vestibular system

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vestibular system

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance

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vestibular system - organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium

vestibular apparatus

ear - the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

semicircular canal - one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium

sensory system - the body's system of sense organs

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ear semicircular canal sensory system vestibular apparatus			The vestibular system of the ear is involved with balance while the auditory system determines how well you can hear. What Is An Audiologist? by John Gutierrez / Health, general community Specific motions and positions of the chair can be used to test particular parts of their vestibular system, and visual displays can be presented to assess related eye movement disorders. Spinning 'Roto-tilt Chair' could help in study of balance by Asian News International The vestibular system of each inner ear (semicircular canals, utricle and saccule) controls rotatory movements and orientation in, to and fro, up and down, and angular movements. The dizzy patient--a 5-minute approach to diagnosis by Friedland, Peter / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD			vessel element Vesselful Vesses Vessicnon vest vest pocket vest-pocket Vesta vestal vestal virgin Vestales vested vested interest Vested legacy Vested remainder Vested school vestee Vestiarian vestiary vestibular vestibular apparatus vestibular fold vestibular gland vestibular nerve vestibular sense vestibular system vestibular vein vestibule vestibule of the ear vestibule of the vagina Vestibule of the vulva Vestibule train Vestibuled train vestibulocochlear nerve Vestibulum Vestigate vestige vestigial vestigium vestimentiferan vesting Vestiture Vestlet Vestmannaeyjar vestment vestmental vestmented Vestris vestry Vestry board Vestry clerk			vestibular nystagmus vestibular nystagmus vestibular nystagmus Vestibular Ocular Reflex Vestibular Ocular Reflex Test vestibular organ vestibular organ Vestibular organs Vestibular organs Vestibular organs vestibular r vestibular r vestibular r vestibular r vestibular reflexes vestibular reflexes vestibular reflexes vestibular reflexes Vestibular schwannoma vestibular sense vestibular sense vestibular sense vestibular sense Vestibular Stimulus Response Intensity Comparison vestibular surface vestibular surface vestibular surface vestibular surface vestibular syndrome vestibular syndrome vestibular system Vestibular System Disorder Vestibular Test Battery vestibular testing vestibular toxicity vestibular vein vestibular vein Vestibular Velocity Steps Test Vestibular vertigo Vestibular vertigo Vestibular vertigo vestibular window vestibular window vestibular window vestibular window vestibular window Vestibular-Cervical-Ocular Reflex Vestibular-cochlear Nerve Vestibular-cochlear Nerve Vestibular-cochlear Nerve Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential vestibule vestibule vestibule vestibule vestibule Vestibule (disambiguation) Vestibule (disambiguation) Vestibule (disambiguation) Vestibule (disambiguation) Vestibule Electro-Pneumatic

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