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with its receptors called hair cells, lies on the basilar membrane.

possess hairs that extend into the endolymph of the cochlear duct

Above the hair cells lies the __, which touches the tips of the stereocilia

sense of equilibrium consists of two

organs of _ help to maintain the position of the head when the head and body are still

organs of _ help to mintain balance when the head and body suddenly move and rotate

The organs of static equilibrium are located within the bony _of the inner ear, inside the _ and _ (expansions of the membranous labyrinth).

consisting of hair cells and supporting cells, lies inside the utricle and saccule.

The organs of dynamic equilibrium are called __, and are located in the _ of each semicircular canal of the inner ear. They are at right angles to each other.

Hair cells extend into a dome- shaped gelatinous _

associated with the joints, and the changes detected by the eyes also help maintain equilibrium

namely the lacrimal apparatus, eyelids, and extrinsic muscles, aid the eye in its function.

_ protects the eye from foreign objects and is made up of the thinnest skin of the body lined with _

produces tears that lubricate and cleanse the eye

_ of the eye attach to the sclera and move the eye in all directions

is a fluid-filled hollow sphere with three distinct layers, or tunics.

is the transparent cornea at the front of the eye, and the white sclera of the anterior eye.

_ and blood vessels pierce the sclera at the posterior of the eye.