Fill-in (complete each statement with the correct term) 1. The _ are three passages, each forming a circle and each in a different plane. 2. When traveling in an automobile, you sense that you have suddenly turned a corner. The sensation you have is mainly an aspect of the sense of _ equilibrium. 3. In a weightless environment, as in deep space, the sense of _ equilibrium would not work well, if at all.
Fill-in (complete each statement with the correct term)
1. The _ are three passages, each forming a circle and each in a different plane.
2. When traveling in an automobile, you sense that you have suddenly turned a corner. The sensation you have is mainly an aspect of the sense of _ equilibrium.
3. In a weightless environment, as in deep space, the sense of _ equilibrium would not work well, if at all.
4. The vestibular membrane and basilar membrane are walls of the _ labyrinth.
5. The sensory patch in the utricle's lining is called the _.
6. The sensory patch in the utricle's lining has receptors for the sense of _. 7. The _ is a passage that allows air pressure in the middle ear to reach equilibrium with atmospheric air pressure.
8. The auditory ossicles are joined to one another with _ (type) joints.
9. The _ has a flat, pluglike portion that fits into the oval window.
10. Both the oval window and the _ window are on the boundary of the middle and inner ear.
11. During sound reception, the tectorial membrane vibrates and stimulates the hair cells in the _.
12. The _ is the most external portion of the external ear.
13. The _ amplify sound waves by as much as 20 times their original intensily.
14. The semicircular canals have sensory structures called _ within the ampullae.
15. The semicircular canals have sensory structures for the sense of _.
16. The maculae of the vestibular sensory regions are covered with gelatinous material. _ are embedded in this material.
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