Josie and her friends play a game where they each spin around ten times, then see who can walk the longest before falling over. What physical structure plays a key role in the children's game?

A. Semicircular canals
B. Merkel's disks
C. Meissner's corpuscle
D. Tympanic membrane


Answer: A

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