Word: cochlea
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...eardrum in turn causes three tiny bones inside the ear to vibrate. The last of these bones taps against a snail-shaped, fluid-filled structure called the cochlea, which houses the hair cells that produce the TRPA1 protein...
Vibrations passed onto the cochlea change the pressure of the fluid inside, and the cilia generate mechanical force by moving back and forth...