Auditory organ in the crocodile (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

Auditory organ in the crocodile

Caption

Light microscopic image showing the auditory organ in the crocodile. The wedge-like structure contains thousands of sensory cells with hair-like processes projecting into a porous membrane to which they are rubbed against. (Note that its shape is similar to a crocodile head.)

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Uppsala University

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