| Term 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.) |
| Appears at: | Segmentation:14-19 somites (16.0h-19.0h) |
| Evident until: | Unknown |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051] |
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