Hair Cells (Ear)

Hair cells sensory cells that are part of the organ of Corti is located in the cochlea in the inner ear. Extension has a very thin, hair-shaped, estereocilias called, stand on the middle level are in contact with endolymph. The function of the hair cells is to convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses that travel to the occipital lobe of the brain via the auditory nerve.