The basilar membrane within the cochlea of the inner ear is a stiff structural element that separates two liquid-filled tubes that run along the coil of the cochlea, the scala media and the scala tympani (see figure). ==Structure== The basilar membrane is a pseudo-resonant structure that, like strings on an instrument, varies in width and stiffnes... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilar_membrane
(from the article `ear, human`) ...at both endsi.e., below the round window and at the apex. In cross section this duct resembles a right triangle (Figure 5). Its base is formed by ... Beneath the fibrillar layer of the basilar membrane is the acellular ground substance of the membrane. This layer is covered in turn by a single ..... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/28
A thin layer of tissue covered with mesothelial cells that separates the cochlea from the scala tympani in the ear. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
A membrane in the cochlea that, when set into motion, stimulates hair cells that produce the neural effects of auditory stimulation. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22842