Stimulation of horizontal semicircular canal causes nystagmus in which direction?
High-Yield Explanation
The cupulae of the semicircular canals are stimulated by the movement of endolymphatic fluid and each canal causes the nystagmus in its own plane:-Stimulation of horizontal SCC - Horizontal nystagmusStimulation of superior SCC - rotary nystagmusStimulation of veical SCC - Veical nystagmusRef: PL Dhingra, Diseases of Ear, Nose & Throat, 7th edition, pg no. 19 - 20