Which of the following is important in maintaining the balance of the body? a. visual cues, b. semicircular canals, c. the saccule, d. proprioceptors, e. all of these.

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Hello everyone and welcome to today's video. So which of the following system provides information about rotational movements, linear acceleration and the orientation of the head with respect to gravity. Let's begin by taking a look at answer choice. A but we're going to take a look at each of these answer choices individually. So answer choice A is going to be visual system. Now, the visual system is going to provide well visual cues about the position and movement of the body in relation to the environment. Visual information helps us adjust our posture and make compensatory movements to maintain balance, which is not going to be the orientation of the head, rotational movement or accelerate acceleration with respect to gravity rather this visual aspect of it. So we're going to cancel it up. Then we have this somatosensory system. The somatosensory system is going to help us maintain balance by sensing changes in body position and adjusting muscle activity accordingly. Again, know what the question is asking us for. So we're going to cancel it out. Then we add the which is the auditory system. Now, the auditory system is primarily used for hearing, but it can also contribute to balance, but it is not done with respect to gravity. So we're going to cancel it out then we have, which is the vestibular system. This vestibular system is going to include the semi circular canals and the auto organs. And these are going to detect the position and movement of the head. They're going to provide information about rotational movements, linear acceleration and just the orientation of the head with respect to gravity. And this is going to make answer choice. C the vestibular system. The final answer to your question, I really hope this video helped you and I hope to see you on the next one.