What is the arrangement of the neuroepithelial cells of the organ of Corti?
• The outer hair cells (arranged in three rows) rest on the basilar membrane, with their stereocilia inserted into the tectorial membrane; these cells are able to contract and initiate the flow of endolymph toward the inner hair cells.
• The inner hair cells (one row) sit on the bone; they do not contract. These cells respond to the movement of endolymph and provide most of the afferent input to the spiral ganglion.
