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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. Diagram showing how the maculae in the inner ear respond to gravity for balance. One panel illustrates upright hair cells when the head is upright, and another shows tilted hair cells when the head bends forward, helping maintain static equilibrium. Diagram showing the physiology of balance with two main parts: at left, a cross-section of the crista in the horizontal canal with labeled hair bundles, hair cells, and cupula above a stationary person; at right, the same structures during head rotation above a spinning person, illustrating how the cupula shifts to detect movement.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Verywell Health - An Overview of Proprioception. Oct 05, 2026
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Proprioception. Feb 27, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Libraries - Introduction to Sensation and Perception - Kinesthesia and Proprioception. Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: The Guardian - The power of proprioception: how to improve your �sixth sense� � and become healthier and happier. Aug 29, 2024
Add new Web site: CellPress - Current Biology - Proprioception. Jul 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Michigan State University Libraries - Introduction to Neuroscience - Spinal Motor Control and Proprioception. Apr 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Proprioception in Action: A Matter of Ecological and Social Interaction. Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Proprioceptive Sensations. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - An Overview of Proprioception. Sep 12, 2023
Add new Web site: American Physiological Society - The Proprioceptive Senses: Their Roles in Signaling Body Shape, Body Position and Movement, and Muscle Force. Aug 03, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Utah - Learn.Genetics - What is proprioception? May 28, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - What is Proprioception? Mar 15, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Proprioception as a sensory root for body and motor awareness. Jan 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - What Is Proprioception, and Why Is It so Important? Sep 28, 2022
Add new Web site: International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation - Proprioception. Sep 20, 2015
Add new Web site: Sensory Processing Disorder Australia - The Proprioceptive System. Sep 20, 2015
New illustration added. Jan 14, 2009
Added new Web site: The Ear InfoSite - The Latest Word on Dizziness, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus. Jul 06, 2006
Added new Web site: The Ear InfoSite - The Latest Word on Dizziness, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus. Jul 06, 2006
Article revised. Dec 04, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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