Saccule and Utricle

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Saccule and Utricle


Two membranous sacs within the vestibule of the inner ear. The smaller, the saccule, lies near the opening of the scala vestibuli. The larger, the utricle, is in the superoposterior part of the vestibule. Both receive filaments from the VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE.


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