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Sense angular acceleration
3 semi-circular canals
Includes the saccule and utricle, which sense linear acceleration.
Maculae
Hair cells serve as the ----- used to provide information on head motion and head orientation with respect to gravity.
cellular sensory element
Function of the otolithic organs (utricle and saccule)
static tilt with respect to gravity and linear accleration
Hair cells project into ------ Otoconia reside on surface of --------
gelatinous layer
Vertically oriented in the sagittal plane. Hair cells oriented with knocillium (sensitivity) away from striola
Saccule
Horizontal with a 30 degree off-horizontal bend toward the anterior end. Hair cells oriented with kinocillium (sensitivity) facing striola
Utricle
Function of semicircular canals
angular acceleration and principle input to the VOR
Crista of the semicircular canals is located in the
Ampulla
In the semicircular canals, the hair cells are oriented in the same direction as defined by
kinocillium
hair cells in the scc project into the ---- a gelatinous surface structure
cupula which attaches to the opposite wall
endolymph flow toward the ampulla is
excitatory (ampullopedal)
Endolymph flow away from the ampulla is
inhibitory (ampullofugual)
Endolymph flow is opposite to
direction of angular acceleration (head motion)