4. Auditory Tracts Flashcards
Where do the primary afferents from the cochlear division of CN VIII enter the brainstem?
Pontomedullary junction
What is the function of the dorsal cochlear nuclei?
Identifying sound source elevation
What is the function of the ventral cochlear nucleus?
Horizontal localization of sound
What are the points of synapse in the monaural tracts?
Inferior colliculus
Medial geniculate nucleus
Layer IV of primary auditory cortex
Where does the monaural tract cross to the contralateral side?
Pons
Via dorsal acoustic stria
Fibers from the monaural tract travel through what part of the internal capsule to reach the medial geniculate nucleus?
Sublenticular limb of the internal capsule
What are the points of synapse of the binaural tract?
Superior olivary complex
Inferior Colliculus
Medial geniculate nucleus
Layer IV of primary auditory cortex
What structures do the binaural fibers cross in before ascending through the lateral lemniscus?
Trapezoid body in the pons
What is the blood supply to the auditory nuclei of pons and medulla?
Basilar A.
Occlusion of what branch of basilar A. will cause monaural hearing loss?
AICA
What is the blood supply to superior olivary complex and lateral lemniscus?
Short circumferential branches of basilar A.
What is the blood supply to the inferior colliculus?
Superior cerebellar A.
Quadrigeminal As.
What is the blood supply to the primary auditory and association cortices?
M2 segment of MCA
What is the function of the area analogous to Wernicke’s area?
Interpreting nonverbal signs from other people
What is the function of the area analagous to Broca’s area?
Instructions for producing non-verbal communication (i.e. emotional gestures and intonation of speech)