Noun
A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed.
A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant.
A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot.
A utriculus.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAll jawed vertebrates also possess three semicircular canals arising from the utricle, each with an ampulla containing sensory cells at one end. Source: Internet
Movement of the stereocilia and kinocilium enable the hair cells of the saccula and utricle to detect motion. Source: Internet
The central part of the system consists of two chambers, the saccule and utricle, each of which includes one or two small clusters of sensory hair cells. Source: Internet
Three semicircular ducts and two chambers, which contain the saccule and utricle, enable the body to detect any deviation from equilibrium. Source: Internet
Various clusters of hair cells within the inner ear may instead be responsible; for example, bony fish contain a sensory cluster called the macula neglecta in the utricle that may have this function. Source: Internet