part of part of contributes to morphology of cochlea scala media MA:0002458 FMA:79789 cochlear duct EMAPA:35751 The division of the spiral canal of the cochlea that contains the organ of Corti (the neuroepithelial receptor organ for hearing). Wikipedia:Scala_media located in between the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli, separated by the basilar membrane and Reissner's membrane (the vestibular membrane) respectively. Scala media houses the organ of Corti. [Wikipedia:Scala_media] UBERON:0002295 perilymphatic channel foramen of skull