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Balancing stone from inner ear, SEM
Balancing stone from inner ear. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of crystals of calcium carbonate (grey) on the surface of an otolith. An otolith or otoconium is a calcified stone that is found in the otolith organs of the inner ear. They are attached to sensory hairs, and, when the head tilts, the stones movements cause nerve impulses that allow a sense of balance and orientation to be maintained. In humans, otoconia range from 3-30 microns (millionths of a metre) across. Magnification unknown
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Balance Balancing Calcification Calcified Calcium Carbonate Crystal Crystalline Crystals Histological Histology Inner Ear Mineral Movement Orientation Otoconia Otolith Sense Sensing Sensory Stone Stones
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