vestibular receptors

nerve cells associated with the sense of balance, located in the cristae of the semicircular canals and in the maculae of the utricle and saccule. They occur in two similar forms: a hair cell enclosed in a chalicelike nerve ending and a cylindrical hair cell that synapses at its base with a nerve ending.

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November 18th 2024

negative relationship

an association in which one variable decreases as the other variable increases, or vice versa. Also called inverse relationship. See also indirect relationship. Compare direct relationship.