How do you use Utricle in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pouch or pocket, plus the exact meaning.
Utricle in a sentence
Utricle meaning
- A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
- The larger of the two fluid-filled cavities forming part of the membranous labyrinth in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule) and into which the semicircular canals open. It contains hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.
Using Utricle
- The main meaning on this page is: A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant: | The larger of the two fluid-filled cavities forming part of the membranous labyrinth in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule) and into which the semicircular canals open. It contains hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head. | A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
- Useful related words include: utriculus, pouch, pocket.
- In the example corpus, utricle often appears in combinations such as: and utricle, the utricle, utricle each.
Context around Utricle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Utricle
- In this selection, "utricle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, enable stand out and add context to how "utricle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from the utricle each with and in the utricle that may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "utricle" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with utricle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Movement of the stereocilia and kinocilium enable the hair cells of the saccula and utricle to detect motion. (18 words)
Three semicircular ducts and two chambers, which contain the saccule and utricle, enable the body to detect any deviation from equilibrium. (21 words)
All jawed vertebrates also possess three semicircular canals arising from the utricle, each with an ampulla containing sensory cells at one end. (22 words)
Various clusters of hair cells within the inner ear may instead be responsible; for example, bony fish contain a sensory cluster called the macula neglecta in the utricle that may have this function. (33 words)
The central part of the system consists of two chambers, the saccule and utricle, each of which includes one or two small clusters of sensory hair cells. (27 words)
All jawed vertebrates also possess three semicircular canals arising from the utricle, each with an ampulla containing sensory cells at one end. (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
All jawed vertebrates also possess three semicircular canals arising from the utricle, each with an ampulla containing sensory cells at one end.
Movement of the stereocilia and kinocilium enable the hair cells of the saccula and utricle to detect motion.
The central part of the system consists of two chambers, the saccule and utricle, each of which includes one or two small clusters of sensory hair cells.
Three semicircular ducts and two chambers, which contain the saccule and utricle, enable the body to detect any deviation from equilibrium.
Various clusters of hair cells within the inner ear may instead be responsible; for example, bony fish contain a sensory cluster called the macula neglecta in the utricle that may have this function.
Common combinations with utricle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: