Semicircular canals system

The article shows semicircular canal anatomy as seen in microdissection; evaluate osseous semicircular canal, membranous semicircular canal and the relationship of semicircular canal with the adjacent anatomical structures.

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The vestibule of the inner ear senses head motion for spatial orientation and bodily balance. In vertebrates, the vestibular system consists of three fluid filled semicircular canals, which detect rotational acceleration, and two gravity receptor organs, the utricle and saccule, which respond to linear acceleration and gravity (Figure 1). The utricle and saccule are also referred to as the otolithic organs because they contain bio-crystals called otoconia (otolith in fish).

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