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semicircular canal
Function:
- detect rotational movement of the head
Pathology:
- decline in semicircular canal & otolith function with aging [2]
- prevalence of age-related semicircular canal dysfunction > saccular dysfunction > utricle dysfunction [2]
Specific
osseous ampulla (bony ampulla of semicircular canals)
prominence of lateral semicircular canal
General
ear structure
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 9th edition (GRS9)
Medinal-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Porter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2016
- Agrawal Y, Zuniga MG, Davalos-Bichara M et al
Decline in semicircular canal and otolith function with age.
Otol Neurotol. 2012 Jul;33(5):832-9.
PMID: 22699991 Free PMC Article
Component-of
labyrinth (inner ear)
Components
crista ampullaris (ampullary crest)
semicircular duct
vestibular hair cell
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