Question

Difference between crista and macula.

Answer 1

1. Crista is the sensory organ of rotation.
2. The macula is the sensory area in the wall of the saccule.

Crista	Macula
It is found in the 'ampullae' of the inner ear.	It is located in the saccule.
Contains sensory cells for the transduction of rotational head movements.	Hair cells make up the macula.
It detects angular acceleration and deceleration.	It detects vertical linear acceleration.