part of develops from start stage end stage anterior semicircular canal anterior crista primordium anterior crista ZFA:0000619 Patch of thickened, pseudostratified epithelium that is associated with the anterior semicircular canal. It consists of regular arrays of sensory hair cells interspersed with supporting cells. The anterior crista has its own characteristic shape and polarity pattern. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for <a href='http://zfin.org/zf_info/anatomy/dict/sens/sens.html'>sensory patches of the ear</a> by T. Whitfield.) anterior semicircular canal sensory patches TAO:0000619 ac zebrafish_anatomy anterior semicircular canal sensory patch anterior crista ampullaris rostral crista ZFA:0000273 anterior cristae otic epithelium larval:protruding-mouth adult