The lateral semicircular canal is the shortest of the three and is angled at about 30 degrees to the horizontal plane, which is why it’s sometimes called the “horizontal” canal.

Spontaneous semicircular canal dehiscence affects mainly the superior semicircular canal, whereas lateral semicircular canal dehiscence is most frequently associated with chronic otitis media or ...

THERE IS COMPELLING EVIDENCE THAT FREE-FLOATING endolymph particles in the posterior semicircular canal underlie most cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Recent pathological findings ...

Lampreys are thought to have two semicircular canals, ... This gene is required for proper development of the lateral canal, the third canal that is unique to jawed vertebrates.

Head Direction Cell Activity Is Absent in Mice without the Horizontal Semicircular Canals. Journal of Neuroscience , 2016; 36 (3): 741 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3790-14.2016 Cite This Page : ...

Recommendations also included use of the supine roll test to assess for lateral semicircular canal BPPV; differentiation of BPPV from other causes of imbalance, dizziness, ...