Organs of balance, muscle sense and touch

In this topic

• The organ of balance — the vestibular apparatus
• How the vestibular apparatus works
• The muscle sense
• The skin senses and the senses working together

Key terms

• Vestibular apparatus
• Semicircular canals
• Vestibule
• Otoliths
• Hair cells
• Cerebellum
• Muscle sense
• Proprioceptors
• Tactile receptors
• Thermoreceptors
• Pain receptors
• Braille

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