Term Name:	Hensen stripe
Synonyms:	Hensen's stripe
Definition:	The dark, nonstriated, V-shaped band (ridge) found on the underside of the tectorial membrane in the basal region of the cochlea, from which fine gelatinous trabeculae extend to fix the TM to the border cells, i.e. cells directly adjacent to the inner phalangeal cells.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0035806]