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n. - A small pouch into which the semicircular canals open.

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  • The utriculus is a warped, irregular bag, whose sections have become unrecognizable.
  • The utriculus and sacculus are in wide-open communication with each other and have almost become one.
  • Figure 3b; through the translucent hyaline cartilage the utriculus and horizontal canal can be darkly seen.
  • The utriculus opens broadly into the scala tympani, and the nervous elements of the cochlea are degenerate.
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