When You Turn Your Head to Look Around You, Equilibrioception

question 33

Multiple Choice

When you turn your head to look around you, equilibrioception tells us that your body knows the new position of your head. Which receptors are detecting this new movement?

• A) cochlea
• B) otoliths
• C) saccule and utricle
• D) semicircular ducts

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