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macula of utricle of membranous labyrinth

Term ID
UBERON:0002214
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 anna
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