Term Name: inner ear
Synonyms: ear, otic capsule, otocyst
Definition: The auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) organ of the fish, equivalent to the inner ear of amniotes. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)
Appears at: Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000217]

Relationships
develops from: otic vesicle
is part of: vestibuloauditory system
has parts: endolymphatic duct endolymphatic sac inner ear foramen macula macula communis otolith organ pars inferior ear pars superior ear perilymphatic space
is a type of: anatomical cluster

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