Question

Name the specific receptors of the vestibular apparatus responsible for maintaining body posture.

Answer 1

Vestibular System:

1. In vertebrates, the vestibular system is a sensory system that generates a sense of balance and spatial orientation in order to coordinate movement with balance.
2. The utricle, saccule, and three semicircular canals make up the vestibular system in each ear.
3. The vestibular apparatus's macula and crista are specialized receptors that are crucial in maintaining posture and body balance.
4. Crista is the enlarged base of the bone canal of the inner ear, and it is a protruding ridge of the ampulla.
5. In the vestibular system of the inner ear, the macula is a protruding ridge of the saccule and utricle, which are otolith organs.