Abstract
The residue of tectorial membrane insertion of cochlear inner sensory cell hairs of the guinea pig was studied under a scanning electron microscope.
Imprints were found on the under surface of the lateral portion of Hensen's stripe. The relative position of these imprints corresponded to the location and the size of the inner hair cells.
Such imprints were noted only in the 1st and 2nd half turns of the cochlea. Thus, an actual physical contact between the tectorial membrane and the inner sensory cell hairs may exist in this animal.
The pertinent literature is briefly reviewed.
