macula of utricle of membranous labyrinth - CISMeF
Macula of utricle of membranous labyrinthUBERON concept
Preferred Label : macula of utricle of membranous labyrinth;
Uberon 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;
Uberon synonym : macula of utriculus (labyrinthus vestibularis); macula utricle; utricle macula; utriculus (labyrinthus vestibularis) macula; membranous labyrinth utricle macula; macula of utricle; utricle of membranous labyrinth macula; macula of membranous labyrinth utricle;
Uberon related term : maculae utricle; utricular macula;
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