saccule
/sak-yool/US // ˈsæk yul //UK // (ˈsækjuːl) //
囊状物,囊括,囊中物,囊中羞涩
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.Compare utricle.
- : a little sac.
Examples
The sacs of the internal ear, known as the utricle and saccule, receive the impulses of the base of the stapes.
Anteriorly the saccule communicates with the membranous cochlea or scala media by a short ductus reuniens (fig. 2, dr).
Subsequently constrictions appear in the vesicle marking off the saccule and utricle.
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