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Give the position of maculae, cristae and organ of Corti. Mention their role too.

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Maculae occur in utricle and saccule, they detect static equilibrium and linear acceleration, cristae lie in the ampullae of semicircular ducts they detect equilibrium ,organ of Corti is in the cochlear duct, it detects sound.
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