otolith
noun
a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
otolithic
-
a word derived from
otolith.
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The otolithic membrane moves separately from the macula in response to head movements.
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Tilting the head causes the otolithic membrane to slide over the macula in the direction of gravity.
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On top of the otolithic membrane is a layer of calcium carbonate crystals, called otoliths.
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The moving otolithic membrane, in turn, bends the sterocilia, causing some hair cells to depolarize as others hyperpolarize.
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Simultaneously with the otolithic capsules, four rudimentary tentacles make their appearance between the four tentacles.
From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Philip Henry Gosse
