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Equilibrium
vestibular apparatus
Vestibular apparatus = sense of equilibrium and
coordinating head movement
Consists of two sets of structures : (gambar 638a) nj8u
Semicircular canals
Otolith organs (utricule and saccule)
Semicircular canals
Detect rotational or angular acceleration or
deceleration of the head, such as when starting
or stopping spinning, somersaulting, or turning
the head
Receptive hair cells located at ampulla
These hair cells are embedded in cupula
(caplike, gelatinous layer, which protrudes into
the endolymph) gambar 6-38b
Cupula sways in the direction of fluid
movement (just like seaweed in the tide)
gambar 6-39
Gambar 6-38 d
Otolith organs