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*Otoliths are denser than endolymph - they are calcareous and crystalline. They are contained within the maculae, and detect gravity and linear acceleration. Linear acceleration is the detection of motion along a line, for example when you lean to one side.

*Otoliths are denser than endolymph - they are calcareous and crystalline. They are contained within the maculae, and detect gravity and linear acceleration. Linear acceleration is the detection of motion along a line, for example when you lean to one side.

*Movement of the sensory hair cells triggers impulses, which are carried by the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VIII]]).

*Movement of the sensory hair cells triggers impulses, which are carried by the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VIII]]).

5. ''Nystagmus with slow phase to lesion'' - nystagmus is rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball in any direction, and can be caused by a lack of coordination

5. ''Nystagmus with slow phase to lesion'' - nystagmus is rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball in any direction, and can be caused by a lack of coordination

'''Central Vestibular Pathways'''

 

<big>'''Central Vestibular Pathways'''</big>

[[Image:Central Vestibular Pathways.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Central Vestibular Pathways - Copyright David Bainbridge]]

[[Image:Central Vestibular Pathways.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Central Vestibular Pathways - Copyright David Bainbridge]]

*The sensory hair cells produce signals, which are carried by the vestibulocochlear nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VIII]]) first of all through the bipolar vestibular ganglion cells.

*The sensory hair cells produce signals, which are carried by the vestibulocochlear nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VIII]]) first of all through the bipolar vestibular ganglion cells.