part of part of macula GAID:777 MESH:D008267 Patches of thickened, pseudostratified epithelium of the inner ear, consisting of regular arrays of sensory hair cells interspersed with supporting cells. Each patch has its own charcteristic shape and polarity pattern. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.)[TAO] TAO:0000386 Thickened areas of the saccule or utricle where the termination of the vestibular nerve occurs[MESH,modified]. UBERON:0000054 ZFA:0000386 acoustic macula acoustic maculae macula maculae macular sensory macula sensory patch this refers to the inner ear structure, not the macula of the retina. We follow ZFA in including a grouping class for the macula of utricle and sacule uberon tissue internal ear ectoderm-derived structure structure with developmental contribution from neural crest