| 11. | The bending of these stereocilia alters an electric signal that is transmitted to the brain.
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| 12. | A gelatinous cover called the otolithic membrane envelops the tips of the stereocilia and kinocilium.
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| 13. | In vertical linear acceleration, the weighted otolithic membrane lags behind the stereocilia and kinocilium.
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| 14. | This bends the stereocilia, which is interpreted by the brain as vertical linear acceleration.
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| 15. | Stereocilia exist in the vestibular systems.
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| 16. | Resembling hair-like projections, the stereocilia are arranged in bundles of 30-300.
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| 17. | The hair bundle is composed of a single kinocilium and many ( at least 70 ) stereocilia.
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| 18. | Stereocilia are connected to mechanically gated ion channels in the hair cell plasma membrane via tip links.
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| 19. | In the vestibular system, the stereocilia are located in the otolithic organs and the semicircular canals.
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| 20. | The transduction channels associated with stereocilia are thought to lie at the distal ends of the stereocilia.
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