Human Anatomy, Books a la Carte Edition (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134283395
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Patricia Brady Wilhelm, Jon B. Mallatt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 8RQ
The receptors for static equilibrium that report the position of the head in space relative to the pull of gravity are in the (a) spiral organ, (b) maculae, (c) crista ampullaris, (d) ampullary cupulae, (e) joint kinesthetic receptors.
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