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the saccule and utricle contain what structre?
what does it do?
what das the utricular ? do?
the saccular ??
what ist he ? composed of?
what do they connect with?
what does it do?
what das the utricular ? do?
the saccular ??
what ist he ? composed of?
what do they connect with?
macula
which signals head position (in relation to the trunk).
responds to centrifugal and vertical acceleration,
responds to linear acceleration.
columnar supporting cells
between which are interspersed mechanoreceptive hair cells, similar to those found in the spiral organ of the cochlea.
It is these macular hair cells that a proportion of vestibular nerve
endings connect with, either almost enclosing the cell (goblet or type I hair cell), or by a small
dendritic connection (columnar or type II hair cell).
which signals head position (in relation to the trunk).
responds to centrifugal and vertical acceleration,
responds to linear acceleration.
columnar supporting cells
between which are interspersed mechanoreceptive hair cells, similar to those found in the spiral organ of the cochlea.
It is these macular hair cells that a proportion of vestibular nerve
endings connect with, either almost enclosing the cell (goblet or type I hair cell), or by a small
dendritic connection (columnar or type II hair cell).
