basilar
Speech parts
1. basilar - Noun
2. basilar - Adjective
Meaning
Alt. of Basilary
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the basilar membrane of the cochlea
However, they often lack a basilar papilla, having instead an entirely separate set of sensory cells at the upper edge of the saccule, referred to as the papilla amphibiorum, which appear to have the same function.
He found that movement of the basilar membrane resembles that of a traveling wave; the shape of which varies based on the frequency of the pitch.
The lower frequencies were detected when the basilar membrane was stimulated, providing even further evidence for rate coding.
They lie on the basilar membrane beneath Claudius' cells and are organized in rows with the number of rows the number of which varies between species.