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What is an otolith?

What is an otolith? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.
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Under normal circumstances the otolith receptors cause torsional movement of the eyes.
Rinse the otolith in three successive baths of distilled water, remove the tissue and endolymph on the otoliths.
Very often otolith pathology affects only certain directions of movement or tilting in relation to gravity.
The inner ear includes the cochlea, the hearing organ, and the semicircular canals and otolith organs, the sense organs of balance.
These laboratories were selected based on their previous experience analysing otolith samples.
That's where you look at the otolith or the hard parts you can find in these different samples.

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