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macula utriculi (medicine)


macula utriculi -->
macula of utricle


The neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the inferolateral wall of the utricle; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibres around their bodies; sensitive to linear acceleration in the longitudinal axis of the body and to gravitational influences.

Synonym: macula utriculi, utricular spot.