part of part of has part has part cell hair Homo sapiens macula Thickened areas of the saccule or utricle where the termination of the vestibular nerve occurs[MESH,modified]. 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 sensory macula macular sensory patch acoustic maculae macula acoustic macula UBERON:0000054 ZFA:0000386 GAID:777 maculae MESH:D008267 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 tissue internal ear