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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Organ of Corti is present in ____
A
scala vestibuli
B
scala tympani
C
scala media
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Organ of Corti is an organ of the inner ear located within the cochlea which contributes to audition. The Organ of Corti includes three rows of outer hair cells and one row of inner hair cells. Vibrations caused by sound waves bend the stereocilia on these hair cells via an electromechanical force.

Detailed explanation-2: -The organ of corti is present in cochlea. Cochlea bears the most important channel/canal called scala media, which has an upper reissner’s membrane and a lower basilar membrane. Organ of corti is present on the sensory ridge of basilar membrane.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: The organ of Corti is an organ of the internal ear contained within the scala media of the cochlea. It resides on the membrane, a stiff membrane separating the scala tympani and scala media.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between the scala media and the scala tympani is a structure called the organ of Corti.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Scala media’.

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