The MACULA OF UTRICLE are stimulated during linear acceleration in the transverse plane.
The transverse plane is the imaginary lines which divides the body into inferior and superior parts. Horizontally and transverse plane means the same thing. The macula is a structure that is found in the nervous system, there are two types of macula and they are differentiated by their orientation, the macula of utricle is placed horizontally while the macula of saccule is placed vertically.