| Name: | auditory receptor cell |
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| Synonyms: | auditory hair cell, auditory receptor cells |
| Definition: | A mechanoreceptor cell located in the inner ear that is sensitive to auditory stimuli. The accessory sensory structures are arranged so that appropriate stimuli cause movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009121] |
| Name: | innervation |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | The process in which a nerve invades a tissue and makes functional synaptic connection within the tissue. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060384] QuickGO AmiGO |