Definitions for "Tectorial membrane"
gelatinous membrane projecting over, and in contact with, the hair cells of the spiral organ (organ of Corti) in the cochlear duct
A sheet of tissue overlying the organ of Corti in the cochlea. Cilia of outer hair cells are embedded into the surface of the tectorial membrane.
The gelatinous membrane suspended over the hair cells of the organ of Corti.
The Membrana Tectoria (occipitoaxial ligament) is situated within the vertebral canal.