In inner ear, three mutually perpendicular semicircular tubes {semicircular canal}| {labyrinth, inner ear} detect head rotation.
In inner ear, small calcium-carbonate beads {otolith}| press on semicircular-canal hair-cell hairs.
Inner-ear parts {saccule}| can have small calcium-carbonate stones pressing on hair-cell hairs to detect body positions and rotary and linear accelerations.
Inner-ear parts {utricle}| can have small calcium-carbonate stones pressing on hair-cell hairs to detect head positions, centrifugal forces, and linear accelerations.
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