| Term: | saccule otolith |
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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: | saccule |
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| Synonyms: | sacculus |
| Definition: | Otolith organ comprised of the macula saccule and sagitta. The lagena is part of the pars inferior. The saccule functions in the detection of sound and movement. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000428] |
| Name: | otolith |
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| Synonyms: | immature otolith, immature otoliths, statolith |
| Definition: | Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001617] |