Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the question. Write the correct answer only.)
Organ of corti is present inside the:
Topic: Organ of Corti
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Pick an option and check your answer. The full worked answer is below either way.
Answer
(a) Cochlea.
The ORGAN OF CORTI lies on the basilar membrane inside the COCHLEA. It carries the sensory HAIR CELLS that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses, which the auditory nerve carries to the brain. It is therefore the actual receptor for HEARING.
THE DIVISION OF LABOUR in the inner ear, which this question is testing: COCHLEA — HEARING (organ of Corti) SEMICIRCULAR CANALS — DYNAMIC balance, the body in motion UTRICULUS and SACCULUS — STATIC balance, the body at rest
So three of the four options are concerned with BALANCE and only one with hearing. Since the organ of Corti is a hearing receptor, the cochlea is the only possible answer.
Cochlea.