A&P Exam 7 Flashcards
What do rod cells converge into?
What does this cause for the image?
a single bipolar cell
What do cones articulate with?
What does this cause for the image
Horizontal / Amacrine cells
High acuity but decrease in sensitvity
What cells converge to form the optic nerve?
Ganglion cells
What is the pathway for the optic system in the brain?
Optic nerve -> Optic Chiasm -> Optic Tract -> Thalamus -> Optic Radiations -> Visual Cortex
The visual field of each eye is divided into two regions/pathways?
Nasal (central) half
Temporal (peripheral) half
Which axons do not cross the midline in the visual pathway?
Temporal
loss of vision in an otherwise normal eye is called?
What causes it?
Amblyopia
poor transmission of visual stimulation through the optic nerve to the brain during early childhood
Which portion of the ear collects sound waves and funnels them inward?
External ear
Which portion of the ear conveys sound vibrations to the oval window?
Middle ear
Which portion of the ear contains the receptors for hearing and for equilibrium?
Internal (inner) ear
Specialized sebaceous glands that secrete on the outer ear
Ceruminous glands
small pointed eminence projecting backward over the meatus
tragus
Boundaries of the middle ear
eardrum (external ear) / oval window + round window (inner ear)
The ossicles are?
Malleus (hammer)
Incus (anvil)
Stapes (stirrup)
Which ossicle articulates with the internal surface of the eardrum and the incus?
malleus
Which ossicle is located in between the other ossicles?
Incus
What produces bulges that can be seen when viewing the tympanic membrane using an otoscope?
The handle and lateral process of the malleus
the long limb of the incus
What are the muscles of the middle ear?
Tensor tympani muscle
Stapedius muscle
Tensor tympani muscle
origin and insertion:
function:
innervated:
Tensor tympani muscle
origin and insertion: Arises from the wall of the auditory tube and inserts into the handle of the malleus
function: Limits movement and increases tension on the eardrum to prevent damage from loud noises
innervated: trigeminal nerve (V)
Stapedius muscle
origin and insertion:
function:
innervated:
*_*
origin and insertion: Originates from the posterior wall of the middle ear cavity and inserts into the stapes
function: Dampens large vibrations of the stapes due to loud noises
innervated: facial nerve (VII)
*Smallest skeletal muscle in the body*
A normal tympanic membrane is ……….
Pearly grey and translucent
The cone of light is a reflection from the otoscope’s illuminator is termed
Light reflex and is visibly radiating anteroinferiorly