How do the basilar membrane and fluid in the cochlea influence your balance?

Question

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Answer 1

Not the cochlea; it's the semicircular canals! The basilar membrane (in the cochlea) moves with the wavelength of the incoming sound and stimulates the haircells, which in turn convert mechanical energy to electrical energy to travel along the auditory nerve to the brainstem and auditory reception areas in the brain.
The cerebrospinal fluid in the semicircular canals sloshes with head movement. As you probably know, these structures are at different angles, thus are able to detect movement in any direction. Balance can be affected by problems with either the round window or the oval window (for example, if the foot of the stapes won't move due to presbyacusis).
Any book on the anatomy and physiology of the auditory tract will give you a reference. Sorry, but I threw mine out when I retired!

Answer 2

I wish I could remember the source, but it was in my A&P book from 15 years ago. The small hairs that are inside the cochlea move with the fluid. The nerves at the end of those hairs sends messages to the brain. I'm pretty fuzzy on it, but I do remember it had something to do with the hairs.

Answer 3

Most of your questions are NOT psychology questions, they are biology questions. Read your textbook. This is not a homework help section.