utricle
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There are five vestibular receptor organs in the inner ear: the utricle, the saccule, and three semicircular canals.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The utricle and saccule respond to acceleration in a straight line, such as gravity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Balaban and his colleagues venture that a directed energy source could have damaged the exquisitely sensitive utricle and saccule.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2018
In those individuals, Balaban says, further tests implicated damage to the ear's otolith organs, the utricle and the saccule, key to sensing gravity.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2018
A simple primordial cell or utricle, the most simply organized being, whether animal or vegetable matters little.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
