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Innervation is provided by the '''auriculopalpebral branches of cranial nerve VII''' to the auricular muscles and sensory supply by cervical nerve II and cranial nerve V.
 
Innervation is provided by the '''auriculopalpebral branches of cranial nerve VII''' to the auricular muscles and sensory supply by cervical nerve II and cranial nerve V.
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==Histology==
 
==Histology==
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*'''Saccule''' and '''Utricle''': lined by simple squamous epithelium, underneath which is a layer of loose connective tissue.
 
*'''Saccule''' and '''Utricle''': lined by simple squamous epithelium, underneath which is a layer of loose connective tissue.
 
*The connective tissue component of the '''organ of Corti''' is the basilar lamina.
 
*The connective tissue component of the '''organ of Corti''' is the basilar lamina.
      
==Species Differences==
 
==Species Differences==
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