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11-35. SACCULUS AND UTRICULUS a. The sacculus and the utriculus are two sac-like portions of the membranous labyrinth. They are filled with endolymph. b. On the wall of each sac is a collection of special hair cells known as the macula, which serves as a receptor organ for static and linear kinetic gravitational forces. The saccular macula and the utricular macula are oriented at more or less right angles to each other. For the pair of maculae in the membranous labyrinth of the right side, there is a corresponding pair in the labyrinth of the left side. Information from all of these maculae is sent into the brain for continuous sensing of the position of the head in space. |
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