The semicircular canals are three tiny tubes located in the inner ear. Their primary job is to regulate balance and sense head position. The three semicircular canals—the anterior, lateral, and ...

Researchers also identified malformation in the lateral semicircular canal, which previous research has deemed common in individuals with Down syndrome. The lateral semicircular canal is the ...

Spontaneous semicircular canal dehiscence affects mainly the superior semicircular canal, whereas lateral semicircular canal dehiscence is most frequently associated with chronic otitis media or ...

3). In the superior and posterior semicircular canals, utriculofugal deflection of the cupula is stimulatory and utriculopetal deflection is inhibitory. The converse is true for the lateral ...