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Crista ampullaris
Semicircular canal: ampulla at medium magnification with a hemotoxylin & eosin stain
Details
Location
Semicircular canals of inner ear
Function
Supply sensation of rotation
Identifiers
TA98
A15.3.03.088
TA2
7012, 7015, 7020
FMA
77714
Anatomical terminology
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The crista ampullaris is the sensory organ of rotation. They are found in the ampullae of each of the semicircular canals of the inner ear, meaning that there are three pairs in total. The function of the crista ampullaris is to sense angular acceleration and deceleration.
The cristaampullaris is the sensory organ of rotation. They are found in the ampullae of each of the semicircular canals of the inner ear, meaning that...
the ampullae of each of the three semicircular canals. Part of the cristaampullaris, the cupula has embedded within it hair cells that have several stereocilia...
diameter of the ducts. Each ampulla contains an ampullary crest, the cristaampullaris which consists of a thick gelatinous cap called a cupula and many...
potential to the Spiral Ganglia of Gard. Unlike the hair cells of the cristaampullaris or the maculae of the saccule and utricle, hair cells of the cochlear...
movement of the endolymph inside the canals causes movement of the cristaampullaris and the hair cells within them. Stimulation of the otolith organs...
ampulla. Inside are hair cells and supporting cells known as the cristaampullaris. Changing a person's orientation will cause specific ducts to be stimulated...
with it, activating chemical reactions in the hair cells surrounding cristaampullaris and eventually create action potentials carried by the vestibular...
hair cells from each of the semicircular canals located within the cristaampullaris, ~30,000 hair cells from the utricle, and ~16,000 hair cells from...
endings. The maculas and cristaampullaris are what allow for non-visual sensation of head movements. The cristaampullaris resides in the semicircular...
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