macula of utricle of membranous labyrinth

Term ID

UBERON:0002214

Synonyms

• macula of membranous labyrinth utricle
• macula of utricle
• macula of utriculus (labyrinthus vestibularis)
• macula utricle
• macula utriculi
• maculae utricle
• membranous labyrinth utricle macula
• utricle macula
• utricle of membranous labyrinth macula
• utricular macula
• utriculus (labyrinthus vestibularis) macula

Definition

the neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the inferolateral wall of the utricle; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibers around their bodies; normally sensitive to linear acceleration in the longitudinal axis of the body and to gravitational influences anna

References

• EFO:0003474
• EMAPA:35535
• MA:0001203
• NCIT:C33046
• TAO:0000030
• UMLS:C0229451
• ZFA:0000030
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macula_of_utricle
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0229451
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362568003

Ontology

Cell Ontology