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utricle
Structure:
- the larger of 2 membranous sacs in the vestibule of the labyrinth
- it lies in the ellipitical recess & gives rise to the semicircular canals.
Function:
- senses horizontal movement
Pathology:
- hearing loss is not associated with utricle dysfunction [2]
- utricle function is preserved in elderly [2]
Related
semicircular canal
Specific
prostatic utricle (Weber organ, vesica prostatica, vagina masculina, uterus masculinus)
General
ear structure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 9th edition (GRS9)
Medinal-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Porter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2016
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11)
Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2022
Component-of
vestibular
vestibule
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