Despite the long-held view that hoarding is a symptom of both obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), increased evidence has emerged during the last 20 years suggesting that hoarding represents a distinct form of psychopathology.
The Inner Ear. Parts of the Ear: Outer Ear | Middle Ear | Inner Ear. The inner ear contains the sensory organs for hearing and balance. The cochlea is the hearing part of the inner ear. The semicircular canals in the inner ear are part of our balance system. The cochlea is a bony structure shaped like a snail and filled with two fluids (endolymph and perilymph). The Organ of Corti is the sensory receptor inside the cochlea which holds the hair cells, the nerve receptors for hearing.
the true organ of hearing, a spiral structure within the cochlea containing hair cells that are stimulated by sound vibrations. The hair cells convert the vibrations into nerve impulses that are transmitted by the cochlear part of the vestibulocochlear nerve to the brain. Also called spiral organ of Corti.