Figure 8

Transverse tomographic section displaying the utricle, its otolith, and the corresponding macula of S. tinanti . In (A) the section is shown without labeling and in (B) the same section is illustrated indicating the delimitations of the macula utriculi. The macula utriculi can clearly be distinguished from the part of the VIII^th nerve innervating the macula. Scale bar, 500 μm.