part_of
part of
part of
has part
has part
has_part
cell hair
macula
Thickened areas of the saccule or utricle where the termination of the vestibular nerve occurs[MESH,modified].
macula
uberon
acoustic macula
Patches of thickened, pseudostratified epithelium of the inner ear, consisting of regular arrays of sensory hair cells interspersed with supporting cells. Each patch has its own charcteristic shape and polarity pattern. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.)[TAO]
UBERON:0000054
ZFA:0000386
TAO:0000386
GAID:777
this refers to the inner ear structure, not the macula of the retina. We follow ZFA in including a grouping class for the macula of utricle and sacule
maculae
MESH:D008267
sensory macula
macular
sensory patch
acoustic maculae
tissue
internal ear