The three regions of the inner ear are the
A) utricle, saccule, and semicircular canals
B) vestibule, semicircular canals, and cochlea
C) utricle, saccule, and cochlea
D) vestibule, saccule, and cochlea
E) vestibule, utricle, and saccule

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The three regions of the inner ear are the vestibule, which contains the utricle and saccule for detecting linear acceleration and head position, the semicircular canals for detecting rotational movement, and the cochlea for detecting sound vibrations.

The Three Regions of the Inner Ear Are the