its membranes, and to the bodies of the vertebrae ...
Skull fracture
Basilar skull fractures are linear fractures that occur in the floor of the cranial vault (skull base), which require more ... fracture at or near the site of the impact and cause damage to the underlying structures within the skull such as the membranes ... Basilar fractures have characteristic signs: blood in the sinuses; cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (CSF leaking from the nose) ... Jan 2010). "William Henry Battle and Battle's sign: mastoid ecchymosis as an indicator of basilar skull fracture". J Neurosurg ...
Ear
The scala media contains endolymph.[17] A set of membranes called the vestibular membrane and the basilar membrane develop to ... As the stapes pushes the secondary tympanic membrane, fluid in the inner ear moves and pushes the membrane of the round window ... "Traumatic Perforation of the Tympanic Membrane - Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders". Merck Manuals Professional Edition. ... The malleus rests on the membrane, and receives the vibration. This vibration is transmitted along the incus and stapes to the ...
Sound
Louder signals create a greater 'push' on the Basilar membrane and thus stimulate more nerves, creating a stronger loudness ...
Lingual artery
They ascend to the back part of the dorsum of the tongue, and supply the mucous membrane in this situation, the glossopalatine ... It supplies the gland and gives branches to the mylohyoideus and neighboring muscles, and to the mucous membrane of the mouth ...
Sensory nervous system
... a membrane potential. The three primary types of photoreceptors are: Cones are photoreceptors which respond significantly to ... Reissner's/vestibular membrane. *Basilar membrane. *Reticular membrane. *Endolymph. *Stria vascularis. *Spiral ligament ...
Utricle (ear)
This membrane is weighted with calcium carbonate-protein granules called otoliths. The otolithic membrane adds weight to the ... The otolithic membrane of the macula utriculi briefly lags behind the rest of the tissues, bends the stereocilia backward, and ... When you stop at the next light, the macula stops but the otolithic membrane keeps going for a moment, bending the stereocilia ... Johnsson, LG; Hawkins JE, Jr (Sep 22, 1967). "Otolithic membranes of the saccule and utricle in man". Science. 157 (3795): 1454 ...
Ethmoid sinus
The ethmoidal sinuses or ethmoidal air cells of the ethmoid bone are one of the four paired paranasal sinuses. They are a variable in both size and number of small cavities in the lateral mass of each of the ethmoid bones and cannot be palpated during an extraoral examination.[1] They are divided into the anterior, middle and posterior groups (see below). The ethmoidal air cells consist of numerous thin-walled cavities situated in the ethmoidal labyrinth and completed by the frontal, maxilla, lacrimal, sphenoidal, and palatine bones. They lie between the upper parts of the nasal cavities and the orbits, and are separated from these cavities by thin bony laminae.[2]. ...
Superior thyroid artery
Together with the internal laryngeal nerve, it pierces the lateral thyrohyoid membrane, and supplies blood to the muscles, ... mucous membrane, and glands of the larynx, connecting with the branch from the opposite side. ...
Orbital part of frontal bone
They are lined by mucous membrane, and each communicates with the corresponding nasal cavity by means of a passage called the ...
Ear canal
Reissner's/vestibular membrane. *Basilar membrane. *Reticular membrane. *Endolymph. *Stria vascularis. *Spiral ligament ...
Feature detection (nervous system)
... harmonics excited different parts of the basilar membrane because of the frequency difference in the call.[24] Auditory nerve ...
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Reissner's/vestibular membrane • Basilar membrane Endolymph • Stria vascularis • Spiral ligament. Organ of Corti: Stereocilia ... Labyrinthine wall/medial: Oval window · Round window • Secondary tympanic membrane • Prominence of facial canal • Promontory of ...
Anterior superior alveolar arteries
... they also supply the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus. ... basilar: pontine. *labyrinthine. *cerebellar (AICA, SCA, PICA) ...
Transduction (physiology)
... the hair cells on the sensory epithelium of the organ of Corti bend and cause movement of the basilar membrane. The membrane ...
Cetacea
Mysticeti have exceptionally thin, wide basilar membranes in their cochleae without stiffening agents, making their ears ... In odontocetes, the tympanic membrane (or ligament) has the shape of a folded-in umbrella that stretches from the ectotympanic ... The ectotympanic offers a reduced attachment area for the tympanic membrane. The connection between this auditory complex and ... ring and narrows off to the malleus (quite unlike the flat, circular membrane found in land mammals.) In mysticetes, it also ...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
... (SAH) is bleeding into the subarachnoid space-the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater ... Those of the basilar artery and posterior cerebral artery are hard to reach surgically and are more accessible for endovascular ... bleeding under the hyaloid membrane, which envelops the vitreous body of the eye) and vitreous hemorrhage may be visible on ...
Meningitis
The outermost membrane, the dura mater, is a thick durable membrane, which is attached to both the arachnoid membrane and the ... While antibiotics are frequently used in an attempt to prevent meningitis in those with a basilar skull fracture there is not ... Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the ... When components of the bacterial cell membrane are identified by the immune cells of the brain (astrocytes and microglia), they ...
Hair cell
The region of the basilar membrane supplying the inputs to a particular afferent nerve fibre can be considered to be its ... the auditory hair cells are located within the spiral organ of Corti on the thin basilar membrane in the cochlea of the inner ... to the fact that it can increase the amount of neurotransmitter release in response to a change as little as 100 μV in membrane ...
MAP1B - ويكيبيديا
basilar dendrite. • hippocampal mossy fiber. • growth cone. • varicosity. • جسم (أحياء). • perinuclear region of cytoplasm. ... "Evidence for expression of some microtubule-associated protein 1B in neurons as a plasma membrane glycoprotein". J. Neurochem. ...
Rhinorrhea
A basilar skull fracture can result in a rupture of the barrier between the sinonasal cavity and the anterior cranial fossae or ... The membranes create mucus faster than it can be processed, causing a backup of mucus in the nasal cavities. As the cavity ... Rhinorrhea is characterized by an excess amount of mucus produced by the mucous membranes that line the nasal cavities. ... During cold, dry seasons, the mucus lining nasal passages tends to dry out, meaning that mucous membranes must work harder, ...
Superior sagittal sinus
Diagrammatic representation of a section across the top of the skull, showing the membranes of the brain, etc. ...
Sound level meter
... the estimated displacement of the basilar membrane and summates the accumulation of the flexure of the basilar membrane. The ... the AHAAH sums the basilar membrane displacements of 23 locations.The AHAAH model calculates ...
Basilar membrane - Wikipedia
The hair cells are attached to the basilar membrane, and with the moving of the basilar membrane, the tectorial membrane and ... explanations Basilar Membrane Simulator Video and Scripts to Simulate the Basilar Membrane The role of the basilar membrane in ... which are converted to traveling waves on the basilar membrane. The basilar membrane is a pseudo-resonant structure that, like ... Spiral limbus and basilar membrane. Section through the spiral organ of Corti (magnified) The reticular membrane and subjacent ...
Basilar membrane - definition of basilar membrane by The Free Dictionary
basilar membrane synonyms, basilar membrane pronunciation, basilar membrane translation, English dictionary definition of ... basilar membrane. n. The membrane that extends from the margin of the bony shelf of the cochlea to its outer wall and on which ... Related to basilar membrane: organ of Corti. basilar membrane. n.. The membrane that extends from the margin of the bony shelf ... Basilar membrane - definition of basilar membrane by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/basilar+membrane ...
Longitudinal pattern of basilar membrane vibration in the sensitive cochlea | PNAS
Longitudinal pattern of basilar membrane vibration in the sensitive cochlea Message Subject (Your Name) has sent you a message ... The detectable basilar membrane response to a low-level 16-kHz tone occurs over a very restricted (≈600 μm) range. The observed ... Longitudinal pattern of basilar membrane vibration in the sensitive cochlea. Tianying Ren ... most contemporary in vivo studies have measured the vibration at a single location on the basilar membrane (BM). The magnitude ...
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Minimal basilar membrane motion in low-frequency hearing
... Warren, Rebecca L. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and ... hearing; basilar membrane; optical coherence tomography; hair cells National Category Biophysics Identifiers. URN: urn:nbn:se: ... Outside the region of peak movement, an exponential decline in motion amplitude occurred across the basilar membrane. The ... where the sensory outer hair cells produce force that greatly increases the sound-evoked vibrations of the basilar membrane. We ...
Basilar membrane of cochlear duct - definition of basilar membrane of cochlear duct by The Free Dictionary
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Organ of Corti Potentials and the Motion of the Basilar Membrane | Journal of Neuroscience
Organ of Corti Potentials and the Motion of the Basilar Membrane. Anders Fridberger, Jacques Boutet de Monvel, Jiefu Zheng, ... Organ of Corti Potentials and the Motion of the Basilar Membrane. Anders Fridberger, Jacques Boutet de Monvel, Jiefu Zheng, ... Organ of Corti Potentials and the Motion of the Basilar Membrane Message Subject (Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from ... Organ of Corti Potentials and the Motion of the Basilar Membrane. Anders Fridberger, Jacques Boutet de Monvel, Jiefu Zheng, ...
A Sound Processor for Cochlear Implant Using a Simple Dual Path Nonlinear Model of Basilar Membrane
... which was previously proposed as an active nonlinear model of the basilar membrane, the SDPN model can reproduce similar level- ... model was developed to utilize the advantages of the level-dependent frequency response characteristics of the basilar membrane ... We propose a new active nonlinear model of the frequency response of the basilar membrane in biological cochlea called the ... This is in contrast with a previous study [2] in which a detailed model of human basilar membrane based on the DRNL model was ...
Noninvasive in vivo imaging reveals differences between tectorial membrane and basilar membrane traveling waves in the mouse...
BM, basilar membrane; IHC, inner hair cells; OHC, outer hair cells; RM, Reissners membrane; SM, scala media; ST, scala tympani ... Compared with basilar membrane traveling waves, tectorial membrane traveling waves have larger dynamic ranges, sharper ... 2011) Measurement of basilar membrane, reticular lamina, and tectorial membrane vibrations in the intact mouse cochlea. AIP ... Noninvasive in vivo imaging reveals differences between tectorial membrane and basilar membrane traveling waves in the mouse ...
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Basilar membrane of cochlear duct | definition of basilar membrane of cochlear duct by Medical dictionary
... basilar membrane of cochlear duct explanation free. What is basilar membrane of cochlear duct? Meaning of basilar membrane of ... What does basilar membrane of cochlear duct mean? ... Looking for online definition of basilar membrane of cochlear ... the membrane extending from the bony spiral membrane to the basilar crest of the cochlea; it forms the greater part of the ... The membrane extending from the bony spiral membrane to the basilar crest of the cochlea; it forms the greater part of the ...
Mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in mammalian cochlea
3-dimensional basilar membrane is required as the boundary conditions and properties of the basilar membrane are critical to ... The basilar membrane in most species of mammals, including humans, varies in width and thickness. However, in few species of ... The present research analyses the mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in contributing to the sharp frequency tuning in a ... In order to understand the difference between the two types of basilar membranes, effects of the bending stiffness and radial ...
Medial efferent inhibition suppresses basilar membrane responses to near characteristic frequency tones of moderate to high...
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Organ of corti potentials and the motion of the basilar membrane. Together they form a unique fingerprint. * Basilar Membrane ... Organ of corti potentials and the motion of the basilar membrane. In: Journal of Neuroscience. 2004 ; Vol. 24, No. 45. pp. ... Organ of corti potentials and the motion of the basilar membrane. Journal of Neuroscience. 2004 Nov 10;24(45):10057-10063. ... Organ of corti potentials and the motion of the basilar membrane. Anders Fridberger, Jacques Boutet De Monvel, Jiefu Zheng, ...
Dural membrane | definition of dural membrane by Medical dictionary
... dural membrane explanation free. What is dural membrane? Meaning of dural membrane medical term. What does dural membrane mean? ... Looking for online definition of dural membrane in the Medical Dictionary? ... basilar membrane. The membrane extending from the tympanic lip of the osseous spiral lamina to the crest of the spiral ligament ... Wachendorf membrane. See: Wachendorf membrane. yolk membrane. Vitelline membrane.. membrane. a thin sheet of tissue.. membrane ...
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Scanning interferometry of basilar membrane vibration in sensitive gerbil cochleae
Longitudinal pattern of basilar membrane vibration in the sensitive cochlea. T. Ren. Proceedings of the National Academy of ... Approximately 1-mm basilar membrane is exposed through the surgically opened round window. The magnitude and phase of the ... Define the in-phase vibration area by the basilar membrane width in the radial direction and a half-wavelength distance in the ... Plot all displacement values over the in-plane vibrating area to show the spatial pattern of the basilar membrane vibration. ...
Engineering Acoustics/The Human Ear and Sound Perception - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
The basilar membrane[edit]. As previously mentioned, the basilar membrane is a flexible gelatinous membrane that divides the ... The cochlea is divided down the middle by the basilar membrane which is a partly bony and partly gelatinous membrane. It is on ... along the membrane, depending on the frequency of vibration. This makes the basilar membrane behave as an acoustic filter that ... The basilar membrane starts out narrowly, with a width of about 0.04mm near the oval window and then widens to about 0.5mm near ...
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Basilar membrane of cochlear duct | Article about basilar membrane of cochlear duct by The Free Dictionary
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The mechanical waveform of the basilar membrane. II. From data to models--and back. - Semantic Scholar
3, 377-388 (1997)]. The data are subjected to inverse analysis with the aim to recover the effective basilar-membrane ... the resulting basilar-membrane impedance is found to be locally active, that is, the impedance function shows a region where ... the basilar membrane is able to amplify acoustic power or to reduce dissipation of power by the organ of Corti. Finally, the ... The mechanical waveform of the basilar membrane. II. From data to models--and back.. *. Egbert de Boer. , Alfred L. Nuttall ...
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membrane answers are found in the Tabers Medical Dictionary powered by Unbound Medicine. Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, ... basilar membrane. The membrane extending from the tympanic lip of the osseous spiral lamina to the crest of the spiral ligament ... A membrane of fibrinous exudate on a mucous surface of a membrane, as in croup or diphtheria. SYN: SEE: croupous membrane ... nuclear membrane. The two-layered membrane surrounding the chromosomes of a cell. The membrane has pores and its outer layer is ...
A connexin30 mutation rescues hearing and reveals roles for gap junctions in cochlear amplification and micromechanics | Nature...
Here we report that the passive compliance of the cochlear partition and active frequency tuning of the basilar membrane are ... Figure 4: Basilar membrane displacement frequency tuning curves and phase.. (a-e) BM displacement threshold (0.2 nm criterion) ... basilar membrane (BM), tectorial membrane (TM) and reticular laminar (RL); modified with permission from Fig. 1 (ref. 49). (b) ... laser-diode interferometer62 through the RW membrane to form a 20-μm spot on the centre of the basilar membrane in the 50-56 ...
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- The basilar membrane is a stiff structural element within the cochlea of the inner ear which separates two liquid-filled tubes that run along the coil of the cochlea, the scala media and the scala tympani. (wikipedia.org)
- The basilar membrane is widest (0.42-0.65 mm) and least stiff at the apex of the cochlea, and narrowest (0.08-0.16 mm) and stiffest at the base (near the round and oval windows). (wikipedia.org)
- A third, evolutionarily younger, function of the basilar membrane is strongly developed in the cochlea of most mammalian species and weakly developed in some bird species: the dispersion of incoming sound waves to separate frequencies spatially. (wikipedia.org)
- The membrane that extends from the margin of the bony shelf of the cochlea to its outer wall and on which the sensory cells of the organ of Corti rest. (thefreedictionary.com)
- The low frequency sound signals cause the basilar membrane to vibrate with highest oscillation occurring at the apex of the cochlea. (thefreedictionary.com)
- 10) The cochlear hair cells detect displacement of the basilar membrane and are the weakest link in the transduction of sound energy through the cochlea. (thefreedictionary.com)
- One reason for this is that the basilar membrane in the cochlea loses some of its elasticity which adversely affects hearing. (thefreedictionary.com)
- One recently developed model of the cochlea, a spiral-shaped, fluid-filled organ in the inner ear, illuminates how sound waves of different frequencies excite fibers in the basilar membrane , a platform running down the cochlea. (thefreedictionary.com)
- These regions of the cochlea may function in ways different from the extensively studied high-frequency regions, where the sensory outer hair cells produce force that greatly increases the sound-evoked vibrations of the basilar membrane. (diva-portal.org)
- We used laser interferometry in vitro and optical coherence tomography in vivo to study the low-frequency part of the guinea pig cochlea, and found that sound stimulation caused motion of a minimal portion of the basilar membrane. (diva-portal.org)
- We propose a new active nonlinear model of the frequency response of the basilar membrane in biological cochlea called the simple dual path nonlinear (SDPN) model and a novel sound processing strategy for cochlear implants (CIs) based upon this model. (hindawi.com)
- It has been suggested that speech perception performance can be improved considerably by adopting an active nonlinear model of the basilar membrane in the cochlea, called the dual resonance nonlinear (DRNL) model [ 2 , 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
- The membranes within the cochlea vibrate in response to sound. (pnas.org)
- We used this technique to make, to our knowledge, the first measurements of the tectorial membrane, the structure that overlies the sensory hair cell stereociliary bundles, within a healthy cochlea. (pnas.org)
- Although these studies have provided critical information regarding the nonlinear processes within the living cochlea that increase the amplitude of vibration and sharpen frequency tuning, the data have typically been limited to point measurements of basilar membrane vibration. (pnas.org)
- We studied the mouse cochlea by imaging noninvasively through the surrounding bone to measure sound-induced vibrations of the sensory structures in vivo, and report, to our knowledge, the first measures of tectorial membrane vibration within the unopened cochlea. (pnas.org)
- The variation of dynamic structural properties of the basilar membrane contributes to the frequency-mapping and sensitivity of the cochlea. (ntu.edu.sg)
- The present research analyses the mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in contributing to the sharp frequency tuning in a gerbil cochlea. (ntu.edu.sg)
- The findings provide understanding of an arched membrane in mammalian cochlea and enables development for application of the cochlear mechanics in areas such as microfluidics and artificial cochlear development where limitations on the channel width are critical. (ntu.edu.sg)
- Among the more commonly researched species, the basilar membrane in human cochlea varies significantly in width (300% increase) and thickness (75% decrease) from its basal to apical end. (ntu.edu.sg)
- In order to understand the difference between the two types of basilar membranes, effects of the bending stiffness and radial tension on the acoustic traveling wave in the passive gerbil cochlea is analyzed. (ntu.edu.sg)
- For integration of cochlea mechanics design into microfluidic applications and the development of artificial cochlea, a method of fabricating and bonding the thin, flexible, anisotropic, 3-dimensional basilar membrane is required as the boundary conditions and properties of the basilar membrane are critical to the frequency tuning of the cochlea. (ntu.edu.sg)
- In all cases of a sensitive cochlea stimulated by a signal with a stimulus level of 50 dB SPL per octave or less, the resulting basilar-membrane impedance is found to be locally active, that is, the impedance function shows a region where the basilar membrane is able to amplify acoustic power or to reduce dissipation of power by the organ of Corti. (semanticscholar.org)
- The membrane extending from the tympanic lip of the osseous spiral lamina to the crest of the spiral ligament in the cochlea of the ear. (tabers.com)
- Our data show that the SLHI has sufficient sensitivity, dynamic range, and temporal and spatial resolution to measure sub-nanometer vibrations of the basilar membrane, reticular lamina, and tectorial membrane in the intact living mouse cochlea. (elsevier.com)
- Here we report that the passive compliance of the cochlear partition and active frequency tuning of the basilar membrane are enhanced in the cochleae of CD-1 Cx30 A88V/A88V compared to CBA/J mice with sensitive high-frequency hearing, suggesting that gap junctions contribute to passive cochlear mechanics and energy distribution in the active cochlea. (nature.com)
- These characteristics depend on the inherent mechanical properties of the basilar membrane (BM), which is graded in increasing stiffness from the apex to the base of the cochlea 2 . (nature.com)
- The cochlea structure consists of three adjacent tubes separated from each other by sensitive membranes… The stapes moves back and forth, creating pressure waves in the entire cochlea. (mercola.com)
- The round window membrane separating the cochlea from the middle ear gives the fluid somewhere to go. (mercola.com)
- The middle membrane, the basilar membrane, is a rigid surface that extends across the length of the cochlea. (mercola.com)
- Hair cells, basilar membrane, the cochlea and others are all tools which the brain uses in order to translate the outer world into neuronal activity. (coursera.org)
- What is the correct order of the ossicles in relationship to the tympanic membrane & moving medial towards the cochlea? (flashcardmachine.com)
- Fridberger A, van Maarseveen JTPW, Scarfone E, Ulfendahl M, Flock B, Flock Å (1997) Pressure-induced basilar membrane position shifts and the stimulus-evoked potentials in the low-frequency region of the guinea pig cochlea. (factbites.com)
- The motion of the stapes against the oval window sets up waves in the fluids of the cochlea, causing the basilar membrane to vibrate. (britannica.com)
- Model showing the distribution of frequencies along the basilar membrane of the cochlea. (britannica.com)
- In the cochlea (the specialized auditory end organ of the inner ear), the frequency of a pure tone is reported by the location of the reacting neurons in the basilar membrane, and the loudness of the sound is reported by the rate of discharge of nerve impulses. (britannica.com)
- Sensory responses in the cochlea of mammals have been measured electrophysiologically by placing an electrode on the round window membrane. (britannica.com)
- It allows fluid in the cochlea to move, which in turn ensures that hair cells of the basilar membrane will be stimulated and that audition will occur. (wikipedia.org)
- The membrane vibrates with opposite phase to vibrations entering the cochlea through the oval window as the fluid in the cochlea is displaced when pressed by the stapes at the oval window. (wikipedia.org)
- As the stapes footplate moves into the oval window, the round window membrane moves out, and this allows movement of the fluid within the cochlea, leading to movement of the cochlear inner hair cells and thus hearing. (wikipedia.org)
- He demonstrated that the capacity of the ear to decipher the tonal composition of sounds relies on the particular physical properties of the basilar membrane in the cochlea ( von Békésy 1960 ). (biologists.org)
- Acute disruption of the reticular lamina and the apical membranes of sensory and supporting cells from noise appears to be a major mechanism to account for degeneration in the cochlea that spreads or continues for days to weeks post-exposure. (cdc.gov)
- Bob - Yes, that's a membrane called the basilar membrane inside the cochlea. (thenakedscientists.com)
- There are two membranes inside the cochlea, the vestibular membrane, which separates the cochlear duct from the vestibular duct, and the basilar membrane. (gue.com)
- A spline curve was fitted to the basilar membrane and was used to identify the position of the cochleostomy relative to the tonotopic map of the cochlea ( D , modified from ref. 36 ). (jci.org)
- Sound waves traveling down the cochlea produce actual waves that can be observed along the basilar membrane, the tissue that lines the interior of the bony cochlea. (photonics.com)
- Interesting review on research to understanding the Cochlea and how we hear however i would recommend the editor study the anatomy of the Cochlea before adding own description of how it works in particular to frequency allocations along the basilar membrane as any professional working in this area will note the obvious error. (photonics.com)
- It is situated on the basilar membrane in one of the three compartments of the Cochlea . (gsu.edu)
- There are some 16,000 -20,000 of the hair cells distributed along the basilar membrane which follows the spiral of the cochlea. (gsu.edu)
- The canal is one of two main chambers that are created by an elastic membrane that runs the length of the cochlea. (innovations-report.com)
- The cochlea is divided into an upper and lower chamber by a membrane called the basilar membrane. (bris.ac.uk)
- As the ripples in the fluid in the cochlea passes along the chambers, it causes the membrane to shear and the hair cells to bend. (bris.ac.uk)
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- In normal hearing individuals, sound waves enter the external ear canal to cause physical vibrations of the tympanic membrane (ear drum). (mdpi.com)
- The outer ear consists of the pinna and the ear canal, which collect and amplify acoustic energy as it is transferred toward the tympanic membrane (eardrum). (encyclopedia.com)
- These factors can affect the sound field-to-eardrum transfer function and thereby alter sound transmission that is received at the tympanic membrane. (encyclopedia.com)
- When the waves reach the tympanic membrane, they cause the membrane and the attached chain of auditory ossicles to vibrate. (britannica.com)
- It is sealed by the secondary tympanic membrane (round window membrane), which vibrates with opposite phase to vibrations entering the inner ear through the oval window. (wikipedia.org)
- in the fresh state it is closed by a membrane, the secondary tympanic membrane (Latin: membrana tympani secundaria, or membrana fenestra cochleae)) or round window membrane, which is a complex saddle point shape. (wikipedia.org)
- The outer ear includes the pinna , the visible part of the ear, as well as the ear canal , which terminates at the eardrum , also called the tympanic membrane. (wikipedia.org)
- Cerumen (ear wax) is produced by ceruminous and sebaceous glands in the skin of the human ear canal, protecting the ear canal and tympanic membrane from physical damage and microbial invasion. (wikipedia.org)
- The tympanic membrane, colloquially known as the eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. (wikipremed.com)
- The folds and ridges of the pinna are not just decorations (or for holding earrings) - they serve to channel sound efficiently into the ear canal and to the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, at its end. (washington.edu)
- A healthy tympanic membrane looks like what? (studystack.com)
- Tympanic Membrane has how many portions and what are they? (studystack.com)
- What are the quadrants of the tympanic membrane and what are they useful for? (studystack.com)
- Above them is the tectoral membrane which can move in response to pressure variations in the fluid- filled tympanic and vestibular canals . (gsu.edu)
- The sound waves -- which are pressure waves -- enter your ear and press up against the tympanic membrane, better known as your eardrum. (scienceblogs.com)
Tectorial12
- The hair cells are attached to the basilar membrane, and with the moving of the basilar membrane, the tectorial membrane and the hair cells are also moving, with the stereocilia bending with the relative motion of the tectorial membrane. (wikipedia.org)
- We found that the tectorial membrane sustains traveling wave propagation differently than the more commonly measured basilar membrane. (pnas.org)
- We found that the tectorial membrane sustains traveling wave propagation. (pnas.org)
- Compared with basilar membrane traveling waves, tectorial membrane traveling waves have larger dynamic ranges, sharper frequency tuning, and apically shifted positions of peak vibration. (pnas.org)
- Because the tectorial membrane directly overlies the inner hair cell stereociliary bundles, these data provide the most accurate characterization of the stimulus shaping the afferent auditory response available to date. (pnas.org)
- Unlike the outer hair cells that are attached to the overlying tectorial membrane, the inner hair cell bundles stand freely in the endolymph fluid. (rochester.edu)
- Vibrations of the basilar membrane move organ of Corti hair cells against the tectorial membrane to provide a shearing force. (mdpi.com)
- The cilia of the hair cells, which contact the overlying tectorial membrane , bend as the basilar membrane vibrates, this opens ion channels and causes the entry of ions into the hair cell and a generator potential develops. (factbites.com)
- Although IHCs and OHCs both sit atop the basilar membrane, the hair (stereovillar) bundles of the OHCs are embedded in the overlying tectorial membrane, unlike those of the IHCs. (wind-watch.org)
- 11] Mechanical energy must be transferred from the basilar and tectorial membranes to the endolymph to displace the IHC hair bundles. (wind-watch.org)
- It then passes through the tectorial membrane, which forms a roof to protect the organ of Corti, into the organ of Corti. (britannica.com)
- The outer hair cells can do this because the membrane protein can contract and cause the stereocillia to be deflected by the overlying tectorial membrane. (photonics.com)
Vibration20
- When the vibration of the membrane rocks the triangular frames, the hairs on the cells are repeatedly displaced, and that produces streams of corresponding pulses in the nerve fibers, which are transmitted to the auditory pathway. (wikipedia.org)
- To avoid damage caused by invasive procedures, most contemporary in vivo studies have measured the vibration at a single location on the basilar membrane (BM). (pnas.org)
- These findings explain discrepancies between previously published basilar membrane vibration and auditory nerve single unit data. (pnas.org)
- Prior to the acoustic-electrical conversion, the acoustic vibration is mapped onto the basilar membrane based on decreasing frequencies from base to apex. (ntu.edu.sg)
- To test this theory, both electric potentials inside the organ of Corti and basilar membrane vibration were measured in response to acoustic stimulation. (elsevier.com)
- We describe a protocol for scanning measurement of the basilar membrane vibration in sensitive gerbil cochleae. (scienceexchange.com)
- The magnitude and phase of the basilar membrane vibration in response to a best-frequency tone are measured as functions of the longitudinal and radial locations. (scienceexchange.com)
- The volume velocity of the basilar membrane vibration centered at the best-frequency location is derived from the longitudinal and radial data. (scienceexchange.com)
- These data together with characteristic impedance of the cochlear fluid are used to quantify the power gain of the basilar membrane vibration, which is critical for studying the cochlear-amplifier mechanism. (scienceexchange.com)
- Use young healthy Mongolian gerbils (40-80 g) for scanning measurement of sound-induced basilar membrane vibration. (scienceexchange.com)
- For scanning measurements of the basilar membrane vibration, the transparency of the perilymph in the optical path significantly affects the carrier signal level and the noise floor. (scienceexchange.com)
- Blood cells suspended in the perilymph often prevent the interferometer from detecting the basilar membrane vibration. (scienceexchange.com)
- Digitize the magnitudes and phases of the basilar membrane vibration velocity in response to a continuous best-frequency tone at the rate of 2 samples/s when moving the laser focus spot along the longitudinal scanning path at the speed of 5.0 µm/s. (scienceexchange.com)
- Measure the volume displacement of the basilar membrane vibration (Vbm) as follows. (scienceexchange.com)
- Plot all displacement values over the in-plane vibrating area to show the spatial pattern of the basilar membrane vibration. (scienceexchange.com)
- Add a constant to all phase values over the in-phase vibrating area to shift the phase value at the best-frequency location to nπ (n = 0, 1, 2…), and then calculate the maximum volume displacement of the basilar membrane vibration Vbm+. (scienceexchange.com)
- Different vibration frequencies, the aggregate of which determines the discrete spectrum of the natural frequencies of the membrane, correspond to different systems of standing waves. (thefreedictionary.com)
- 1 nm basilar membrane vibration). (rochester.edu)
- Heterodyne low-coherence interferometry demonstrates that the latency of the sound-induced reticular lamina vibration is significantly greater than that of the basilar membrane vibration in living gerbil cochleae. (elifesciences.org)
- the vibration that's transmitted to the basilar membrane as an amplitude. (coursera.org)
Auditory3
- On the other hand, if the place theory is of great importance in coding frequency, would it matter whether the electrical stimulus caused excitation of nerve fibers at the same rate as an auditory stimulus, or could the nerve fibers passing to a particular portion of the basilar membrane be stimulated without their need to fire in phase with the stimulus? (thefreedictionary.com)
- The precise movement of the cochlear basilar membrane (BM) stimulates the sensory hair cells during auditory transduction. (sussex.ac.uk)
- Basilar membrane motion causes depolarization of the hair cells , specialized auditory receptors located within the organ of Corti. (wikipedia.org)
Endolymph5
- Along with the vestibular membrane, several tissues held by the basilar membrane segregate the fluids of the endolymph and perilymph, such as the inner and outer sulcus cells (shown in yellow) and the reticular lamina of the organ of Corti (shown in magenta). (wikipedia.org)
- Due to its location, the basilar membrane places the hair cells adjacent to both the endolymph and the perilymph, which is a precondition of hair cell function. (wikipedia.org)
- The basic principles of this local control are illustrated in the images below and are outlined as follows: First, an anatomic barrier exists between perilymph and endolymph, and it consists of Reissner membrane, the stria vascularis, and the reticular lamina formed by tight junctions between the apices of hair cells and the adjacent supporting cells (see the image above). (medscape.com)
- Inside the organ of Corti is the basilar membrane , a structure that vibrates when waves from the middle ear propagate through the cochlear fluid - endolymph . (wikipedia.org)
- This wave is transmitted across Reissner's membrane (the roof of the cochlear duct) into the endolymph of the cochlear duct. (britannica.com)
Vibrates1
- Thin membrane at the end of the outer ear that vibrates when sound waves strike it. (encyclopedia.com)
Reticular lamina and basilar membrane1
- At these lesions, carbon was attached to cell membranes and debris between the reticular lamina and basilar membrane. (cdc.gov)
Travelling wave on the basilar membrane2
- We have determined that the location of the peak of the travelling wave on the basilar membrane is determined by the frequency of the originating sound. (nottingham.ac.uk)
- A) A travelling wave on the basilar membrane at 200 Hz. (biologists.org)
Phase of the basilar membrane1
- B) The displacement phase of the basilar membrane is shown by the solid line, indicating a phase lag exceeding that of a simple resonator ( von Békésy, 1960 ). (biologists.org)
Length of the basilar membrane2
- The hair cells run the length of the basilar membrane. (nottingham.ac.uk)
- The hair cells of the organ of Corti are arranged in four rows along the length of the basilar membrane. (gsu.edu)
Locations along the basilar membrane2
- Known as von Békésy's travelling wave, this wave displays amplitude maxima at frequency-specific locations along the basilar membrane, providing a spatial map of the frequency of sound - a tonotopy. (biologists.org)
- Using the drug, the scientists affected prestin at very specific locations along the basilar membrane. (photonics.com)
Frequencies along the basilar membrane1
- This work established that frequency analysis is based on the spatial mapping of sound frequencies along the basilar membrane. (biologists.org)
Stria vascularis2
- Some noted thickened capillaries in the stria vascularis, basilar membrane , and endolymphatic sac [5]. (thefreedictionary.com)
- C SV , the capacitance of the cell membranes of the stria vascularis. (royalsocietypublishing.org)
Atop the basilar membrane1
- This stimulates the sensory cells of the organ of Corti, atop the basilar membrane, to send nerve impulses to the brain. (britannica.com)
Vibrations5
- The properties of the membrane at a given point along its length determine its characteristic frequency (CF), the frequency at which it is most sensitive to sound vibrations. (wikipedia.org)
- Sound-driven vibrations travel as waves along this membrane, along which, in humans, lie about 3,500 inner hair cells spaced in a single row. (wikipedia.org)
- The vibrations of the stapes cause perilymphatic fluid pressure waves to vibrate the basilar membrane. (mdpi.com)
- These vibrations take the form of a slow vibrational wave propagating along the basilar membrane from base to apex. (biologists.org)
- Thus, this series of membranes and bones forms a pathway that carries vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. (washington.edu)
Eardrum1
- The eardrum is an airtight membrane, and when sound waves arrive there, they cause it to vibrate following the waveform of the sound. (wikipedia.org)
Mechanical11
- The precise mechanical behavior of the basilar membrane (BM) at low frequencies is still unknown. (diva-portal.org)
- However, to achieve the sharp frequency tuning that characterizes the basilar membrane, additional mechanical processing must occur inside the organ of Corti. (elsevier.com)
- The mechanical waveform of the basilar membrane. (semanticscholar.org)
- article{Boer2000TheMW, title={The mechanical waveform of the basilar membrane. (semanticscholar.org)
- The input stage of the AN model is a narrow-band filter that simulates the mechanical tuning of the basilar membrane. (nih.gov)
- Mechanical BM displacement activates mechanoelectrical transduction (MET) channels located in the apical membrane of the hair cells. (royalsocietypublishing.org)
- In mammals, frequency analysis relies on the mechanical response of the basilar membrane in the cochlear duct. (biologists.org)
- In the desert locust, this analysis arises from the mechanical properties of the tympanal membrane. (biologists.org)
- This mapping is brought about by sound-induced mechanical displacements of the basilar membrane that take the shape of travelling waves. (biologists.org)
- It is hard to conceive of a mechanical resonance of the basilar membrane that sharp. (gsu.edu)
- The mechanical properties of this "basilar" membrane vary from very stiff at the broad, outer end to increasingly flexible toward the inner end as the chambers narrow. (innovations-report.com)
Effective basilar membrane2
- s verified gerbil cochlear model which used estimated effective basilar membrane properties. (ntu.edu.sg)
- The data are subjected to inverse analysis with the aim to recover the 'effective basilar-membrane impedance. (semanticscholar.org)
Fluid7
- Furthermore, sound waves travelling to the "floppier" end of the basilar membrane have to travel through a longer fluid column than sound waves travelling to the nearer, stiffer end. (wikipedia.org)
- Each part of the basilar membrane, together with the surrounding fluid, can therefore be thought of as a "mass-spring" system with different resonant properties: high stiffness and low mass, hence high resonant frequencies at the near (base) end, and low stiffness and high mass, hence low resonant frequencies, at the far (apex) end. (wikipedia.org)
- The membrane through which gases must pass as they diffuse from air to blood (oxygen) or blood to air (carbon dioxide), including the alveolar fluid and surfactant, cell of the alveolar wall, interstitial space (tissue fluid), and cell of the capillary wall. (tabers.com)
- Our model has both basilar membrane (BM) elastic damping and selective longitudinal fluid damping. (psu.edu)
- The stapes transmits sound waves to the inner ear through the oval window , a flexible membrane separating the air-filled middle ear from the fluid-filled inner ear. (wikipedia.org)
- The round window , another flexible membrane, allows for the smooth displacement of the inner ear fluid caused by the entering sound waves. (wikipedia.org)
- The mammalian cochlear consists of highly nonlinear components: lymph (viscous fluid), a basilar membrane (vibrating mem. (ieice.org)
Mucous membrane3
- impaired oral mucous membrane a nursing diagnosis approved by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as disruptions of the lips and soft tissue of the oral cavity. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Changes in the integrity and health of the oral mucous membrane can occur as a characteristic of such medical disorders as periodontal disease, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, oral cancer, and infection with herpes. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Mucous membrane lining the eyelids and covering the front surface of the eyeball. (encyclopedia.com)
Round window membrane1
- The CI electrodes (see below) were inserted with the AOS technique after removal of the promontory lip, preparation of the round window membrane, and opening and inferior enlargement of the round window [ 13 ]. (hindawi.com)
Perilymph3
- For the organ of Corti, the basilar membrane is permeable to perilymph. (wikipedia.org)
- Focus the object beam of the scanning interferometer on the basilar membrane through a glass coverslip and the perilymph. (scienceexchange.com)
- The sound wave then passes into the perilymph of the scala tympani, where it causes a second membrane-covered opening into the middle ear, the round window, to bulge outward and dampen the wave in the perilymph. (britannica.com)
Displacement1
- the external contour to which the membrane is fastened is always a nodal line if the attachment is such that there is no displacement perpendicular to the plane of the membrane. (thefreedictionary.com)
Basement membrane3
- Bowman's membrane a thin layer of basement membrane between the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea. (thefreedictionary.com)
- 2. basement membrane . (thefreedictionary.com)
- The basement membrane is made of a basal lamina along the cell surfaces, coated by a stronger collagen-rich layer (reticular lamina). (tabers.com)
Transduction3
- A memoryless, saturating nonlinearity and two low-pass filters simulate transduction and membrane properties of the inner hair cell (IHC). (nih.gov)
- We have included experimentally determined parameters of cochlear macromechanics, which govern sound transduction, and data on hair cells' electrical parameters including tonotopical variation in the membrane conductance of OHCs. (royalsocietypublishing.org)
- The critical structure involved in this transduction process is the organ of Corti, an array of sensory and non-sensory cells located along the basilar membrane (BM), a dividing partition of the cochlear duct. (royalsocietypublishing.org)
Elastic3
- fenestrated membrane one of the perforated elastic sheets of the tunica intima and tunica media of arteries. (thefreedictionary.com)
- A plate, whose elastic properties depend on its material and thickness, should be distinguished from a membrane. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Any of several membranes formed of elastic connective tissue fibers. (tabers.com)
Hair14
- The basilar membrane is also the base for the hair cells. (wikipedia.org)
- In the membrane of the outer hair cells there are motor proteins associated with the membrane. (wikipedia.org)
- The movement of the basilar membrane causes hair cell stereocilia movement. (wikipedia.org)
- 1. a membrane between the outer root sheath and inner fibrous layer of a hair follicle. (thefreedictionary.com)
- The basilar membrane is the support for the organ of Corti supporting cells and hair cells. (mdpi.com)
- It is unclear whether cochlear amplification arises uniquely from a voltage-dependent mechanism (electromotility) associated with outer hair cells (OHCs) or whether other mechanisms are necessary, for the voltage response of OHCs is apparently attenuated excessively by the membrane electrical filter. (royalsocietypublishing.org)
- a ) Schematic of the organ of Corti with inner hair cell (IHC), OHCs (O), Hensen's cells (H), Deiters' cells (D) and Reissner's membrane (RM). (royalsocietypublishing.org)
- The active force transmission from the outer hair cells to the basilar membrane. (rochester.edu)
- This ensures that hair cells of the basilar membrane will be stimulated and that audition will occur. (wikipedia.org)
- The utricle and saccule each contain a macula, an organ consisting of a patch of hair cells covered by a gelatinous membrane containing particles of calcium carbonate, called otoliths . (britannica.com)
- The basic pitch determining mechanism is based on the location along the membrane where the hair cells are stimulated. (gsu.edu)
- One way to sharpen the pitch perception would be bring the peak of the excitation pattern on the basilar membrane into greater relief by inhibiting the firing of those hair cells which are adjacent to the peak. (gsu.edu)
- The place along the basilar membrane where maximum excitation of the hair cells occurs determines the perception of pitch according to the place theory . (gsu.edu)
- Tiny relative movements of the layers of the membrane are sufficient to trigger the hair cells. (gsu.edu)
Inner ear3
- Sound is then transmitted to the inner ear, inside of which there's a membrane which is thin and stiff at one end and wobbly at the other end. (thenakedscientists.com)
- High frequency sounds selectively vibrate the basilar membrane of the inner ear near the entrance port (the oval window). (gsu.edu)
- the oval window is a closed membrane, but acts as the entrance to the inner ear for sound energy. (washington.edu)
Oval3
- A membrane possessing minute round or oval openings. (tabers.com)
- When the stapes moves in and out, it pushes and pulls on the part of the basilar membrane just below the oval window. (mercola.com)
- This gives the fibers different resonant frequencies… Because of the increasing length and decreasing rigidity of the fibers, higher-frequency waves vibrate the fibers closer to the oval window, and lower frequency waves vibrate the fibers at the other end of the membrane. (mercola.com)
Waves3
- The basilar membrane moves up and down in response to incoming sound waves, which are converted to traveling waves on the basilar membrane. (wikipedia.org)
- The exact physical mechanism of hearing-i.e., the traveling of waves along the basilar membrane-was first correctly explicated by the Hungarian American physicist Georg von Békésy in the mid-20th century. (britannica.com)
- The basilar membrane's graded properties cause the waves to grow and then die away. (innovations-report.com)
Moves2
- Those proteins are activated by sound-induced receptor potentials as the basilar membrane moves up and down. (wikipedia.org)
- As the basilar membrane moves it tilts the sensory cells, causing the stereocilia to bend. (innovations-report.com)
Apical12
- High frequency tones excite the basilar membrane on its basal end and low frequency tones excite the basilar membrane on its apical end. (thefreedictionary.com)
- Shown are apical and basolateral membrane mechanisms and second messengers involved in the purinoceptor-mediated alterations in cell Ca, membrane potential, and resistance. (factbites.com)
- Apical and basal membrane ion transport mechanisms in bovine retinal pigment epithelium. (factbites.com)
- Lactate transport mechanisms at apical and basolateral membranes of bovine retinal pigment epithelium. (factbites.com)
- apical plasma membrane and intracellular compartments of 1:2. (factbites.com)
- Biogenesis of the rat hepatocyte plasma membrane in vivo: comparison of the pathways taken by apical and basolateral proteins using subcellular fractionation. (factbites.com)
- permeability to the apical membrane of proximal tubule cells. (factbites.com)
- The basilar membrane is narrow and stiff at the window end and wide and flexible at the apical end. (factbites.com)
- ADP + Pi at the apical plasma membrane . (factbites.com)
- Thyroglobulin Is Selected as Luminal Protein Cargo for Apical Transport via Detergent-resistant Membranes in Epithelial Cells -- Martin-Belmonte et al. (factbites.com)
- One portion of Tg in FRT cells is extracellularly disposed on the apical plasma membrane (Fig. (factbites.com)
- By transmission electron microscopy, discontinuities were found in the apical membranes of sensory and supporting cells. (cdc.gov)
Motion4
- The motion of the basilar membrane is generally described as a traveling wave. (wikipedia.org)
- Outside the region of peak movement, an exponential decline in motion amplitude occurred across the basilar membrane. (diva-portal.org)
- Efferent-mediated control of basilar membrane motion. (semanticscholar.org)
- Internal Shearing within the Hearing Organ Evoked by Basilar Membrane Motion -- Fridberger et al. (factbites.com)
Apex1
- It consists of a long membrane, known as the basilar membrane, which is tuned in such a way that high tones vibrate the region near the base and low tones vibrate the region near the apex. (britannica.com)
Mechanics1
- The parameters of this filter vary continuously as a function of stimulus level via a feedback mechanism, simulating the compressive nonlinearity associated with the mechanics of the basilar membrane. (nih.gov)
Endolymphatic1
- An in vivo tracer was used to determine if the reticular lamina and/or the cell membranes abutting the endolymphatic space are temporarily disrupted after intense noise exposure (4-kHz OBN, 108-dB SPL, 1.75 h). (cdc.gov)
Organ of Co1
- Resting along the basilar membrane, which forms the base of the cochlear duct, is an arrangement of sensory cells and supporting cells known as the organ of Corti . (britannica.com)
Sensory cells1
- Sensory cells are attached to the basilar membrane and have tufts of tiny hairs called stereocilia that stick up into adjacent structures in the canal. (innovations-report.com)
Velocity1
- Basilar membrane velocity, however, decreases with decreasing stimulus frequency. (wind-watch.org)
Lamina3
- It comprises two layers, the basal lamina and the reticular lamina , and is composed of Type IV collagen (which is unique to basement membranes), laminin, fibronectin, and heparan sulfate proteoglycans. (thefreedictionary.com)
- hyoglossal membrane a fibrous lamina connecting the undersurface of the tongue with the hyoid bone. (thefreedictionary.com)
- The development of those specific insertion techniques showed a limited insertion trauma, but the basilar membrane and the osseous lamina spiralis are at limited risk [ 4 , 11 , 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
Stimulation1
- Stimulation of medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent neurons reduces basilar membrane (BM) sensitivity and increases the slope of BM input-output (I/O) functions in animal models. (scirp.org)
Separates1
- In the embryo, the membrane that separates the oral cavity from the foregut until the fourth week of development. (tabers.com)
Gerbil2
- However, in few species of mammals, such as gerbil, their basilar membranes are arched and have a resting radial tension. (ntu.edu.sg)
- With knowledge of contributing factors in the mechanism of an arched membrane, the dynamic equation is formulated with experimental measurements of gerbil basilar membrane and substituted to the eikonal equation of the two-box model. (ntu.edu.sg)
Diphtheritic membrane1
- diphtheritic membrane the peculiar false membrane characteristic of diphtheria, formed by coagulation necrosis. (thefreedictionary.com)
Plasma membrane3
- cell membrane plasma membrane . (thefreedictionary.com)
- The plasma membrane is impermeable to glucose because glucose is hydrophilic and the lipid bilayer is not. (hindawi.com)
- basolateral plasma membrane ) (A and D), for HRP (early endosomes) and FITC-dextran fluorescence (late endosomes) (B and E), and for SGLT1, using an ELISA assay (C and F). (factbites.com)
Extracellular3
- These extracellular potentials are not filtered by the membrane. (elsevier.com)
- A two-part extracellular membrane found at the interface between some tissues, e.g., skin and dermis. (tabers.com)
- A membrane formed from excessive proliferation of retinal pigment epithelial cells and extracellular proteins on the retinal surface. (tabers.com)
Arachnoid membrane2
- arachnoid membrane arachnoid . (thefreedictionary.com)
- The arachnoid membrane is 5-6 cells thick. (tabers.com)
Alveolocapillary membrane1
- alveolar-capillary membrane ( alveolocapillary membrane ) a thin tissue barrier through which gases are exchanged between the alveolar air and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries. (thefreedictionary.com)