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THE SENSE OF BALANCE

Recept Sensory Functio


or organ n

Vestibular Utricle, Horizontal


hair cells head tilt,
linear
acceleration
.

Vestibular Saccule Vertical


hair cells head tilt,
Linear
acceleratio
n

Vestibular 3 Sensory
hair cells semicircularcanal input for
s
Rotary
movements
In pitch, roll,
and yaw
axes
Angular
acceleration.

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