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

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.