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balance disorder image from public domain http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/balance/balance_disorders.asp

Descriptions of how the otolith organs (pictured here) of the inner ear enable humans and other animals to sense gravitation and acceleration are at Otolith, at Equilibrioception and at Vestibular system. What enables humans and other animals to keep themselves balanced is their brain's comparison of information from the vestibular system (which is comprised of three semicircular canals and two otolith organs in each ear), the visual system and the proprioceptive system.
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  • 2003-01-31 12:10 The Anome 275×389×8 (16762 bytes) balance disorder image from public domain http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/balance/balance_disorders.asp

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