Anatomy

Vestibular System

The VESTIBULAR APPARATUS in the inner ear, the eye, the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM and various nerves, tracts and nuclei connecting them as they relate to PROPRIOCEPTION and SPATIAL ORIENTATION. Dysfunction in the vestibular system is associated with various diseases (e.g., VESTIBULAR DISEASES; LABYRINTH DISEASES; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; and MOTION SICKNESS).

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The VESTIBULAR APPARATUS in the inner ear, the eye, the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM and various nerves, tracts and nuclei connecting them as they relate to PROPRIOCEPTION and SPATIAL ORIENTATION. Dysfunction in the vestibular system is associated with various diseases (e.g., VESTIBULAR DISEASES; LABYRINTH DISEASES; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; and MOTION SICKNESS).

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  • System, Vestibular
  • Vestibular Systems

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2022

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  • Vestibule, Labyrinth (1965-2021)

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  1. A09w.923w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vestibular System. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000091282. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000091282
  2. Vestibular System. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_system
  3. Vestibular System. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q596832