1. Sound vibrations cause the stereocilia to bend slightly, causing mechanical vibrations that are then converted into an electrochemical signal that the brain interprets as sound.

2. Method The ultrastructures of cross links on stereocilia of guinea pig OHC were observed by scanning electron microscopy and tannic acid procedures.

3. Outer hair cells and the stereocilia are arranged not regular, There were less stereocilia missing at top turn and basal turn of cochlea.

4. The rotation of stereociliary bundles and extra stereocilia on the outer hair cell as well as the extra inner hair cell are induced by genetic variation.

5. Here's what it looks like to see a close - up of hair cell stereocilia inside the ear.

6. Objective To observe the morphological features of the normal and anomalous stereocilia of cochlea hair cells.

7. Results OHCs of group A arranged tidily in three rows and showed characteristic V-arranged stereocilia.

8. Here's what it looks like to see a close-up of human hair cell stereocilia inside the ear. These detect mechanical movement in response to sound vibrations.