Otoliths sense linear accelerations. The semicircular canal system sense rotations. Both are located in the inner ear.
The fluid in the inner ears; the reason why you get dizzy when you spin around is because the fluid is sloshing around.
This is when the vestibular end-organs in the inner ear no longer function properly. Sometime this happens because of bacterial infection through the ear (common), or because of a breakdown in the regulation of fluid within the organs, or because a physician was treating the patient with an aminoglycoside antibiotic to save their life (but it can irreversibly damage neurons in the vestibular organs). Head-trauma can damage the vestibular organs too. Depending on the extent of injury/dysfunction, symptoms can range from an inability to concentrate, to feeling completely disoriented and unable to walk or balance properly.
The vestibular nucleus is responsible for "proprioception" or spatial awareness of where your limbs/body is in space and of course aids in balance. It's closely related to your sense of hearing.
The Somesthethic sense include the skin sense, vestibular sense, and kinesthetic (sense receptons that detect muscle and joint positioning).
The balance organs are the sensors in the body closest to the hearing organs. Sometimes referred to as 'vestibular organs' for they lie alongside the vestibule in the ear.
Vestibular sense
Your vestibular sense Your vestibular sense
The inner ear contains the sense organs for hearing and balance. The inner ear is comprised of two main functional parts: the vestibular system and the cochlea.
vestibular
1. Eyes - Sight 2. Ears - Hearing, Balance 3. Nose - Smell 4. Tongue - Taste 5. Skin - Touch & Temperature
'Vestibular sense' means a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head.
The fluid in the inner ears; the reason why you get dizzy when you spin around is because the fluid is sloshing around.
The vestibular organs, the eyes and the brain are the body organs that control the body's vision.
The vestibular sense.
This is when the vestibular end-organs in the inner ear no longer function properly. Sometime this happens because of bacterial infection through the ear (common), or because of a breakdown in the regulation of fluid within the organs, or because a physician was treating the patient with an aminoglycoside antibiotic to save their life (but it can irreversibly damage neurons in the vestibular organs). Head-trauma can damage the vestibular organs too. Depending on the extent of injury/dysfunction, symptoms can range from an inability to concentrate, to feeling completely disoriented and unable to walk or balance properly.
The vestibular nucleus is responsible for "proprioception" or spatial awareness of where your limbs/body is in space and of course aids in balance. It's closely related to your sense of hearing.
The Somesthethic sense include the skin sense, vestibular sense, and kinesthetic (sense receptons that detect muscle and joint positioning).