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  • The cochlea is a vital part of our ear, allowing us to detect a wide range of frequencies of sound. This is a picture showing the characteristic snail shell structure of the cochlea in the inner ear, captured on a high-resolution electron microscope. The bone usually covering the cochlea has been removed to open up a window into the hidden world of hearing.
  • A microCT 3D reconstruction of a 10-day-old chick embryo, as seen from the right hand side. The inner ear is depicted, with the semicircular canals (the body's balance organ) and the cochlea (which converts sound waves into electrical impulses) shown in green. The otic capsule, a cartilaginous structure surrounding the inner ear which develops into part of the sphenoid bone, is shown in blue.
  • LP cochlea of guinea pig, x66
  • Hair cells in the cochlea damaged by old age
  • Hair cells in the cochlea damaged by old age
  • Outer hair cells o the ear
  • Hair cells in the cochlea damaged by old age
  • Hair cells in the cochlea damaged by old age
  • Inner ear hair cell damage
  • Hair cells in the cochlea damaged by old age
  • Neuromast organ, lateral line system
  • Stereocilia from human cochlea, SEM HP
  • Inner stereocilia from Guinea pig cochlea