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The oval neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the anterior wall of the saccule; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibres around their bodies.
Synonyms: macula sacculi, saccular spot.
(05 Mar 2000)
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