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English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
Macula — A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small spot where vision is keenest in the retina. The macula of the retina, the light sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye, is the… … Medical dictionary
Macula of utricle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = macula utriculi GraySubject = 232 GrayPage = 1051 Caption = illustration of otolith organs showing detail of utricle, otoconia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
sound reception — Introduction response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly … Universalium
Otolithic membrane — The otolithic membrane is a gelatinous membrane located in the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear, and plays an essential role in the brain s interpretation of equilibrium. Both the saccular macula and utricular macula are covered by an… … Wikipedia
lapillus — (plural lapilli)) the otolith in the utriculus of the pars superior. It is held in a vertical position against the cells of the utricular macula which is innervated by the anterior branch of cranial nerve VIII (the stato acoustic nerve).… … Dictionary of ichthyology
utriculith — lapillus (plural lapilli)(the otolith in the utriculus. It is held in a vertical position against the cells of the utricular macula which is innervated by the anterior branch of cranial nerve VIII (the stato acoustic nerve). Movements of the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
striola — The narrow central area of the utricular macula where the orientations of the tallest stereocilia and kinocilia change. [L. stria, stripe, + ola, dim. suffix] … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Laberinto (oído) — Para otros usos de este término, véase Laberinto (desambiguación). El laberinto es un sistema de pasillos fluidos en el oído interno, incluyendo tanto la cóclea que es parte del sistema auditivo como el sistema vestibular que provee el sentido… … Wikipedia Español
spot — 1. SYN: macula. 2. To lose a slight amount of blood through the vagina. acoustic spots macula of utricle, macula of saccule. Bitot spots small, circumscribed, lusterless, grayish white, foamy, greasy, triangular deposits on the bulbar … Medical dictionary
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium