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Sensory Modalities

Inner ear

Inner ear

Inner ear anatomy showing utricle, saccule, and vestibular nerve.

This is two color drawings. One is a cutaway view of the ear, showing the ear canal and the bony labyrinth. The second is a closeup of the bony labyrinth, with all its parts identified, and the membranous labyrinth outlined within it.

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    "Saccule."
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccule Wikipedia CC BY 3.0.

Related Terms

  • ultradian
  • circadian
  • saccule
  • utricle
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