Acceleration or head movements cause the fluid in the vestibular apparatus to stimulate action potentials by ________

a. bending cilia on mechanoreceptors
b. binding to axons of sensory receptors
c. bending hair cells against the organ of Corti's tectorial membrane
d. putting pressure on Pacinian corpuscles


a

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