The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 ...

The evolution of the mammalian ear is well documented and makes a nice evolutionary story. The ear consists of three parts: inner, middle, outer ear Some vertebrates lack middle and outer ear ...

The sensory epithelium of the inner ear is called the organ of Corti after the Italian scientist who first described it. Its orderly rows of outer hair cells is unique among the organs of the body.