Definition of Saccules. Meaning of Saccules. Synonyms of Saccules

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Definition of Saccules

Saccule
Saccule Sac"cule, n. [L. sacculus, dim. of saccus sack.] A little sac; specifically, the sacculus of the ear.

Meaning of Saccules from wikipedia

- The saccule is a bed of sensory cells in the inner ear. It translates head movements into neural impulses for the brain to interpret. The saccule detects...
- The laryngeal saccules have pseudostratified columnar epithelium, and contain many mucous glands. The function of the laryngeal saccules is not well understood...
- soft palate, stenotic nares, a hypoplastic trachea, and everted laryngeal saccules (a condition which occurs secondary to the other abnormalities). Because...
- The saccule is the smaller sized vestibular sac (the utricle being the other larger size vestibular sac); it is globular in form, and lies in the recessus...
- carbonate structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular system of vertebrates. The saccule and utricle, in turn, together...
- canals, which enable balance and eye tracking when moving; the utricle and saccule, which enable balance when stationary; and the cochlea, which enables hearing...
- semicircular canal or the calcium carbonate crystals (otolith) of the saccule and utricle. The human inner ear develops during w**** 4 of embryonic development...
- branched muscular bases at the corners of their cubic umbrella, and of small saccules ****ociated with the gastric cavity. They typically have multiple tentacles...
- vestibular hair cells located in the two otolith organs (the utricle and the saccule) and the three semicircular canals via the vestibular ganglion of Scarpa...
- orientation of the head causes a combination of stimulation to the utricles and saccules of the two ears. The brain interprets head orientation by comparing these...