Term Name: | macula of utricle of membranous labyrinth |
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Synonyms: | macula of membranous labyrinth utricle, macula of utricle, macula of utriculus (labyrinthus vestibularis), macula utricle, macula utriculi, maculae utricle, membranous labyrinth utricle macula, utricle macula, utricle of membranous labyrinth macula, utricular macula, utriculus (labyrinthus vestibularis) macula |
Definition: | the neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the inferolateral wall of the utricle; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibers around their bodies; normally sensitive to linear acceleration in the longitudinal axis of the body and to gravitational influences |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002214] |