Stimulation of horizontal semicircular canal causes nystagmus in which direction?
Correct Answer: Horizontal
Description: The cupulae of the semicircular canals are stimulated by the movement of endolymphatic fluid and each canal causes the nystagmus in its own plane:-Stimulation of horizontal SCC - Horizontal nystagmusStimulation of superior SCC - rotary nystagmusStimulation of veical SCC - Veical nystagmusRef: PL Dhingra, Diseases of Ear, Nose & Throat, 7th edition, pg no. 19 - 20
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