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What happens at the beginning of rotation of the head to the right in the vestibular receptors in the lateral semicircular canals?

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1. What happens at the beginning of rotation of the head to the right in the vestibular receptors in the lateral semicircular canals?

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Walls of the bony & membranous labyrinths move with the head The endolympth lags behind due to inertia Causes a relative flow of endolymph away from the ampulla on the left & towards the ampulla on the right, with displacement of the cupula Because of the relative position of the kinocilium, the flow towards the ampulla is excitatory & the flow away from the ampulla is inhibitory Results in â†‘ discharge frequency in the right VIII nerve & â†“ frequency in the left VIII nerve Imbalance is interpreted as rotation to the right
Blood-filled spaced located between the periosteal & meningeal layers of the dura mater They receive blood from the brain, scalp, face They receive CSF from the subarachnoid space Ultimately drain into the internal jugular vein Sinuses do not have valves so blood can flow in both directions
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