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CSP: cells found in the epithelial lining of the labyrinth of the inner ear; the hairs are stereovilli that restrict the plane in which deformation of the apical membrane of the cell can be brought about by movement of fluid or by sound; movement of the single stereocilium transduces mechanical movements into electrical receptor potentials.,MSH: Sensory cells in the organ of Corti, characterized by their apical stereocilia (hair-like projections). The inner and outer hair cells, as defined by their proximity to the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), change morphologically along the COCHLEA. Towards the cochlear apex, the length of hair cell bodies and their apical STEREOCILIA increase, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.,NCI: Mechanoreceptors located in the organ of Corti that are sensitive to auditory stimuli and in the vestibular apparatus that are sensitive to movement of the head. In each case the accessory sensory structures are arranged so that appropriate stimuli cause mov
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