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Semicircular canals

Canales semicirculares · Polokruhovité kanálky

Sense organs

Looks like

Three tiny fluid-filled loops set at right angles to each other in the inner ear.

What it does

Sense head rotation in every direction.

Keeping it well

Loose crystals or inflammation cause vertigo; vertigo with a new headache, double vision or weakness needs emergency assessment for stroke.

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