Macula of saccule of membranous labyrinth
Macula of saccule of membranous labyrinth
Definition
The oval neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the anterior wall of the saccule; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibers around their bodies.
Also known as macula of membranous labyrinth saccule, macula of saccule, macula of sacculus (labyrinthus vestibularis), macula saccule, macula sacculi, membranous labyrinth saccule macula, saccular macula, saccular macula of membranous labyrinth, saccule macula, saccule of membranous labyrinth macula, sacculus (labyrinthus vestibularis) macula — per UBERON
The Macula of saccule of membranous labyrinth is a part of the Sensory (Ear).