EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ is filled with fluid and helps you keep your equilibrium
A
Retina
B
Cochlea
C
spinal cord
D
iris
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dynamic balance is maintained by three semicircular canals present in each ear which are filled with a fluid known as endolymph.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cochlea is filled with a watery liquid, the endolymph, which moves in response to the vibrations coming from the middle ear via the oval window.

Detailed explanation-3: -Loop-shaped canals in your inner ear contain fluid and fine, hairlike sensors that help you keep your balance. At the base of the canals are the utricle and saccule, each containing a patch of sensory hair cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Receptors for two sensory modalities (hearing and equilibrium) are housed in the ear. The external ear, the middle ear, and the cochlea of the inner ear are involved with hearing. The semicircular canals, the utricle, and the saccule of the inner ear are involved with equilibrium.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cochlea is filled with fluid to help facilitate the hair cells of the cochlea registering vibrations and converting them to sound. The hair cells are not actual hair but are cells with hairlike extensions that float in the fluid of the cochlea.

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