Question 4 / 8:  This structure:
A.  Signals angular acceleration.
B.  Is important for conjugate eye movements.
C.  Signals orientation with respect to gravity.
D.  Is bathed with perilymph.
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Explanation:

The macula with its otoliths in a gelitinous membrane signals gravity and acceleration changes by deforming the kinocilia.

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Neuroanatomy 08 The Vestibular System

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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