Hensen stripe

Term ID

UBERON:0035806

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. anna

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Ontology

Uberon Ontology