Otolith
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An otolith, also called otoconium, statolith, or statoconium, is a calcium carbonate structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular system of vertebrates. The sac
Otolith organs showing detail of utricle, otoconia, endolymph, cupula, macula, hair cell filaments, and saccular nerve
Juvenile herring. Length 30 mm; 3 months old; still transparent; the otoliths are visible left of the eye.
Photo of an otolith from an adult European sea bass, caught in the Mediterranean Sea
A pair of sagittae from a Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
Vestibular system
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The vestibular system, in vertebrates, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the function of coordinating movement with balance. Together with the cochlea,
Otolith
…also called otoconium, statolith, or statoconium, is a calcium carbonate structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular system of vertebrates. The saccule and utricle, in turn, together make the otolith organs. These organs are what allows an organism, including humans, to…
Neural pathway of the vestibular system