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the fluid-filled cochlea is divided into 3 compartments called SCALAE
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scala vestibuli and tympani contain perilymph, which has a composition similar to extracellular fluid
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scala media contains endolymph, which has a high K+ concentration
- the auditory receptor cells (called hair cells) are found in the organ of Corti, which is located on the basilar membrane separating scala tympani from scala media
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S&G Figure 10.40 |