Corti arch

Cor·ti arch

(kōr'tē), the arch formed by the junction of the heads of Corti inner and outer pillar cells.

Cor·ti arch

(kōr'tē ahrch) That formed by the junction of the heads of the inner and outer pillar cells of Corti in the inner ear.

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