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Dizzy feeling where you and your surroundings spin due to a problem in your inner ear. Can be caused by a medical condition, stress, or labyrinth disturbing activities |
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Awareness of position and movement of parts of the body using sensory organs. Helps with muscle memory and coordination |
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Helps maintain balance while sitting, standing, walking, etc |
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Allows us to judge how close objects are and how quickly they are coming |
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Contains the organs of balance |
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Perception of balance is based on sensory receptors in: the inner ear, muscles, joints, and _______ |
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System responsible for detecting head motion and maintaining balance. Consists of three semicircular canals and two otolith receptors |
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The result of our brain and senses working together keeps our bodies stable through our inner eye. Helps us stay upright and not feel dizzy |
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knowing where body parts are and why/how they are moving due to sensors in your muscles, tendons, joints, and inner ear. Helps your stay balanced and aware of position |
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After movements are turned into signals, signals go through brain areas called the vestibular nuclei and ______ for processing |
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Balance is a composition of _________, proprioceptive, and vestibular information |
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Sickness Feeling sick and/or dizzy due to irregular motion disturbing the sense of balance maintained in the inner ear. Feelings of queasy, dizzy, and nausea |
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Different parts of the body have ______ cells that turn movements into signals within your brain |
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