The posterior semicircular canal is a part of the vestibular system and detects rotations of the head in the sagittal plane. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_semicircular_canal ]
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uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
relationship loss: develops_from posterior semicircular canal primordium (TAO:0000412)[TAO]
One of three fluid-filled toroidal spaces, arranged orthogonally to each other in each ear, that detect angular acceleration. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for semicircular canals by T. Whitfield.)[TAO]
posterior semicircular canals
caudal vertical semicircular canal
pars superior of labyrinth
canalis semicircularis posterior
posterior semicircular duct