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Descriptor English:   Hair Cells, Ampulla 
Descriptor Spanish:   Células Pilosas Ampollares 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Células Ciliadas da Ampola 
Tree Number:   A09.246.631.663.500.500
Definition English:   Sensory cells in the ampullary crest of each of the semicircular ducts, with their apical stereocilia embedded in a wedge-shaped gelatinous cupula. These hair cells sense the movement of ENDOLYMPH resulting from angular acceleration of the head, and send signals via the VESTIBULAR NERVE to the brain to maintain balance. 
History Note English:   2008 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
chemistry classification
cytology drug effects
enzymology immunology
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
parasitology radiography
radiation effects radionuclide imaging
secretion transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   52525 
Unique Identifier:   D054777 

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