Important nuclei of the indirect (multineural) system that receive impulses from the equilibrium apparatus of the inner ear and help to maintain balance by varying muscle tone of postural muscles are the ________.
A) red nuclei
B) vestibular nuclei
C) reticular nuclei
D) superior colliculi

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The vestibular nuclei receive impulses from the equilibrium apparatus of the inner ear and help to maintain balance by varying muscle tone of postural muscles. The red nuclei are involved in controlling limb movement, the reticular nuclei are involved in maintaining consciousness and regulating autonomic functions, and the superior colliculi are involved in visual processing and orienting movements.

Important Nuclei of the Indirect (Multineural) System That Receive Impulses