The saccule is the smaller sized vestibular sac (the utricle being the other larger size vestibular sac); it is globular in form, and lies in the recessus sphæricus near the opening of the scala vestibuli of the cochlea.
The saccule is the smaller-sized vestibular compartment (the utricle being the other larger-sized vestibular compartment); it has a rounded shape, and is located in the recessus sphæricus near the opening of the scala vestibuli of the cochlea.