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Haney AP C10 10.8
Question | Answer |
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What are the two senses of equilibrium? | Static equilibrium and Dynamic equilibrium |
What does the static equilibrium do? | It maintains stability and posture wen the body and head are still. |
What does the dynamic equilibrium do? | It detects motion and aid in maintaining balance. |
What is a vestibule? | Its a bony chamber between the semicircular canals and the cochlea. |
What is an utricle? | Its an enlarged portion of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. |
What is an saccule? | Its another enlarged portion of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. |
What is it called when the hair cells of the maculae extend upward into a dome-shaped, gelatinous mass? | Its called the cupula |
a swelling that ends in the membranous canal in the semicircular canal. | ampulla |
sensory organs of the semicircular canal | crista ampullaris |