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Abstract
A reflex wherein impulses are conveyed from the cupulas of the SEMICIRCULAR CANALS and from the OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE of the SACCULE AND UTRICLE via the VESTIBULAR NUCLEI of the BRAIN STEM and the median longitudinal fasciculus to the OCULOMOTOR NERVE nuclei. It functions to maintain a stable retinal image during head rotation by generating appropriate compensatory EYE MOVEMENTS.
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- Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular
- Reflex, Vestibuloocular
- Reflexes, Vestibo-Ocular
- Reflexes, Vestibuloocular
- Reflex, Vestibulo Ocular
- Reflexes, Vestibo Ocular
- Vestibo-Ocular Reflexes
- Vestibulo Ocular Reflex
- Vestibuloocular Reflex
- Vestibuloocular Reflexes
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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- Eye Movements (1966-1986)
- Nystagmus, Physiologic (1983-1986)
- Reflex (1966-1986)
- Vestibular Apparatus (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012027. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012027
- Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibulo-ocular_reflex
- Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1883898