Assertion: basilar membrane | /r/CapableOf | support the receptor organ
Facets:
value: for hearing
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Stria vascularis is a rich bed of capillaries and secretory cells; Reissner's membrane is a thin membrane that separates endolymph from perilymph; and the basilar membrane is a mechanically somewhat stiff membrane, supporting the receptor organ for hearing, the organ of Corti, and determines the mechanical wave propagation properties of the cochlear system.