When you spin while sitting in a swivel chair with your eyes closed, you can sen

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When you spin while sitting in a swivel chair with your eyes closed, you can sense this movement because the ______ is (are) stimulated.

A. saccule

B. semicircular ducts

C. cochlea

D. spiral organ

E. utricle

When the head rotates, endolymph in a semicircular duct lags behind, which causes the ________ to bend and trigger hair cells.

A. otolithic membrane

B. cupula

C. macula

D. utricle

Sensory receptors must transduce all stimuli into __________ in order for the brain to perceive the sensation.

A. action potentials

B. mechanical energy

C. chemical energy

D. a modality

E. nuclear energy

1. Semicircular canal

2. Capula.

3. Action potential

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