Name an unusual, identifying anatomic feature of the stria vascularis of the cochlea:
a. Presence of capillaries within the surface epithelium
b. Presence of crystalline deposits called otoconia
c. Presence of Meissner's corpuscles within the stria vascularis
d. Presence of pacinian corpuscles within the stria vascularis
e. Stratified cuboidal layer of epithelial cells
ANS: A
The stria vascularis is unique in that is the only epithelium that contains capillaries. Fluid es-capes from the capillaries to form endolymph.
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