User:John R. Brews/Vestibular system

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Vestibular system

Vestibular system
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.
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