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semicircular canal
A Dictionary of Psychology semicircular canal n. Any of the three looped, fluid-filled...the canals in each ear are affected. Each canal has a bulge ( ampulla ) on its crest-shaped...where a fluid ( endolymph ) within the canal acts as an inertial mass resisting angular... Read more

semicircular canal
A Dictionary of Zoology semicircular canal In Gnathostomata , one of the three fluid-filled cavities, semicircular in shape, arranged at right angles to one another, and located within the inner ear. They register movement of the head and are associated with balance. Read more

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	Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Human Semicircular Canals and Measurement of Each Membranous Canal Plane Defined by Reid's Stereotactic Coordinates Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...similar study on the membranous semicircular canal planes has never been published...Words: inner ear morphology, semicircular canal, three-dimensional analysis...coordinates. The relationship of the semicircular canal planes to the head axis was... Read more
	Transection and occlusion of lateral semicircular canal in guinea pigs Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...made after occlusion of the lateral semicircular canal in eight guinea pigs. The lateral semicircular canal was drilled out, and then the canal...bones were prepared in the lateral semicircular canal plane. One animal developed profound... Read more
	Calcium and voltage sensitivity of potassium current activation in toadfish semicircular canal hair cells. (Reports from the Marine Biological General Scientific Meetings) Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; Sensory hair cells of the horizontal semicircular canal (HSCC) of the toadfish (Opsanus tau) exhibit two main types...60 mV, close to the resting (zero current) potential of canal hair cells (A. Steinacker, unpub. data). The command voltage... Read more
	On the role of otoliths and semicircular canals in spatial orientation: Dynamics of the visually perceived eye level during gondola centrifugation Magazine article from: Perception and Psychophysics; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...are discussed, taking into consideration otolith-semicircular-canal interaction, as well as memory functions of the...approximately the same plane as the lateral (horizontal) semicircular canal (Lindeman, 1969), tilted rostrally upward 30 with... Read more
	Early histopathologic changes after lateral semicircular transection and occlusion in guinea pigs Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...histopathologic changes of the lateral semicircular canal following transection and occlusion...intramural bone dust in the bony semicircular canal. On the first postoperative...suggest that occlusion after semicircular canal injuries, by making blind ducts... Read more
	HORIZONTAL CANAL BENIGN POSITIONAL VERTIGO Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...parallel to the axis of the semicircular canal inducing it. The nystagmus...deflection of the posterior semicircular canal cupula. Schuknecht5 found basophilic...particles in the posterior semicircular canal explained all of the features... Read more
	Distribution of psammoma bodies in the internal auditory canal and its extended areas in the human temporal bone Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...The area surrounding the FN in the internal auditory canal was divided into a medial half and a lateral half by...surrounding the other 3 nerves in the internal auditory canal were also divided into medial and lateral halves by drawing...geniculate ganglion, and tympanic portions of the facial canal, the ... Read more
	Exhibit gives nuts-and-bolts look at America's heritage of canals Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 5/18/2008; ; 676 words ; ...cost: There is a dollar value attached to each six-inch canal segment, ranging from $100,000 for a simple length of...North Carolina. Aqueducts - elevated troughs that carry canal boats over obstacles such as rivers and gorges - get...exposure in the exhibit, reflecting their importance in canal ... Read more
	SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL CASES OF INTRACTABLE MENIERE'S DISEASE: UNILATERAL CASES WITH INTACT CANALS AND BILATERAL CASES Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...unilateral cases with intact semicircular canal function (n = 17), postoperative...endolymphatic sac drainage, intact semicircular canal, nystagmus, steroid. INTRODUCTION...unilateral cases with intact semicircular canal function should also be carefully... Read more
	Large Jugular Bulb Diverticulum Invading the Internal Auditory Canal Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Imaging studies revealed a normal external auditory canal, middle ear, and inner ear, but a large jugular bulb...Key Words: inferior vestibular nerve, internal auditory canal, jugular bulb diverticulum, vestibular evoked myogenic...jugular bulb diverticulum that eroded the internal auditory canal (IAC), ... Read more

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