Question

Distinguish between the maculae and cristae ampullaris in terms of their sensory reception.

Answer 1

Maculae and Cristae are the parts of inner ear.

The macula of saccule that is Specifically situated in the vertical position. It is almost about 2 to 4 mm patch of hair cell and Specifically.In each one of the hair cell of the macula contains almost around forty to seventy stereocilia and Specifically among that one true cilia it is Specifically known as the kinocilium.The very important function of this macula is to identify the vertical linear acceleration of our body .

The crista ampullaris in our human body Specifically belongs to the sensory organ mainly for the sensation of rotation of the human body.It is usually found in the ampullae of the semicircular canals of the inner ear and it also has mainly   total three pairs .

Among this both the types of the organs are having  a thickened epithelium with the cilia of their hair cells and it is Specifically embedded in a specific kind of gelatinous covering .while considering this maculae these are located in the area of the utricle and the saccule and the gelatinous covering of the calcium carbonate Crystals are covered with it .