Which one of these correctly describes the location of the organ of Corti?
a. between the tympanic membrane and the oval window in the inner ear
b. in the utricle and saccule within the vestibule
c. between the tectorial membrane and the basilar membrane in the cochlear canal
d. between the outer and inner ear within the semicircular canals

Answer

(c), between the tectorial and the basilar membranes in the cochlear canal.

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everybody, This is Ricky. And today I'm gonna be walking you through Problem 14 from chapter 38. And so this questions asking us about the organ off Corti shades eight. So the organ of According It's located between you check tutorial Bassel remembering things and cochlear Kano I and they have hairs that act, as you can know receptors for, uh, trance deduction of sound. So if we look at our answer choices which of the following correctly describes the location of the organ of court E, um, we would see that the answer is between the tech. Try remembering ambassador numbering in the cochlear corn in jail. But this video was helpful, and I'll see you in the next.

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