Otolin
It also binds to otoconin-90 and cerebellin-1. Otolin is produced by the vestibular support cells in the utricle, saccule, the ...
Inner ear
... which contain the saccule and utricle, enable the body to detect any deviation from equilibrium. The macula sacculi detects ... The central part of the system consists of two chambers, the saccule and utricle, each of which includes one or two small ... They contain the sensory hair cells and otoliths of the macula of utricle and of the saccule, respectively, which respond to ... of the saccule and utricle. The human inner ear develops during week 4 of embryonic development from the auditory placode, a ...
Vestibular ganglion
... and the maculae of the utricle and saccule. At birth, it is already close to its final size. It is named for Antonio Scarpa. ...
Gilbert Breschet
He provided a comprehensive description of the utricle and saccule of the inner ear, and is credited for introducing the terms ...
Ivane Beritashvili
However, the optic receptors and vestibular semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule play a most significant part, since their ...
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Other important structures in the inner ear includes the otolith organs, the utricle and saccule, that contain calcium ... The debris should then fall into the utricle of the canal and the symptoms of vertigo should decrease or end completely. Some ... In people with BPPV, the otoconia are dislodged from their usual position within the utricle, and over time, migrate into one ... The crystals may dislodge from the utricle (an otolith organ) and settle within the semicircular canals. When there is motion, ...
Galvanic vestibular stimulation
... the utricle and the saccule). This technology has been investigated for both military and commercial purposes. The technology ...
Membranous labyrinth
... the utricle, and the saccule. The membranous labyrinth is also the location for the receptor cells found in the inner ear. This ...
Ototoxicity
The saccule and utricle detect different motions, which information the brain receives and integrates to determine where the ... Two types of otolith organs are housed in the vestibule: the saccule, which points vertically and detects vertical acceleration ... and the utricle, which points horizontally and detects horizontal acceleration. The otolith organs together sense the head's ...
Translabyrinthine approach
In this approach, the semicircular canals and vestibule, including the utricle and the saccule of the inner ear are removed, ... In this approach, the semicircular canals and vestibule, including the utricle and the saccule of the inner ear are removed ...
Utriculosaccular duct
... the utricle and the saccule. The utriculosaccular duct continues to the endolymphatic duct and ends in the endolymphatic sac. ...
Outline of human anatomy
... see bones Perilymphatic space Membranous labyrinth Endolymphatic space Vestibular labyrinth Utricle Saccule Semicircular ducts ...
Vestibular sacs
Vestibular sac may refer to: Saccule, a bed of sensory cells situated in the inner ear Utricle (ear), the other of the two ...
List of MeSH codes (A09)
... saccule and utricle MeSH A09.246.631.909.625.125 - acoustic maculae MeSH A09.246.631.909.625.125.340 - hair cells, vestibular ...
Vertigo
... utricle and saccule), and the vestibular nerve is called "peripheral", "otologic", or "vestibular" vertigo. The most common ...
Macula (disambiguation)
... a dark area on the surface of a planet or moon Macula of saccule, in the human ear Macula of utricle, in the human ear Macula ...
Graveyard spiral
... the utricle and the saccule), which detect changes in linear acceleration and gravity. Both the semicircular canals and the ...
Sobp
... the sensory and supporting cells of the maculae of saccule and maculae of utricle, and cristae ampullaris. Sobp is also ...
Crista ampullaris
The inner ear comprises three specialized regions of the membranous labyrinth: the vestibular sacs - the utricle and saccule, ... The semicircular canals are filled with endolymph due to its connection with the cochlear duct via the saccule, which also ...
Dark cell
... leading to the collapse of the epithelia of the roof of the utricle, saccule and ampullae, as well as dysfunction of the ... Dark cells are specialized nonsensory epithelial cells found on either side of the vestibular organs (the utricle and the ...
Balance disorder
... which are normally found in the utricle and saccule (the otolith organs) and are used to sense movement. If they fall from the ... utricle and become loose in the semicircular canals, they can distort the sense of movement and cause a mismatch between actual ...
Vestibular nerve
... the utricle and the saccule) and the three semicircular canals via the vestibular ganglion of Scarpa. Information from the ... the superior branch passes through the foramina in the area vestibularis superior and ends in the utricle and in the osseous ... the fibers of the inferior branch traverse the foramina in the area vestibularis inferior and end in the saccule; the posterior ...
Bipolar neuron
... to the vestibular nerve exist within the vestibular ganglion with axons extending into the maculae of utricle and saccule as ...
Petrous part of the temporal bone
... for the passage of the nerves to the utricle and the superior and lateral semicircular ducts, and, in front, the area facialis ... consists of several small openings for the nerves to the saccule; below and behind this area is the foramen singulare, or ... orifices for nerves to saccule Foramen singulare. The inferior surface is rough and irregular, and forms part of the exterior ...
Vestibule of the ear
... for the passage of filaments of the acoustic nerve to the saccule; and behind this depression is an oblique ridge, the crista ... The apertures in the pyramid transmit the nerves to the utricle; those in the recessus ellipticus are the nerves to the ampullæ ...
Spatial disorientation
Two otolith organs, the saccule and utricle, are located in each ear and are set at right angles to each other. The utricle ... However, the saccule and utricle can provide misleading sensory perception when gravity is not limited to the vertical plane, ... detects changes in linear acceleration in the horizontal plane, while the saccule detects linear accelerations in the vertical ...
Index of anatomy articles
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