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The frequency of impulses generated by receptors in a utricle is

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The frequency of impulses generated by receptors in a utricle is.

  1. Related to the orientation of the head.
  2. Higher during travel at 100 than at 20 miles per hour.
  3. Reduced in the weightless conditions in outer space.
  4. Inversely related to the frequency being generated by the opposite utricle.
  5. Related to the impulse frequency being generated by semicircular canal receptors.
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safaTerkawi
2022-08-10
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A. True This determines the plane of the gravitational pull on the otoliths.

B. False The utricle is affected by acceleration, not velocity.

C. True This can give rise to a form of travel sickness.

D. False Often both respond in parallel.

E. False The utricles and semicircular canals function independently; utricles respond to linear acceleration, semicircular canals to angular acceleration.

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