Saccule definitions

Saccule

1) Sacculus 2) Small ear chamber
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Saccule

1) Sacculus
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The saccule is a bed of sensory cells situated in the inner ear. The saccule translates head movements into neural impulses which the brain can interpret. The saccule detects linear accelerations and head tilts in the vertical plane. When the head moves vertically, the sensory cells of the saccule are disturbed and the neurons connected to them be...
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Saccule

• (n.) A little sac; specifically, the sacculus of the ear.
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saccule

(sak´ūl) a little bag, sac, or pouch. the smaller of the two divisions of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear; it communicates with the cochlear duct. laryngeal saccule sacculus laryngis.
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Saccule

Sac'cule noun [ Latin sacculus , dim. of saccus sack.] A little sac; specifically, the sacculus of the ear.
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saccule

Type: Term Pronunciation: sak′yūl Definitions: 1. The smaller of the two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the labyrinth, lying in the spheric recess; it is connected with the cochlear duct by a very short tube, the ductus reuniens, and with the utriculus by the beginning of the endolymphatic sac and the utriculosaccularis duct that jo...
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saccule

(sak;yool) A saclike cavity in the membranous labyrinth inside the vestibule of the inner ear that contains a vestibular organ for equilibrium.
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saccule

[n] - a small sc or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
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