The receptors for rotational balance are located in the ___________ of the semicircular canals.

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Mechanoreceptors in the semicircular canals detect rotational balance.The base of each of the three canals,called the ampulla,is slightly enlarged.Little hair cells,whose stereocilia are embedded within a gelatinous cap called a cupula,are located within the ampullae.Each ampulla responds to head rotation in a different plane of space because of the way the semicircular canals are arranged.

The Receptors for Rotational Balance Are Located in the ___________