pillar cells


pil·lar cells

cells forming the outer and inner walls of the tunnel in the spiral organ. Synonym(s): Corti pillars, Corti rods, interphalangeal cell, pillar cells of Corti, tunnel cells

Corti,

Marquis Alfonso, Italian anatomist, 1822-1888. Corti arch - the arch formed by the junction of the heads of Corti inner and outer pillar cells.Corti auditory teeth - tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym(s): auditory teethCorti canal - Synonym(s): Corti tunnelCorti cells - sensory cells in the organ of Corti in synaptic contact with sensory as well as efferent fibers of the cochlear (auditory) nerve. Synonym(s): cochlear hair cellsCorti ganglion - an elongated ganglion of bipolar sensory nerve cell bodies on the cochlear part of the vestibulocochlear nerve in the spiral canal of the modiolus. Synonym(s): spiral ganglion of cochleaCorti membrane - a gelatinous membrane that overlies the spiral organ (Corti) in the inner ear. Synonym(s): tectorial membrane of cochlear ductCorti organ - a prominent ridge of highly specialized epithelium in the floor of the cochlear duct. Synonym(s): spiral organCorti pillars - cells forming the outer and inner walls of the tunnel in the organ of Corti. Synonym(s): Corti rods; pillar cells; pillar cells of CortiCorti rods - Synonym(s): Corti pillarsCorti tunnel - the spiral canal in the organ of Corti, filled with fluid and occasionally crossed by nonmedullated nerve fibers. Synonym(s): Corti canalpillar cells of Corti - Synonym(s): Corti pillars