| Name: | posterior crista |
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| Synonyms: | caudal crista, pc, posterior crista ampullaris, posterior cristae, posterior semicircular canal sensory patch, posterior semicircular canal sensory patches |
| Definition: | Patch of thickened, pseudostratified epithelium that is associated with the posterior semicircular canal. It consists of regular arrays of sensory hair cells interspersed with supporting cells. The posterior crista has its own characteristic shape and polarity pattern. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000566] |
| Name: | physical object quality |
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| Synonyms: | monadic quality of a continuant, monadic quality of an object, monadic quality of continuant, multiply inhering quality of a physical entity, quality of a continuant, quality of a single physical entity, quality of an object, quality of continuant |
| Definition: | A quality which inheres in a continuant. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001241] |