Biology 1st Edition by Jerome Krueger, Kendra Hill, Robert Noyd

Exercise 7

World-class figure skaters often include dramatic spins as a part of their routines. Skaters must train continuously to overcome the loss of balance associated with confusing sensory input when they are spinning rapidly. Which organ located in the inner ear works in perceiving balance?
A) cochlea
B) auditory ganglia
C chemoreceptors
D) semicircular canals
E) retina