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Auditory nerve
The hair cells of the organ of Corti stimulate neurons in the spiral ganglion, which is located in the cavity of the cochlea. Their axons form the auditory nerve, which transmits electrical impulses from the inner ear to the brain. Together with the vestibular nerve (nervus vestibularis), the auditory nerve forms the VIII cranial nerve.
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Ear
The ear is not only the organ of hearing, but also of balance. A distinction is made between the outer ear with the auricle and external auditory canal, the middle ear with the eardrum and ossicles, and the actual hearing and balance organ, the inner ear with the cochlea and semicircular canals.
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Reissner membrane
This membrane separates the scala media from the scala vestibuli in the cochlea.
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Tympanic duct
The tympanic duct or scala tympani is the lower of the three canals of the cochlea. Like the scala vestibuli, this canal is also filled with a lymph-like fluid.
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Vestibular duct
The vestibular duct or scala vestibuli is the uppermost of the three canals of the cochlea and is filled with perilymph. At the oval window, the movements of the stapes transmit vibrations to the perilymph of the scala vestibuli. These vibrations set the basilar membrane in motion and thus indirectly influence the middle canal, the scala media.
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