| Name: | macula |
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| Synonyms: | maculae, sensory macula, sensory patch |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that is a patch of thickened, pseudostratified epithelium in the inner ear, consisting of regular arrays of sensory hair cells interspersed with supporting cells. Each patch has its own characteristic shape and polarity pattern. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000386] |
| Name: | position |
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| Synonyms: | location, placement, relational spatial quality |
| Definition: | A spatial quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's spatial location relative to other objects in the vicinity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000140] |