Cupula Structure at Julian Boyd blog

Cupula Structure. The cupula is displaced by water movement, thus bending the hairs beneath it, resulting in activity in the nerve. Contained in the ampulla is a gelatinous membrane called the cupula. The cupula of the utricle and saccule has an additional superficial fibrous layer called the otolithic membrane which contains numerous crystals of calcium carbonate called otoliths or otoconia. A patch of innervated hair cells is found at the base of the ampulla in a structure termed a crista (meaning crest). In the inner ear of higher vertebrates. The cupula is a gelatinous structure that spans the entire duct, and its motion is coupled to the hair cells. The crista contains hair cells. The hair cells are receptor cells that have hairlike projections called hair bundles that extend into the cupula. The tallest stereocilium is again referred to as the kinocilium. A cupola is a small structure, enclosed but with openings, placed on the top of a building's roof or dome. The apical lining of the hair cells in the semicircular canals is covered by a gelatinous mass called the cupula. Here, hair cells extend stereocilia into the cupula.

Here, hair cells extend stereocilia into the cupula. The cupula is a gelatinous structure that spans the entire duct, and its motion is coupled to the hair cells. The crista contains hair cells. The apical lining of the hair cells in the semicircular canals is covered by a gelatinous mass called the cupula. Contained in the ampulla is a gelatinous membrane called the cupula. The cupula is displaced by water movement, thus bending the hairs beneath it, resulting in activity in the nerve. A cupola is a small structure, enclosed but with openings, placed on the top of a building's roof or dome. A patch of innervated hair cells is found at the base of the ampulla in a structure termed a crista (meaning crest). The tallest stereocilium is again referred to as the kinocilium. The hair cells are receptor cells that have hairlike projections called hair bundles that extend into the cupula.

Cupula de Brunelleschi. Cortesía de National Greographic. Arte Fernando G. Baptista

Cupula Structure A patch of innervated hair cells is found at the base of the ampulla in a structure termed a crista (meaning crest). Here, hair cells extend stereocilia into the cupula. The apical lining of the hair cells in the semicircular canals is covered by a gelatinous mass called the cupula. The cupula is displaced by water movement, thus bending the hairs beneath it, resulting in activity in the nerve. The tallest stereocilium is again referred to as the kinocilium. The crista contains hair cells. The cupula is a gelatinous structure that spans the entire duct, and its motion is coupled to the hair cells. Contained in the ampulla is a gelatinous membrane called the cupula. The hair cells are receptor cells that have hairlike projections called hair bundles that extend into the cupula. The cupula of the utricle and saccule has an additional superficial fibrous layer called the otolithic membrane which contains numerous crystals of calcium carbonate called otoliths or otoconia. A patch of innervated hair cells is found at the base of the ampulla in a structure termed a crista (meaning crest). A cupola is a small structure, enclosed but with openings, placed on the top of a building's roof or dome. In the inner ear of higher vertebrates.