| Name: | otic vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | otic capsule, otocyst, ov |
| Definition: | Epithelial sac present beside the fifth rhombomere; forms the semicircular canals dorsally and the otolith organs ventrally, and houses the acoustico-vestibular sensory epithelia (maculae) of hair cells. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051] |
| Name: | auditory epithelial support cell |
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| Synonyms: | auditory support cell |
| Definition: | A non-sensory cell that extends from the basement membrane to the apical surface of the auditory epithelium and provides support for auditory hair cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005244] |