macula of utricle
(redirected from acoustic spots)mac·u·la of u·tri·cle
[TA]the neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the inferolateral wall of the utricle; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibers around their bodies; sensitive to linear acceleration in the longitudinal axis of the body and to gravitational influences.
Synonym(s): macula utriculi [TA], utricular spot
mac·u·la of u·tri·cle
(mak'yū-lă yū'tri-kĕl) [TA]The neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the inferolateral wall of the utricle; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibers around their bodies; sensitive to linear acceleration in the longitudinal axis of the body and to gravitational influences.