macula sacculi (macula of saccule)
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Introduction
Oval shaped neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the anterior wall of the saccule. Hair cells of the neuroepithelium are encased in terminal arborizations of the vestibular nerve.
More general terms
Component of
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.