vestibular saccule
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vestibular nerve — n a branch of the auditory nerve that consists of bipolar neurons with cell bodies collected in the vestibular ganglion, with peripheral processes passing to the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule, and with central processes passing to the … Medical dictionary
Vestibular sacs — Vestibular sac may refer to either of two sacs in the ear which are part of the vestibular system:* Saccule * Utricle (ear) … Wikipedia
Saccule — Infobox Anatomy Name = Saccule Latin = sacculus GraySubject = 232 GrayPage = 1052 Caption = illustration of otolith organs showing detail of utricle, ococonia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve Caption2 = MapPos … Wikipedia
Vestibular evoked myogenic potential — The vestibular evoked myogenic potential or VsEP is a neurophysiological assessment technique used to determine the function of the otolithic organs (utricle and saccule) of the inner ear. It complements the information provided by caloric… … Wikipedia
Vestibular nerve — Nerve: Vestibular nerve Inner ear illustration showing semicircular canal, hair cells, ampulla, cupula, vestibular nerve, fluid … Wikipedia
Vestibular system — The vestibular system, which is a contributor to our balance system and our sense of spatial orientation, is the sensory system that provides the dominant input about movement and equilibrioception. Together with the cochlea, a part of the… … Wikipedia
Vestibular apparatus — The vestibule and three semicircular canals of the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter’s level, these structures work with the brain to sense, maintain, and regain balance and a sense of where the body and its parts are positioned in space. * * … Medical dictionary
vestibular hair cells — hair cells found in the maculae of the utricle and saccule, serving as sensory receptors responsive to changes in position; they regulate the sense of equilibrium by sending impulses up the vestibular nerve to the brain. There are two types of… … Medical dictionary
saccule — 1. [TA] The smaller of the two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the labyrinth, lying in the spherical 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… … Medical dictionary
vestibular nerve — the division of the vestibulocochlear nerve that carries impulses from the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule of the inner ear to the brain, conveying information about the body s posture and movements in space and allowing coordination… … The new mediacal dictionary
