part of part of attached to attached to system cochlear duct of membranous labyrinth tectorial membrane of cochlea MA:0001199 Wikipedia:Tectorial_membrane_(cochlea) MESH:D013680 The overlaying membrane of the cochlear duct, an extracellular matrix of the inner ear that contacts the stereocilia bundles of specialized sensory hair cells; sound induces movement of these hair cells relative to the tectorial membrane, deflects the stereocilia, and leads to fluctuations in hair cell membrane potential, transducing sound into electrical signals[MP,modified]. BIRNLEX:2531 FMA:75805 UBERON:0002233 GAID:876 SCTID:368960006 NCIT:C33740 tectorial membrane EMAPA:35851 tectorial membrane of spiral organ of cochlea lamina of spiral limbus acellular membrane