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| lower portion of membranous labyrinth inner ear |
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| 3 distinct w/ otolith: utriculus, sacculus, lagena |
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| contains lapillus (part of pars superior but more comfortably presented here) |
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| each otolith lies here; patch of hair cells |
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| orientation of cilia varies, some localization of function implied |
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| otolith sensitive to linear acceleration |
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| sound, gravity, accelerations due to swimming; fish tissue transparent to displacement waves:body moves w/rest of water; heavier otoliths dont move in synch, hair cells stimulated |
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| far field sounds cause them to vibrate over neuromasts arranged in macular bed; vibrations stimulate neuromasts; structures either more or less acoustically dense than water amplify sound |
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