Name: | anterior macula |
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Synonyms: | am, anterior sensory patch |
Definition: | Macula that is located in the developing anterior inner ear, and gives rise to the macula utricle. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.) |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000168] |
Name: | stereocilium bundle |
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Synonyms: | stereocilia bundle |
Definition: | A bundle of cross-linked stereocilia, arranged around a kinocilium on the apical surface of a sensory hair cell (e.g. a neuromast, auditory or vestibular hair cell). Stereocilium bundles act as mechanosensory organelles by responding to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032421] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | bent |
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Synonyms: | angled, flexed |
Definition: | A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's having one or more angle(s) in its length. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000617] |