Inner ear - excitation of sensory cells
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The slides above are taken from the 3D world shown below (VRML plugin needed to see it).
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When you click on the loudspeaker you see how the vibrations set both tectorial and basilar membrane in motion. The hair cells lying in the middle get excited as the cilia protruding from their apex move.
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