Abstract
The crista of the semicircular canal is a receptor of rotatory movement, which enables its perception in any plane of rotation. Three semicircular canals, horizontal, anterior and posterior, open into the utricle.
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Harada, Y. (1983). The semicircular canals. In: Atlas of the Ear. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6598-0_19
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