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The Vestibular System

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Abstract

Five Sensory Organs in the Vestibular Apparatus of the Inner Ear. The vestibular sensory organs enable humans to walk upright. The five most important end organs for spatial orientation and motion sensation are located in the labyrinth of the inner ear (Fig. 34.1). These are the vestibular organs. Healthy people are usually unaware of the normal functioning of their vestibular organs. However, any functional disorder is experienced dramatically as vertigo, dizziness, or even an inability to stand upright.

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  1. Physiologisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 7, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

    Rainer Greger

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive N.W., T2N 4N1, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Zenner, HP., Gummer, A.W. (1996). The Vestibular System. In: Greger, R., Windhorst, U. (eds) Comprehensive Human Physiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60946-6_35

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