Asked by Jahmera Williams on Sep 29, 2024

Loreen has a bad case of vertigo.She feels like the room is spinning,and she has trouble keeping her balance.What would most likely be the location of excess neural activity in Loreen's case

A)  olfactory bulb 
B)  parvocellular system 
C)  periacqueductal gray 
D)  semi-circular canals

Semi-circular Canals

Structures in the inner ear that are key to maintaining balance and sensing rotation and movement of the head.

Vertigo

A sensation of spinning or whirling that occurs as a result of a disturbance in the balance organs of the inner ear or in the brain's vestibular pathways.

Neural Activity

The electrical and chemical processes that occur within the nervous system during brain function.

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