Describe the regional differences among the receptor complexes in the membranous labyrinth

What will be an ideal response?


Within the membranous labyrinth, receptors in the semicircular ducts respond only to rotation, receptors in the vestibule respond only to gravity and linear acceleration, and receptors in the cochlear duct respond only to sound.

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Reflexes that activate muscles on the opposite side of the body as the stimulus are called

A) contralateral. B) ipsilateral. C) monosynaptic. D) involuntary. E) polysynaptic.

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Both multiunit and single-unit smooth muscle are under motor control from the autonomic nervous system

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A tennis player complains of severe pain in the shoulder when serving or returning an overhead volley. Which of the rotator cuff muscles is probably damaged?

A. infraspinatus B. subscapularis C. supraspinatus D. teres major E. deltoid

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