| Term: | posterior macula tether cell |
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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: | posterior macula |
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| Synonyms: | pm, posterior sensory patch, posteromedial macula |
| Definition: | Macula that is located in the developing posterior inner ear, and gives rise to the macula neglecta and the macula saccule. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000558] |
| Name: | tether cell |
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| Definition: | A specialized hair cell that has an elongated kinocilium upon which an otolith accretes. The tether cell then anchors the otolith in place. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005565] |