Utricle (ear)

Utricle
Posterior canal Superior canal Utricle Horizontal canal Vestibule Cochlea Saccule Components of the inner ear including the utricle
Details
Part of	Inner ear of vertebrates
System	Balance
Identifiers
Latin	utriculus
TA98	A15.3.03.063
TA2	6999
FMA	61113
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The utricle and saccule are the two otolith organs in the vertebrate inner ear. The word utricle comes from Latin uter 'leather bag'. The utricle and saccule are part of the balancing system (membranous labyrinth) in the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (small oval chamber).^[1] They use small stones and a viscous fluid to stimulate hair cells to detect motion and orientation. The utricle detects linear accelerations and head-tilts in the horizontal plane.