| Term: | utricle stereocilium bundle |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | utricle |
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| Synonyms: | utriculus |
| Definition: | Otolith organ comprised of the macula utricle and lapillus. The lagena is part of the pars superior. The utricle functions in the detection of movement. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000700] |
| Name: | stereocilium bundle |
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| Synonyms: | stereocilia bundle |
| Definition: | A bundle of cross-linked stereocilia, arranged around a kinocilium on the apical surface of a sensory hair cell (e.g. a neuromast, auditory or vestibular hair cell). Stereocilium bundles act as mechanosensory organelles by responding to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032421] QuickGO AmiGO |