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What allows you to focus on what you're looking at while your head is moving Vision is not blurred due
to?
-Gaze stabilization - AnswersVestibular ocular reflex (VOR)
Output for the VOR what CN. - AnswersCN 6 Lateral rectus
CN 4 sup oblique
CN 3 rest
What provides sensory input regarding position and motion of the head, controlling the position of the
body's COM, stabilizing and orientating the head with respect to gravity
-Postural control/ Balance - AnswersVestibulospinal reflex (VSR)
What are the 3 components of the vestibular system? - Answers1. The peripheral sensory apparatus
2. Central processor
3. Mechanism for motor output
The peripheral sensory apparatus is composed of - Answers3 semicircular canals
2 Otolith
Which part of the sensory apparatus consists of 3 semicircular canals (SCC) & a central vestibule? It is
filled with perilymphatic fluid.
a. Bony Labyrinth
b. Membranous Labyrinth
c. Ampullae
d. Cupula - Answersa. Bony Labyrinth
Which part of the sensory apparatus is suspended within bony labyrinths by fluid & supportive
connective tissue? It includes 3 SCC & 2 otoliths (utricle & saccule). An ampula is located at 1 end of each
SCC. It is filled with endolymph: high K:Na ratio, like that of intracellular fluid. It does not communicate
with perilymph.
a. Hair cells
b. Membranous Labyrinth