The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 ...

The sensory epithelium of the inner ear is called the organ of Corti after the Italian scientist who first described it. Its orderly rows of outer hair cells is unique among the organs of the body.

The neuroepithelial hair cells are composed of inner type I and outer type II cells. The inner hair cells are arranged in a single row and remain free to respond to movement of endolymph in the ...

The ear consists of three parts: inner ... sensory patches of cells scattered over the surface of the skin and located in shallow pits along canals in the skin, especially along the ‘lateral line ...

Aging Health. 2012;8(2):107-109. Of special concern when considering hearing in aging is the loss of hair cells located on the basilar membrane in the cochlea in the inner ear: some 12,000 ...