Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The portion of the utricle which is lodged in the recess forms a sort of pouch or cul-de-sac the floor and anterior wall of which are thickened and form the macula of utricle (or utricular macula) which receives the utricular filaments of the vestibulocochlear nerve.The macula of utricle allows a person to perceive changes in longitudinal acceleration as well as effects of gravity.
