Fish MCQ 23

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Friday, July 27 1973 by fish

Last modified on Friday, July 27 1973.

 
        A) Medial vestibulospinal tract - head stabilization
 
        B) Saccule - linear acceleration
 
        C) Utricle - angular acceleration
 
        D) Lateral vestibulospinal tract - postural control
 
        E) Semicircular canals - angular acceleration
 

 

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This question was created on July 27, 1973 by fish.
This question was last modified on July 27, 1973.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) Medial vestibulospinal tract - head stabilization

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The function of the medial vestibulospinal tract is to stabilize the head's position during movement   (See References)

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B) Saccule - linear acceleration

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Utricle and saccule transduce linear acceleration  (See References)

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C) Utricle - angular acceleration

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Utricle and saccule transduce linear acceleration  (See References)

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D) Lateral vestibulospinal tract - postural control

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The function of the lateral vestibulospinal tract is postural control  (See References)

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E) Semicircular canals - angular acceleration

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The three semicircular canals are important for transducing angular acceleration in orthogonal planes  (See References)

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References:

1. Vanderah, T. W., & Nolte, J. (2019). Chapter 14: Hearing and Balance: The Eighth Cranial Nerve. In Nolte's essentials of the human brain. essay, Elsevier.

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Fish MCQ 23
Question ID: 112622131
Question written by fish. (C) FrontalCortex.com 2006-2009, all rights reserved. Created: 07/27/1973
Modified: 07/27/1973
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