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Examples of saccule
saccule
In vertebrates the saccule and utricle together make the otolith organs.
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The saccule and utricle, in turn, together make the otolith organs.
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In mice lacking the otoconia of the utricle and saccule, this retained acoustic sensitivity is lost.
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Vestibular hair cells are stimulated by movement of fluid in the semicircular canals and the utricle and saccule.
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Also shows the utricle and saccule organs that are responsible for detecting linear acceleration, or movement in a straight line.
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In mammals, otoliths are small particles, composed of a combination of a gelatinous matrix and calcium carbonate in the viscous fluid of the saccule and utricle.
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- A small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
- The saccule is a bed of sensory cells situated in the inner ear. The saccule translates head movements into neural impulses which the brain can interpret. The saccule is sensitive to linear translations of the head, specifically movements up and down (think about moving on an elevator). ...
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- (saccular) Having the form of a series of sacs or pouches; sacculate
- (Saccular) From the Latin "sacculus" meaning a small pouch. As for example the alveolar saccules (little air pouches) within the lungs.
- A bundle of hair cells that sense changes in pressure.
- Sac-like inner ear organ containing otoliths; senses vertical motion of the head.
- One of the two fluid-filled sacs in the cochlea separated by the basilar membrane.
- The horizontally oriented otolith organ of the labyrinth.
