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1
Q

What are the three parts of the vestibular system?

A

Inner ear, VIII cranial nerve and the brain stem

2
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What three other systems contribute to the function of the vestibular system?

A

Visual system, proprioception system (sense of position in space, the cells are in your muscles and ligaments), tactile receptors.

3
Q

What are Ampullae?

A

The swelling where the ducts join to the the saccules

4
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What is Crista ampullaris

A

Is the organ that the hair cells sit in. It inside the ampullae vestibular organ.

5
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What is Nystagmus?

A

Is a series of saccade pursuits

6
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VOR

A

Vestibullo ocular reflex