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What is the primary function of the maculae in the membranous labyrinth?
What is the primary function of the maculae in the membranous labyrinth?
- To provide awareness of the position of the head in space (correct)
- To respond to quick tilting movements
- To stimulate the vestibular nerve
- To respond to linear acceleration and deceleration
What causes bending of the hair cells in the maculae of the membranous labyrinth?
What causes bending of the hair cells in the maculae of the membranous labyrinth?
- Deceleration
- Linear acceleration
- Otoliths (correct)
- Quick tilting movements
What is the cause of motion sickness?
What is the cause of motion sickness?
- Excessive linear acceleration
- Discordance between vestibular and visual stimulation (correct)
- Excessive quick tilting movements
- Excessive deceleration
