| Name: | otic vesicle | 
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| Synonyms: | otic capsule, otocyst, ov | 
| Definition: | Epithelial sac present beside the fifth rhombomere; forms the semicircular canals dorsally and the otolith organs ventrally, and houses the acoustico-vestibular sensory epithelia (maculae) of hair cells. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051] | 
| Name: | neuroepithelial cell | 
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| Synonyms: | neuroepithelial cells | 
| Definition: | |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009306] |