Vestibular Hair Cells

Sensory cells in the acoustic maculae with their apical STEREOCILIA embedded in a gelatinous OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE. These hair cells are stimulated by the movement of otolithic membrane, and impulses are transmitted via the VESTIBULAR NERVE to the BRAIN STEM. Hair cells in the saccule and those in the utricle sense linear acceleration in vertical and horizontal directions, respectively.

Also Known As:

Hair Cells, Vestibular; Hair Cell, Vestibular; Vestibular Hair Cell

Nervous System
- Neurons
  - Afferent Neurons
    - Sensory Receptor Cells
      - Mechanoreceptors
        Neuroepithelial Cells
        Vestibular Hair Cells
    - Vestibular Hair Cells
- Peripheral Nervous System
  - Sensory Receptor Cells
    - Mechanoreceptors
      - Neuroepithelial Cells
        Vestibular Hair Cells
Sense Organs
- Ear
  - Inner Ear
    - Labyrinth Vestibule
      - Saccule and Utricle
        Acoustic Maculae
        Vestibular Hair Cells
- Vestibular System
  - Labyrinth Vestibule
    - Saccule and Utricle
      - Acoustic Maculae
        Vestibular Hair Cells
Cells
- Neurons
  - Afferent Neurons
    - Sensory Receptor Cells
      - Mechanoreceptors
        Neuroepithelial Cells
        Vestibular Hair Cells
    - Vestibular Hair Cells

Afferent Neurons

Context: Research Results