phalangeal cell


pha·lan·ge·al cell

the supporting cells of the spiral organ, attached to the basement membrane and receiving the hair cells between their free extremities.
See also: phalanx (2).
Synonym(s): Deiters cells (1)

phalangeal cell

One of the cells supporting the hair cells of the organ of Corti. These cells form several rows of outer phalangeal cells (Deiters' cells) and a single row of inner phalangeal cells. See also: cell

Deiters,

Otto F.K., German anatomist, 1834-1863. Deiters cells - the supporting cells of the organ of Corti; one of the large neuroglia cells of nervous tissue. Synonym(s): astrocyte; phalangeal cellDeiters nucleus - lateral vestibular nucleus.Deiters terminal frames - platelike structures in the organ of Corti uniting the outer phalangeal cells with Hensen cells.