Editing Auditory system (section)

==== Organ of Corti ====
{{Main|Organ of Corti}}
[[File:Cochlea-crosssection.svg|thumb|right|200px|The [[organ of Corti]] located at the ''[[scala media]]'']]

The organ of Corti forms a ribbon of sensory epithelium which runs lengthwise down the cochlea's entire ''scala media''. Its hair cells transform the fluid waves into nerve signals. The journey of countless nerves begins with this first step; from here, further processing leads to a panoply of auditory reactions and sensations.