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Greek: Physis

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Nature

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Greek Logia

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“study of”

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Physiology Definition:

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The study of how animals work

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What does it do?

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Function

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How does it do it?

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Mechanism

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Physiology is based on_____

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physics & chemistry

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Phenotypes are influenced by______

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genetics & the environment

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Physiological processes are usually _______

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regulated

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Hierarchy of Integration

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atoms>molecules>cells>tissues>organs>organ systems> organisms > populations

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3 characteristics of Phenotypes

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  • morphology (structure/anatomy)
  • physiology (function)
  • behavior
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what is phenotypic plasticity?

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ability of a phenotype to change in response to environmental conditions

  • same genotype may result in multiple phenotypes
  • can be reversible or irreversible
  • NOT adaptation (no genomic changes)
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epigenetics

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non DNA changes

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homeostasis

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you know what homeostasis is you dumb lunk

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2 strategies for physiological regulation (facing external conditions) [graph!!]

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  • Conformer
  • allow internal environment to match external environment
  • Regulator
  • changes to to a set point, maintain zone of stability
  • particular to a specific environmental factor
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4 types of Regulatory Mechanisms

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  • Negative feedback
  • Positive feedback
  • Feed-Forward Action
  • Acclimatization
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Negative Feedback

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Response opposes stimulus

e. g.:
- Increase in body temp: blood vessels dilate, sweat
- Decrease in body temp: blood vessels constrict, no sweating

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Antagonistic control

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two functions that work in the opposite directions to maintain set point (homeostasis)
e.g.: Blood glucose

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Positive Feedback

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response amplifies stimulus (until an END POINT)
e.g. childbirth: as muscles in uterine wall contract, contraction leads to further distortion of uterus which is detected by stretch receptors, affects brain, releases oxytocin to cause further contractions.

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Feed-Forward (anticipatory) mechanism

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anticipation of stimulus

e.g.: stomach growling at lunch time (a.k.a. Pizza Time)

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Acclimatization

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adjusting physiological function in response to changes in the environment

Typically reversible
e.g.: jet lag, elevation change

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Acclimation

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laboratory phenomenon - response to change in only one factor

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Emergent Properties

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a property that complex systems have that the individual members do not

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Basic Cell structure

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  • Nucleus: DNA > gene expression
  • Cytoplasm (cytosol)
  • Plasma membrane
  • mitochondria: makes majority of ATP
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Membrane proteins

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On the plasma membrane

  • Polar heads (hydrophilic)
  • Non-polar lipid tails (hydrophobic)
  • Small, non-polar molecules can pass through PM
  • Large and/or polar/charged molecules can not cross bilayer
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Plasma Membrane
- maintain composition of intra and extracellular fluids - forms framework for protein components - desmosomes - no transfer of molecules - tight junctions - some molecular transfer
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Types of membrane transport
- simple diffusion - Facilitated Diffusion - Active Transport - Bulk Transport
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Characteristics of Simple diffusion
- Movement from a region of high to low concentration - Powered by random thermal motion - no ATP required - FLUX: measure of diffusion rate
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Direction and magnitude of net flux depends on_______
- Permeability - Concentration gradient - Temperature - Surface Area - Size of molecule - Distance
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Facilitated diffusion
Transmembrane proteins facilitate diffusion of some polar or charged molecules
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With Facilitated diffusion, molecules move _______ their concentration/electrochemical gradient
Down
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ATP is _____ required for facilitated diffusion
NOT
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Channel proteins
- Provide corridor for polar or charged molecules to pass through membrane
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Channel protein specificity depends on______ and _____
charge & size
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Two types of ion channels
Selective (Na+, K+, Cl-) & Non-selective (Na+,K+,Li+)
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Aquaporins
Facilitated diffusion for water | high concentration of water to low concentration of water
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Osmolarity
Total concentration of solutes in a solution Measured in OSMOLES
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1 Osmole =
1 mole of solute/L
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Osmolarity depends on______
Total number of molecules NOT individual type
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3 ways to compare osmolarity of two solutions
Isomotic: same solute concentration Hyperosmotic: higher solute concentration Hyposmotic: lower solute concentration
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Isomotic
same solute concentration
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Hyperosmotic
higher solute concentration
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Hyposmotic
Lower solute concentration
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Water moves from ___tonic side to ____tonic side
Hypotonic side to hypertonic side
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Osmotic Pressure
Pressure generated by movement of water by osmosis. No net flux is reached when hydrostatic (gravity) pressure is equal to osmotic pressure
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3 different classifications of channel proteins
- Constitutive channels - Gated Channels - Special gated channels
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Constitutive channels
Always open | - e.g.: Aquaporins
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Gated channels
- ligand gated channels - Voltage-gated channels - Mechanically gated channels
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Ligand gated channels
- signal molecule binds to receptor to open/close channel | - e.g.: acetylcholine regulates entry of Na+ into muscle cells
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Voltage-gated channels
- regulated by the electrical state of the cell | - activated by change in voltage across membrane
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Mechanically-gated channels
Regulated by a physical change | e.g. touching your skin leading to a sense of touch
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Special gated channel
gap junctions
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Gap Junctions
- aqueous pore between two adjacent cells - made of connexin - allows cell signals (chemical messenger) to be transferred directly between two cells - not always open
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Gap junctions are gated by ________
pH, voltage, other
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Carrier Proteins
Permease: binds the substrate, undergoes a conformational change, and releases substrate on the other side
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Active Transport
Transported molecules must bind to the transporters - metabolic energy is required - primary active transport - directly - secondary active transport - indirectly
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Primary Active Transport
ATP bonds break, energy is released - maintains electrochemical gradient e. g.: Ca2+ ATPase e. g.: Na+/K+ ATPase - ATP binding Phosphate to transport protein, K triggers Phosphate to detach
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Secondary Active Transport
the generated electrochemical gradients use "Coupled Transport"
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Two Secondary Active Transport transporters
Antiporters & Symporters
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Antiporter
Two ions going in opposite directions (K in, Na out)
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Symporter
two ions coupled going in same direction (Na bringing glucose in with it)
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Bulk Transport
Simultaneous movement of many large molecules that cannot be transported by carriers
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Two types of bulk transport
Exocytosis & Endocytosis
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Exocytosis
bulk transport out of the cell | - fusion of the membrane-bound vesicles that contain cellular products with the plasma membrane
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Endocytosis
bulk transport into the cell | - specific molecules can be taken into the cell because of the interaction of the molecule and a protein receptor
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Ions with greater concentration inside the cell:
K+, Organic Anions
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Examples of Organic Anions
Phosphate, nucleic acid
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Ions with greater concentration outside of the cell:
Na+, Cl-
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Nernst Equation at STP
58log([outside]/[inside])
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The difference between an ion's equilibrium potential and RMP is called_______
Driving force
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Any extension off of a cell body is called a _____
process
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Signals are received at the _______
dendrites
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Signal integration happens at the _________
axon hillock
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The axon hillock is also known as the ______
trigger zone
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A signal is conducted along the _____
axon
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Signal ends at the ______
axon terminal
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Gap between the axon terminal and the receptor ____
synapse
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Transient changes that occur locally
Graded potential
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characteristics of Graded potentials
- short distance varied in magnitude and duration occur in dendrites and cell bodies
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Graded potentials can stack over ____ & _____
Space & Time
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EPSP
Excitatory Post-Synaptic Potential
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EPSPs move Vm ______
closer to threshold for AP
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IPSP
Inhibitory Post-Synaptic Potential
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IPSPs move Vm ______
farther from threshold
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Depolarization is caused by ___ ions flowing ___
Na+, into the cell
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Repolarization is caused by ____ ions flowing ___
K+, out of the cell
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A strong driving force is caused by _____
a large difference in RMP and an ion's equilibrium potential
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The period where absolutely NO Action Potential can occur
Absolute Refractory Period
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The period where a large enough stimulus could trigger a new Action Potential
Relative refractory period
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3 types of neurons
- Multipolar - Bipolar - Unipolar
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Characteristics of multipolar neurons
- many processes (dendrites and axon) - Many in the brain - Spinal cord
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Characteristics of bipolar neurons
- only 2 processes off the cell body - single dendrite - single axon - involved in special senses - vision - olfaction - hearing
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Characteristics of unipolar neurons
- off of the cell body only one extension (process) - then it branches - idk, they're weird
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What receptors mediate detection of chemicals?
Chemoreceptors
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Two types of chemoreceptors
- Exteroreceptors | - Interoceptors
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Exteroreceptors are involved in which senses?
- Olfaction (smell) - Gustatory (taste) - Nociception (pain)
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Interoceptors are involved in what senses?
Internal senses - Blood pH - Chemosensors in stomach
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What are neurons involved in smell called?
Oderant Receptor Neurons (ORNs) (bipolar)
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What is the pathway for Oderant Receptors?
- Chemical is ligated to receptor - Gprotein (Golf) is activated, which activates adenylate cyclase. - Acycl converts ATP into cAMP - cAMP opens cAMP gated ion channels (allow Ca2+ and Na+ into cell) (non-specific channels) - Ca2+ opens Ca2+ gated Cl- channels, Cl- flows out, further increasing depolarization, leads to AP
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what chemical does the olfaction Action Potential release?
Glutamate
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What is the sweet G-protein?
Gustducin
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Gustducin pathway
Activates Acycl to make cAMP - Closes K+ channels (depolarization) - this activates Ca2+ channels (enter cell) causes NT release (glutamate)
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What is the bitter G-protein?
Transducin
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Transducin Pathway
- Activates PLC (not Acycl) acts on secondary messenger IP3 - Releases calcium from internal stores (NOT DEPOLARIZED) Ca2+ activates NT release (glutamate)
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Salty pathway
Na+ enters directly - causes depolarization - opens Ca2+ channels - Release NT (serotonin)
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Sour pathway
H+ from sour foods block K+ channel | - K+ can't leave, depolarization, Ca2+ opens, release NT
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Vertebrates use _____ potential
Receptor
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Invertebrates use ______ potential
generator
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Mechanoreception is used in what senses?
- Touch/pressure - Proprioception - Equilibrium/Balance - Hearing - Baroreception
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Epithelial Sodium Channel
- Large extracellular link | - Intracellular link from mebrane to cytoskeleton, activated with pressure, allows Na+ in
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Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channel
non-selective cation channels
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Two channels activated with mechanoreception:
- Epithelial Sodium Channel (EnaC) | - Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channel
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Somatosensation
touch receptors
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Two types of accessory Structures
- Tonic Receptors | - Phasic receptors
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Tonic receptors
- activated with light pressure - e.g.: merkels disks - responding for duration of stimulus
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Phasic receptors
- activated with deep pressure - respond only to changes in pressure - e.g. Pacinian corpuscle
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Proprioceptors:
Monitor the position of the body in space
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Mechanoreceptors for equilibrium example
Lobster - statocyst - statolith (stony particles) - as porganism moves, statoliths roll around, which ever neurons are contacted, detected as mech. force
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Hair cell mechanoreceptor
- responsible for hearing and balance - sterocillia movement - intrinsic excitability - bathed in endolymph - high external K+, low internal
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What happens with a move toward longer stereocillia?
- more channel opening - depolarization - frequency of APs
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What happens with a move toward shorter stereocillia?
- more closure of Ca2+ channels | - hyperpolarization
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Vestibular apparatus
maintains stereocillia mechanism in inner ear
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otoliths
rocks on gelatenous layer in vestibular apparatus

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