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The Cyclopean system of projection. The images of the points F, A, and B on the two retinas are transposed to the retina of a hypothetical eye midway between the two.

John Smibert: George Berkeley

Diagram of the human vestibular system showing the membranous labyrinth with labeled structures for balance: the cristae in the semicircular ducts and the maculae in the utricle and saccule. Insets detail the crista with hair cells and cupula, and the macula with hair cells, otolithic membrane, and supporting structures.

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