Term Name: | macula of saccule of membranous labyrinth |
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Synonyms: | macula of membranous labyrinth saccule, macula of saccule, macula of sacculus (labyrinthus vestibularis), macula saccule, macula sacculi, membranous labyrinth saccule macula, saccular macula, saccular macula of membranous labyrinth, saccular maculs, saccule macula, saccule of membranous labyrinth macula, sacculus (labyrinthus vestibularis) macula |
Definition: | the oval neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the anterior wall of the saccule; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibers around their bodies |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002212] |