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macula sacÂ´culi a thickening on the wall of the saccule where the epithelium contains hair cells that receive and transmit vestibular impulses. macula utriÂ´culi a thickening in the wall of the utricle where the epithelium contains hair cells that are stimulated by linear acceleration and deceleration and by gravity.
Saccule and utricle. Each saccule and utricle has a single cluster, or macula, of hair cells located in the vertical and horizontal planes, respectively. Resting upon the hair cells is a gelatinous membrane in which are embedded calcareous granules called otoliths.