Question

Organ of Corti is located on the

• A. Basilar membrane
• B. Basement membrane
• C. Reissner membrane
• D. Synovial membrane

Answer 1

The correct option is A Basilar membrane

• The Organ of Corti is the sensitive element of the inner ear. It is located in the middle cochlear canal.
• It has hair-like cells that act as mechanoreceptors on its basilar membrane. The hair cells vibrate when cochlear fluid moves and vibrates due to the sound waves.
• These vibrations are sent to the auditory region of the brain with the help of auditory nerves that interpret the sound.
  Thus the correct answer is option A.