Organisms that are denser than their surrounding water, a variety of adaptations can either reduce an organism’s density or retard its rate of sinking.

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The scala media, is continuous with the membranous labyrinth and does not communicate with the other two scalae

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The basilar membrane is relatively permeable to perilymph in the scala tympani, and tunnel of the organ of Corti and the bases of the hair cells are bathed in perilymph

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Auditory hair cells in the Organ of Corti are the sites of auditory transduction

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The nerves that serve the organ of Corti are contained in the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)

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The hair cells are arranged in four rows: 

Three rows of outer hair cells (20,000)

One row of inner hair cells (3500)

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Covering the rows of hair cells is a thin, viscous, but elastic tectorial membrane in which the tips of the outer hair cells are embedded