The crista ampullaris is the sensory organ of rotation located in the semicircular canal of the inner ear. The function of the crista ampullaris is to sense angular acceleration and deceleration. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crista_ampullaris ]
Synonyms: ampullary crest of semicircular duct
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- Wikipedia:Crista_ampullaris
- FMA:77714
- MA:0002771
- NCIT:C32063
- SCTID:368953000
- EMAPA:32791
- UMLS:C0229465 (ncithesaurus:Ampullary_Crest)
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