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semicircular canal
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semicircular canal: see ear ear, organ of hearing and equilibrium. The human ear consists of outer, middle, and inner parts. The outer ear is the visible portion; it includes the skin-covered flap of cartilage known as the auricle, or pinna, and the opening (auditory canal) leading to the
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semicircular canal [¦sem·i′sər·kyə·lər kə′nal]
(anatomy)
Any of three loop-shaped tubular structures of the vertebrate labyrinth; they are arranged in three different spatial planes at right angles to each other, and function in the maintenance of body equilibrium.
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The inner ear is located within your skull and consists of the cochlea, a chamber shaped like a snail shell, where sound is transformed to nerve signals for the brain, and 3 semi-circular canals that function like a gyroscope, relaying information about head position and movement to the brain.
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Vestibular and semi-circular canal erosions were noted (Figs 3 and 4).
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Inside, there is the eardrum, the bones of the middle ear, and the fluid-filled semi-circular canals of the inner ear.
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