Season 139 - Day 14 of 14

Anatomy

This organ of the inner ear with three rows of outer hair cells and one row of inner hair cells is located within the cochlea. The primary function of the organ is to convert sound waves into electric impulses and send them to the brain, to be interpreted as sound.
What is the name of this organ, that was named after an Italian anatomist, who first described it in 1851?

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