Saccule, a bed of sensory cells situated in the inner ear
Utricle (ear), the other of the two otolith organs located in the vertebrate inner ear
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ends in a cul-de-sac, the endolymphatic sac, between the layers of the dura mater within the cranial cavity. Enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct to greater...
these species consists of a single vestibular chamber, although in lampreys, this is associated with a series of sacs lined by cilia. Lampreys have only...
vestibular aqueducts with enlarged endolymphatic sacs occur in Pendred syndrome, which is caused by a defect on chromosome 7q31. Enlarged vestibular aqueducts...
membranous labyrinth: the vestibularsacs – the utricle and saccule, and the semicircular canals, which are the vestibular organs, as well as the cochlear...
utriculosaccular duct, and then passes along the vestibular aqueduct and ends in a blind pouch, the endolymphatic sac, on the posterior surface of the petrous...
The saccule is the smaller sized vestibularsac (the utricle being the other larger size vestibularsac); it is globular in form, and lies in the recessus...
two branches of the vestibulocochlear nerve. The other branch is the vestibular nerve. Within the vestibule, the membranous labyrinth does not quite preserve...
sinus, or Morgagni's sinus) is a fusiform fossa, situated between the vestibular and vocal folds on either side, and extending nearly their entire length...
filaments of the acoustic nerve which supply the vestibular end of the cochlear duct. The orifice of the vestibular aqueduct is the hind part of the medial wall;...
structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular system of vertebrates. The saccule and utricle, in turn, together make...
otolaryngologists, such as removal of vestibular schwannoma, cholesteatoma, labyrinthectomy, surgery of the endolymphatic sac for Ménière's disease and cochlear...
independently. Once the air has passed the phonic lips it enters the vestibularsac. From there, the air may be recycled back into the lower part of the...
of the inner ear usually shows widened or large vestibular aqueducts with enlarged endolymphatic sacs and may show abnormalities of the cochleae that...
the vestibular sensory cells can lead to a temporary electrical blockade and loss of sensory function. The sudden change in the rate of the vestibular nerve...
(also known as superior semicircular canal) contains the part of the vestibular system that detects rotations of the head in around the lateral axis,...
Disorders of the endolymphatic duct include Meniere's Disease and Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct. Transverse section through head of fetal sheep, in the region...
terrestrial or space motion sickness. In these cases, motion is sensed by the vestibular system and hence the motion is felt, but no motion or little motion is...
hydrops. Patients may also experience tinnitus, vertigo, and loss of vestibular function (ataxia). Alternatively, symptom onset may be sudden, due to...
subfamily C member 29 (DNAJC29) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SACS gene. Sacsin is a Hsp70 co-chaperone. This gene consists of nine exons including...
inner ear. This labyrinth is a continuous epithelium, giving rise to the vestibular system and auditory components of the inner ear. During the earlier stages...
endolymphatic sac decompression. Surgery is often reserved for cases where other measures have proven ineffective and/or when vestibular issues are the...
Wolffian ducts. B.—Diagram of the female type of sexual organs. C. Greater vestibular gland, and immediately above it the urethra. cc. Corpus cavernosum clitoridis...
sinus, or Morgagni's sinus) is a fusiform fossa, situated between the vestibular and vocal folds on either side, and extending nearly their entire length...
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