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Jul 22 2013 12:01pm
When you spin quickly, you may feel dizzy. Which component of the inner ear generates the sensations that can lead to this feeling?
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Jul 22 2013 05:55pm

Your sense of balance is maintained (in part) by the "vestibular apparatus".
Within the vestibular apparatus are three fluid-filled tubes called "semicircular canals".
They're oriented in three planes, and gravity causes the fluid in them to shift. The differences in the fluid levels in each tube tell you how you're oriented with respect to gravity.

But spinning around rapidly causes the fluid in the tubes to spin. It remains spinning for a bit even after you stop moving. This confuses your brain, which thinks that the world is still spinning, even though you obviously aren't.
Your brain interprets that sensation as "dizziness".
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Jul 22 2013 07:41pm
Thank you.
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Jul 22 2013 09:44pm
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Thank you.


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