The Vestibule Contains Organs of Hearing and Equilibrium.
The cochlear duct forms a shelf across the cochlea dividing it into two sections the scala vestibuli and the scala tympani. The vestibule contains organs of hearing and equilibrium. Hearing And Equilibrium Anatomy And Physiology Within the bony labyrinth the vestibule and the semicircular canals- compromise the vestibular apparatus b. . The ear is subdivided into 3 major parts. The middle ear consists of a fluid filled chamber. Along with hearing the inner ear is responsible for encoding information about equilibrium the sense of balance which it does in the vestibule and semicircular canals structures that are sometimes collectively referred to as the vestibular apparatus Fig. Each organ contains a crista sensory hair cells and a cupula as found in the ampullae of the semicircular ducts. Equilibrium is the sense of balance and positional awareness. Is associated with static equilibrium. A state of emotion...