Slide 1 Equilibrium vestibular apparatus - equilibrium receptors in the semicircular canals and vestibule send signals to the brain that initiate reflexes needed to make…

Special Senses Organs of Equilibrium Equilibrium receptors of the inner ear are called the vestibular apparatus Vestibular apparatus has two functional parts Static equilibrium…

Special Senses Organs of Equilibrium Equilibrium receptors of the inner ear are called the vestibular apparatus Vestibular apparatus has two functional parts Static equilibrium…

Special Senses Special Senses Objective 5 Identify the divisions of the ear, their structures, and the functions of each. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing…

Chapter 8 Special Senses The Ear Houses two senses Hearing Equilibrium (balance) Receptors Sound receptors Mechanoreceptors Both stimulated by the movement of fluid Anatomy…