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==Medical==
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When the semicircular canal stops rotating, inertia causes the cupula to register a false rotation in the opposite sense.
(PD) Image: John R. Brews
When the semicircular canal stops rotating, inertia causes the cupula to register a false rotation in the opposite sense.
Top: The semicircular canals with head erect. Bottom: the canals with head tipped forward.
(PD) Image: John R. Brews
Top: The semicircular canals with head erect. Bottom: the canals with head tipped forward.
Vesalius’ illustration of the human cortex. Top panel: Figure 2 of Book 7; Bottom panel: Figure 3 of Book 7.
(PD) Image: Andreas Vesalius, Fabrica (1543)
Vesalius’ illustration of the human cortex. Top panel: Figure 2 of Book 7; Bottom panel: Figure 3 of Book 7.