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Reissner's membrane
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Reissner's membrane
Reissner's membrane
(
vestibular membrane
,
vestibular wall
) is a
membrane
inside the
cochlea
of the
inner ear
. It separates
scala media
from
scala vestibuli
. Together with the
basilar membrane
it creates a compartment in the cochlea filled with
endolymph
, which is important for the function of the
organ of Corti
. It primarily functions as a
diffusion
barrier, allowing nutrients to travel from the
perilymph
to the
endolymph
of the
membranous labyrinth
.
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