Anatomy question.. please help!!?

Question

When you go to the fair and ride the Wild Mouse, where do those wild sensations come from?
I am thinking this has to do with sensory and receptors.. 0HhhH the questions my teacher comes up with O_o

Can anyone give me a brief description.. please =]

Answer 1

In addition to obvious input from your eyes, the senses below contribute to the sense of motion and unbalance.

sense of equilibrium - the sense of maintenance of or divergence from an upright position, controlled by receptors in the vestibule of the ear

When you go around turns, even if your body remains upright, it will feel to your body as though you're tilted. If you've leaned over a baseball bat and put your forehead on it and then walked around it ten times quickly and tried to run straight afterwards, you'll know what I mean.

kinesthesia - the awareness of movement, weight, tension, and position of body parts, which is dependent on input from joint and muscle receptors and hair cells.

The wind on your tiny hairs as well as the additional forces put on your body due to being turned quickly will also add to the sense of motion during the ride.