cupula
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The hairs project into a gelatinous cap called the cupula and monitor angular acceleration and deceleration from rotation.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
But opening its doors and entering, one is overwhelmed by the brilliantly colored paintings that cover its walls, ceilings and cupula.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2019
As the head rotates in a plane parallel to the semicircular canal, the fluid lags, deflecting the cupula in the direction opposite to the head movement.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The stereocilia of these hair cells extend into the cupula, a membrane that attaches to the top of the ampulla.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
As one of the canals moves in an arc with the head, the internal fluid moves in the opposite direction, causing the cupula and stereocilia to bend.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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