| Term: | inner ear afferent neuron |
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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: | inner ear |
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| Synonyms: | ear, otic capsule, otocyst |
| Definition: | The auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) organ of the fish, equivalent to the inner ear of amniotes. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000217] |
| Name: | afferent neuron |
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| Synonyms: | input neuron |
| Definition: | A neuron which conveys sensory information centrally from the periphery. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009238] |