Information About Turning Movements is Provided to the Brain by the ________

Question

Information about turning movements is provided to the brain by the ________.
A) saccule
B) utricle
C) cochlear nerve
D) semicircular canals

Accepted Answer

Turning movements are primarily detected by the semicircular canals, which detect angular acceleration of the head in three different planes. The saccule and utricle, on the other hand, detect linear acceleration and head tilt, respectively. The cochlear nerve is responsible for hearing, not balance.