Anatomy Flashcards
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Develop when?
Weeks 4 and 5
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Arch 1 develops when?
Day 22
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Arch 2 and 3 develop when?
Day 24
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Arch 4 and 6 develop when?
Day 29
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - 3 main components
Core pharyngeal arch
External pharyngeal cleft
Internal pharyngeal pouch
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Core pharyngeal arch is derived from what?
Mesenchymal tissue
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - External pharyngeal cleft is derived from what?
Ectoderm
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Internal pharyngeal pouch is derived from what?
Endoderm
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - The core of mesenchyme for the core arch is derived from what?
Paraxial and lateral plate mesoderm
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Core Pharyngeal Arch mesoderm forms what?
Musculature of the head and neck
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Neural crest cells form what? (2)
Connective tissues
Smooth muscles
Embryology: Pharyngeal Arches - Cranial nerve component forms what?
Sensory and motor innervation
Embryology: 1st Arch - Cranial portion is called what?
Maxillary process
Embryology: 1st Arch - Maxillary process forms what skeletal derivatives? (2)
Maxilla
Zygomatic bone
Embryology: 1st Arch - Caudal portion is called what skeletal derivatives?
Mandibular process
Embryology: 1st Arch - Manibular process forms what skeletal derivatives? (5)
Meckel’s Cartilage
Incus
Malleus
Mandible
Squamous portion of the temporal bone
Embryology: 1st Arch - Meckel’s Cartilage function
Stimulates the bone formation of the mandible
Embryology: 2nd Arch - Cartilage of this arch is caused what?
Reichert’s Cartilage
Embryology: 2nd Arch - What skeletal derivatives does it form? (5)
Stapes
Styloid process of the temporal bone
Stylohyoid ligament
Lesser horn of Hyoid Bone
Upper part of the Hyoid body
Embryology: 3rd Arch - Forms what skeletal derivatives? (2)
Greater horn
Lower part of the hyoid bone
Embryology: 4th and 6th Arches - Form what skeletal derivatives?
Laryngeal Cartilages
Embryology: Neural Derivative of 1st arch
Trigeminal Nerve (CN V) - Maxillary and Mandibular Divisions
Embryology: Neural Derivative of 2nd arch
Facial Nerve (CN VII)
Embryology: Neural Derivative of 3rd Arch
Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN IX)
Embryology: Neural Derivative of 4th and 6th Arches
Vagus Nerve:
- 4th Superior Laryngeal Branch
- 6th Inferior Laryngeal Branch
Embryology: Muscular Derivatives of 1st arch (5)
Muscles of mastication
Anterior belly of the digastric
Mylohyoid
Tensor tympani
Tensor veli palatini
Embryology: Muscular Derivatives of 2nd arch (5)
Muscles of facial expression
Posterior belly of digastric
Stylohyoid
Stapedius
Auricular muscles
Embryology: Muscular Derivative of 3rd Arch
Stylopharyngeus - elevates the pharynx during swallowing
Embryology: Muscular Derivatives of 4th and 6th Pharyngeal Arches (5)
Levator veli palatini
Salpingopharyngeus
Palatoglossus
Palatopharyngeus
3 pharyngeal constrictors
Intrinsic muscles of the larynx - only one from arch 6
Cervical cysts and fistulas are found where?
Along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid
Embryology: Muscular Derivatives of 1st arch are supplied by what nerve?
CN IV - Trigeminal Nerve 3
Embryology: Muscular Derivatives of 2nd arch are supplied by what nerve?
CN VII - Facial Nerve
Embryology: Muscular Derivatives of 3rd arch are supplied by what nerve?
CN IX - Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Embryology: Muscular Derivatives of 4th and 6th Arches are supplied by what nerve?
CN X - Vagus Nerve
Pharyngeal Clefts: What type of structure is this?
External indentation
Pharyngeal Clefts: 1st cleft invaginates to give rise to what?
External Acoustic Meatus
Pharyngeal Clefts: 2nd to 4th cleft forms what?
Cervical sinus via loss of contact with periphery
Cervical Cysts and Fistulas: Why do these form?
Due to failure of obliteration of the 2nd to 4th cleft
Embryology: Pharyngeal Pouches - 1st pouch forms what? (3)
Tympanic membrane
Middle ear
Eustachian tube
Embryology: Pharyngeal Pouches - 2nd pouch forms what?
Palatine tonsil
Embryology: Pharyngeal Pouches - 3rd pouch forms what? (2)
Superior portion forms inferior parathyroid gland
Inferior portion forms the Thymus
Embryology: Pharyngeal Pouches - 4th pouch forms what? (2)
Superior parathyroid gland
Ultimobranchial body - Thyroid gland C-cells
Embryology: The Tongue - Usually develops when?
Week 4
Embryology: The Tongue - In week 4 appears in what form
Two lateral lingual swellings joined by the tuberculum impar and a midline swelling
Embryology: The Tongue - After 4 weeks what develops?
The copula and epiglottal midline swellings
Embryology: The Tongue - Anterior mucosa is derived from what?
CN V3
Embryology: The Tongue - Posterior mucosa is derived from what?
CN IX
Embryology: The Tongue - Myoblasts originate from where?
Occipital somites
Embryology: The Tongue - Myoblasts receive innervation from what?
CN XII
Embryology: The Tongue - Developed from what pharyngeal arches?
1st and 3rd pharyngeal arches
Embryology: The Thyroid Gland - Migrates down what?
Thyroglossal duct
Embryology: The Thyroid Gland - What may remain as a remnant? (3)
Pyramidal lobe
Thyroglossal cysts
Foramen cecum
Embryology: Facial Features - Ventral Facial Features develop from what?
Pharyngeal arches 1 and 2
Embryology: Facial Features - Upper and Mid-Facial Structures develop from what?
Proliferating mesenchyme ventral to the developing brain
Embryology: Facial Swellings - Week 4 has how many swellings present - and what are they?
5 - Frontonasal prominence, Maxillary Prominence (x 2) and Mandibular Prominence (x2)
Embryology: Facial Swellings - Week 5 has how many swellings present - and what are they?
4 - Medial Nasal swellings (x 2) and Lateral Nasal Swellings (x 2)
Embryology: Facial Swellings - In week 7 what develops?
Nasolacrimal gland
Embryology: Facial Swellings - Nasolacrimal gland is located where?
Between the maxillary prominence and the lateral nasal prominence
Stomodeum
Primitive membrane that surrounds the primitive oral cavity
What forms the nasal placodes?
Ectodermal thickenings on the frontonasal prominence
Embryology: Nasolacrimal Groove - At week 7 what happens to the nasolacrimal groove?
Invaginates to form the solid epithelial cord in the floor of the groove
Embryology: Nasolacrimal Groove - What eventually happens to the solid epithelial cord?
Detaches from the ectoderm
Embryology: Nasolacrimal Groove - What process enables formation of the nasolacrimal duct?
Canalisation
Embryology: Facial Features - Upper Lip Components (2)
2x Medial Nasal Prominences
2x Maxillary Prominences
Embryology: Facial Features - Lower Lip Component
Mandibular prominences
Embryology: Facial Features - Nasal features (3)
Frontonasal prominence - bridge and nasal septum
Medial nasal prominences - crest and tip
Lateral nasal prominences - alae (the sides)
Embryology: The Palate - Primary palate formed how?
Fusion of the medial nasal prominences to give the intermaxillary segment
Embryology: The Palate - The labial portion of the intermaxillary segment forms what?
Philtrum of the upper lip
Embryology: The Palate - The upper jaw component of the intermaxillary segment carries what?
4 incisors
Embryology: The Palate - The palatal component of the intermaxillary segment forms what?
Primary palate
Embryology: The Secondary Palate - Right and Left Palatal Shelves develop where?
Laterally and parallel to the tongue
Embryology: The Secondary Palate - Right and Left palatal shelves fuse at the centre and then do what?
Expand anteriorly and posteriorly
Embryology: The Nasal Cavities - When does development begin?
Late in the 5th week of gestation
Embryology: The Nasal Cavities - What occurs within the fifth week?
Nasal pits deepen and penetrate into the underlying mesenchyme with forward growth of the frontonasal prominence
The nasal fin connects the intermaxillary segement
Embryology: The Nasal Cavities - What occurs in the sixth week?
Nasal fin vacuolizes and thins to open the developing nasal sac
Embryology: The Nasal Cavities - What occurs early in week seven?
Nasal cavities communicate with the oral cavity via the primitive chonanae behind the primary palate
Embryology: The Nasal Cavities - What occurs late in week seven?
Definitive choanae open at junction of nasal cavity with pharynx due to formation of secondary palate
Neurocranium
Bones surrounding the brain
Viscerocranium
Bones making up the facial skeleton
Contents of the Internal Acoustic Meatus (3)
CN VII - Facial Nerve
CN VIII - Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Labyrinthine Artery and Veins
Labyrinthine artery is a branch of what?
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery of the circle of willis
The Nose: Osseocartilaginous Cavities - What are the three chambers?
Nasal vestibules
Respiratory regions
Olfactory regions
The Nose: Osseocartilaginous Cavities - Lined by what?
Mucosa
The Nose: Osseocartilaginous Cavities - The mucosa is continuous with what?
Nasal cavities - Paranasal sinuses, Lacrimal sac and Nasopharynx
Name for bridge of the nose
Dorsum
Name for top of the nose
Root
Name for most inferior part of the nose
Tip
Philtrum
Part connecting the upper lip and lower nose
Nasal Conchae: Also referred to as what?
Nasal turbinates
Nasal Conchae: Function
Causes airflow to become turbulent so spends more time in the nasal cavity before entering the lungs
Nasal Conchae: 3 projecting nasal concha
Superior nasal concha of the ethmoid bone
Middle nasal concha of the ethmoid bone
Inferior nasal concha
Nasal Conchae: What is superior and posterior to the Superior nasal concha?
Sphenoethmoidal recess
Paranasal Sinuses: How may pairs are there?
4
Paranasal Sinuses: What are the 4 paranasal sinuses?
Frontal Sinus
Ethmoidal air cells
Sphenoid sinus
Maxillary sinus
Paranasal Sinuses: Lined by what?
Respiratory epithelium
Paranasal Sinuses: Functions (2)
Reduces the weight of the skull
Assists with resonance of the voice
Paranasal Sinuses: Drainage - What two structures are inferior to the middle nasal concha and meatus? (2)
Ethmoidal Bulla
Semilunar Hiatus
Paranasal Sinuses: Drainage - Sphenoid Sinus drains into what?
Sphenoethmoidal Recess
Paranasal Sinuses: Drainage - Posterior Ethmoidal Air Cells drain into what?
Superior meatus
Paranasal Sinuses: Drainage - Frontal Sinus + Maxillary Sinus + Anterior Ethmoidal Air Cells drains into what?
Semilunar hiatus
Paranasal Sinuses: Drainage - Middle Ethmoidal Air Cells drain into what?
Ethmoidal Bulla
Paranasal Sinuses: Drainage - Nasolacrimal Duct drains into what?
Inferior meatus
The Pharynx: Function
Common pathway for air and food to form a connection between the nasal and oral cavities and the larynx and oesophagus
The Pharynx: Internally lined by what?
Mucosa
The Pharynx: Muscular arrangement
Longitudinal and circular muscles present
The Pharynx: Three components
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
The Pharynx: Boundary of Nasopharynx
Posterior to the nasal cavity (choanae) to the soft palate
The Pharynx: Function of the Nasopharynx
Respiratory Function
The Pharynx: Boundary of the Oropharynx
Soft palate to the superior border of the epiglottis
The Pharynx: Function of the Oropharynx
Digestive function
The Pharynx: Boundaries of the Laryngopharynx
Superior border of the epiglottis to the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage
The Pharynx: Function of the Laryngopharynx
Digestive function
The Pharynx: Piriform Fossa is a feature of what?
Laryngopharynx
The Pharynx: The lingual tonsil is a feature of what?
Oropharynx
The Pharynx: The choanae is a feature of what?
Nasopharynx
The Pharynx: The Laryngeal aditus is a feature of what?
Laryngopharynx
The Pharynx: The Palatopharyngeal and Palatoglossal arch are features of what?
Oropharynx
The Pharynx: The palatine tonsil is a feature of what?
Oropharynx
The Pharynx: The Torus tubarius is a feature of what?
Nasopharynx
The Pharynx: The pharyngeal recess is a feature of what?
Nasopharynx
The Pharynx: The Salpingopharyngeal fold is a feature of what?
Nasopharynx
The Pharynx: The Opening of the Eustachian Tube is a feature of what?
Nasopharynx
The Larynx: How many cartilages present?
9
The Larynx: Most of the laryngeal skeleton is made up of what?
Hyaline cartilage
The Larynx: What part of the larynx is made up of elastic cartilage?
Epiglottis
The Larynx: 3 regions of the Internal Larynx
Laryngeal vestibule
Laryngeal ventricles
Infraglottic region
The Larynx: What is the supraglottis formed of?
The laryngeal vestibule and ventricles
The Oral Cavity: What are the names of the two regions?
Oral vestibule
Oral Cavity Proper
The Oral Cavity: Oral Vestibule
Region between the internal surface of the lips and external surface of the teeth
The Oral Cavity: Oral Cavity Proper
Region between the internal surface of the teeth and the oropharynx
Where should the Macintosh blade be placed during Laryngoscopies?
Within the vallecula
Vallecula
Mucosal lined space between the base of the tongue and anterior aspect of the epiglottis
Nasal Septum: How many components are there? And what are their makeup?
3 components - 2 osteological and 1 cartilaginous
Nasal Septum: 4 foramen present
Anterior ethmoidal foramen
Posterior ethmoidal foramen
Incisive foramen
Sphenopalatine foramen
Nasal Septum: Vasculature - 3 main arteries
Ophthalmic artery
Maxillary artery
Facial artery
Nasal Septum: Ophthalmic Artery - Contributes to what anatomically significant arterial location?
Kisselbach’s Plexus
Nasal Septum: Ophthalmic Artery - Kisselbach’s Plexus is formed from what?
5 blood arterial inputs
Nasal Septum: Ophthalmic Artery - What are two important branches in epistaxis?
Anterior and Posterior Ethmoidal Arteries
Nasal Septum: Ophthalmic Artery - Derived from where?
Internal carotid artery
Nasal Septum: Maxillary Artery - Contributes what two arteries?
Sphenopalatine artery
Greater palatine artery
Nasal Septum: Maxillary Artery - Sphenopalatine artery supplies what?
Lateral and nasal septum to supply the Vomer and Kisselbachs Plexus
Nasal Septum: Maxillary Artery - Greater palatine artery supplies what?
To the incisor foramen from the hard palate
Nasal Septum: Maxillary Artery - Derived from what?
External carotid artery
Nasal Septum: Facial Artery - Course
Travels through the upper lip to provide the lateral nasal artery that goes to the midline then the septum to branch again into the septal branch of the superior labial artery
Nasal Septum: Facial Artery - Derived from what?
External Carotid Artery
The Nose: Nasal Vestibule cell type
Stratified squamous epithelium - transitions from keratinised to non-keratinised
The Nose: Respiratory Epithelium covers what regions?
Inferior and middle concha
Associated meatuses
Nasal septum
The Nose: Olfaction - Pathway is controlled by what nerve?
CN I - Olfactory Nerve
The Nose: Olfaction - What is the pathway for smell?
Receptor cells in the olfactory epithelium of the lateral side and nasal septum pass up through the cribiform plate
Synapses with the olfactory bulb
Neurones pass along the olfactory tract into the temporal lobe and olfactory areas
The Nose: Somatic Sensation - Anterosuperior Aspect supplied by what?
CN V1 - Ophthalmic division of the Trigeminal Nerve
The Nose: Somatic Sensation - Anterior Ethmoidal Nerve supplies what?
Lateral Nasal Wall and Septa
The Nose: Somatic Sensation - Pathway of the Ophthalmic Division of the Trigeminal Nerve
- Orbit
- Superior Orbital Fissure
- Cell body within the Trigeminal Ganglion
- Axons to the area of the Pons
The Nose: Somatic Sensation - Posteroinferior Aspect is supplied by what?
CN V2 - Maxillary division of the Trigeminal Nerve
The Nose: Somatic Sensation - Nasopalatine nerve supplies what?
Superior, Middle and Inferior Concha
The Nose: Somatic Sensation - Pathway of the Maxillary division of the Trigeminal Nerve
- Orbit
- Foramen Rotundum
- Cell body within the Trigeminal Ganglion
- Axons to the area of the Pons
External Ear: What is the name of the ear canal?
External acoustic meatus
External Ear: Pinna is formed of what?
Cartilage
External Ear: External Acoustic Meatus - What is the lateral third formed by?
Cartilage
External Ear: External Acoustic Meatus - What is the medial two thirds formed by?
Bone
External Ear: External Acoustic Meatus - Ear wax is produced from what?
Ceruminous glands
External Ear: External Acoustic Meatus - Medial end is marked by what?
Tympanic membrane
External Ear: Pinna - Formed by what?
Elastic cartilage
External Ear: Pinna - Attached to what bone structure?
Temporal Bone
External Ear: Pinna - Cartilage skeleton has no what?
Blood supply - gains nutrients from the skin
The Maxillary Nerve to the nose passes through what foramen?
Foramen rotundum
The Ophthalmic Nerve to the nose passes through what?
Superior Orbital Fissure
External Ear: Nervous Supply - To the Helix
C2 and C3 spinal nerves via the greater auricular nerves
External Ear: Nervous Supply - To the tip of the ear
C2 and C3 spinal nerves via the lesser occipital nerve
External Ear: Nervous Supply - To the medial side of the helix and superior parts of the anti-helix
CN V3 - via the auriculotemporal nerve
External Ear: Nervous Supply - To parts of the concha
CN VII Facial Nerve
External Ear: Nervous Supply - Inferior parts of the External Acoustic Meatus and the Tympanic membrane
CN X
External Ear: Nervous Supply - Superior parts of the External Acoustic Meatus
CN V3 - via the auriculotemporal nerve
Otoscopy: Used to examin what?
EAM and Tympanic Membrane
Otoscopy: Children requires what movement of the auricle?
Gently pulled posteroinferiorly
Otoscopy: Adult requires what movement of the auricle?
Posterosuperiorly as the EAM is cureved
Pars Flaccida
Thin part of the tympanic membrane located superiorly
Umbo
Most inwardly depressed part of the tympanic membrane
Pars tensa
Thick part of the tympanic membrane located posteroinferiorly
Pars tensa
Thick part of the tympanic membrane located posteroinferiorly
The Middle Ear: What are the main components of the middle ear?
Ossicles
Cone of Light is directed in what direction?
Anteroinferiorly
The Middle Ear: Function of the Ossicles
Convey vibrations of the tympanic membrane and conduct them to the apparatus of the inner ear
The Middle Ear: Direction of Vibrations
Lateral to Medial
The Middle Ear: 3 ossicles
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
The Middle Ear: Connections between the auditory ossicles are formed by what?
Small synovial joints
The Middle Ear: Two muscles involved in the control of ossicle movement
Tensor tympani
Stapedius muscle
The Middle Ear: Tensor Tympani insertion
Onto the handle of malleus
The Middle Ear: Tensor Tympani Innervation
CN V3 - Mandibular division
The Middle Ear: Stapedius insertion
Onto the stapes
The Middle Ear: Innervated by what?
CN VII - Facial Nerve
Tympanic Cavity
Narrow air-filled cavity in the petrous portion of the temporal bone
Tympanic Cavity: Delivers sensory information via what nerve?
CN IX - Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Tympanic Cavity: Two regions
Tympanic Cavity Proper
Epitympanic recess
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Posterior Wall
Mastoid
Mastoid Aditus
Opening in the epitympanic recess which opens into the air cells of the mastoid process
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Roof
Tegmental Wall
Tegmental Wall
Thin plate of bone separating the tympanic cavity from the middle cranial fossa
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Floor
Jugular wall
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Lateral wall
Membranous Wall
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Medial Wall
Labryrinthine Wall
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Oval window receives what?
Footplate of Stapes
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Round window function
Dissipates the forces from the cochlear
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Promontory formed from what?
Basal turn of the cochlea
Tympanic Cavity: Walls - Anterior Wall is closely related to what?
Carotid canal - contains the internal carotid artery
Eustachian Tube
Auditory tube that is a connection from the middle ear and nasopharynx
Chorda Tympani passes between what?
Incus and malleus towards the infratemporal fossa
Eustachian Tube: Location
Posterior to the inferior nasal concha
Eustachian Tube: Posterior third made of what?
Bone
Eustachian Tube: Anterior two thirds made of what?
Cartilage
Eustachian Tube: Function
Equalises air pressure between the middle ear and nasopharynx
The Middle Ear: Sensory Innervation
Glossopharyngeal Nerve - CN IX
The Inner Ear: Functions (2)
Reception of sound
Maintenance of balance
The Inner Ear: Hearing function involves what structure?
Cochlear
The Inner Ear: Balance involves what structures? (3)
Semicircular canalas
Utricle
Saccule
The Inner Ear: Location
Deep within the petrous portion of the temporal bone
The Inner Ear: 2 components
Bony labyrinth
Membranous labyrinth
The Inner Ear: Bony Labyrinth
Fluid filled network within the otic capsule
The Inner Ear: Membranous Labyrinth
Series of communicating ducts and sacs suspended within the bony labyrinth
Cochlear
Shell shaped spiral cavity encircling the bony modiolus core
Vestibule
Small oval-shaped chamber containing the vestibular organs (utricle and saccule) and the oval window
Semi-circular canals
3 bony canals that communicate with the vestibule
The Inner Ear: The Membranous Labyrinth - Suspended within what?
Bony labyrinth
The Inner Ear: The Membranous Labyrinth - Suspended by what?
Spiral ligament and filaments
The Inner Ear: Sensory Areas - Location
Within the petrous portion of the temporal bone
The Inner Ear: Sensory Areas - Cochlear labyrinth is orientated in what direction?
Anteromedially with respect to the vestibular labyrinthThe Inner Ear: Sensory Areas -
The Inner Ear: Sensory Areas - Cochlear labyrinth is orientated in what direction?
Anteromedially with respect to the vestibular labyrinth
The Inner Ear: Sensory Areas - How is mechanical energy converted to neural stimuli?
Hair cells
The Inner Ear: Hair Cells - Location
Maculae of the utricle and saccule and in the ampullae of the semi-circular ducts
The Inner Ear: Hair Cells - Function
Conveys fluid motion into neural stimuli and then to the CNS via the vestibular nerve
The Inner Ear: Hair Cells - Cell bodies for the neurones are located where?
In the vestibular ganglion
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Modiolus
Bony core that the cochlea encircles
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Modiolus contains what?
Canals for conveying blood vessels and distributing branches of the cochlear nerve
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Hair cells located where?
Organ of Corti
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Organ of Corti function
Converts fluid vibrations into neural action potentials to travel to the cochlear nerve
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Neurone cell bodies of hair cells are located where?
Within the spiral ganglion
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Name of the Three Fluid-Filled Channels
Scala Vestibuli
Scala Tympani
Scala Media
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Helicotrema
Apex of the cochlear where the scala vestibuli and scala tympani are continuous
The Inner Ear: The Cochlear Apparatus - Alternate name for the Scala Media
Cochlear duct
Facial Nerve: Somatic Sensation function
Minor innervation to the concha of the pinna
Facial Nerve: Special Sensation of Taste function
Anterior two thirds of the tongue
Facial Nerve: Somatic Motor function
Muscles of facial expression, posterior belly of the digastric and stylohyoid and to the stapedius
Facial Nerve: Visceral Motor function
Parasympathetic supply to the lacrimal, submandibular and sublingual glands and to the minor glands of the nasal cavity and palate
Facial Nerve: Symptoms if there is dysfunction
Dry eyes or mucosa
Lack of taste in the anterior two thirds of the tongue
Dry mouth
Facial paralysis
For the middle ear, the facial nerve passes through what before the facial canal?
Geniculate ganglion
What extension is present at the geniculate ganglion?
Greater petrosal nerve goes to the pterygopalatine ganglion
Greater petrosal nerve leaves what?
Temporal bone
The greater petrosal nerve combines with what nerve to form what?
Deep Petrosal Nerve to form the Vidian nerve
Pterygopalatine Ganglion: Deep petrosal nerve passes through what?
Pterygoid Canal
Pterygopalatine Ganglion: Greater Petrosal Parasympathetic Nerve distributes to what? (4)
Pharynx
Palate
Nasal Cavity
Lacrimal gland - via CN V1 and V2
Deglutition
Speech and Swallowing
What does loss of the Buccal Fat Pad indicate?
Malnutrition
Function of the Buccinator
Assists in aligning the food bolus between the dentition
Tongue: Extrinsic Muscles - Function
Control the movement of the tongue around the oral cavity
Tongue: Intrinsic Muscles - Function
Change the shape of the tongue to facilitate food bolus manipulation for swallowing and air manipulation for speech
Tongue: Intrinsic Muscles - 4 fibre directions
Superior longitudinal
Inferior longitudinal
Horizontal
Vertical
Soft Palate: What part of the palate is this?
The moveable posterior 1/3
Soft Palate: Attachment point
Anteriorly to the posterior border of the hard palate
Uvula
Midline conical process of the posterior free edge of the soft palate
Soft Palate: Function
Elevates and tenses when swallowing to prevent passage of food into the nasal cavity
Soft Palate: 6 muscles
Palatoglossus
Musculus uvulae
Palatopharyngeus
Tensor veli palatini
Levator veli palatini
Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor
Soft Palate: Function of the palatoglossus
Depresses the soft palate towards the tongue
Soft Palate: Function of the Musculus uvulae
Shortens the uvula
Soft Palate: Function of the Palatopharyngeus
Elevates the pharynx and depresses the soft palate
Soft Palate: Function of the Tensor veli palatini
Tenses the palatine aponeurosis
Soft Palate: Function of the Levator Veli Palatini
Lifts the palatine apopneurosis
Innervation of the Palatoglossus
CN X
Innervation of the Styloglossus
CN XII
Innervation of the Hyoglossus
CN XII
Innervation of the Genioglossus
CN XII
Soft Palate: All muscles bar the … …. … are supplied by what nerve?
Tensor Veli Palatini
CN X
Innervation of the Tensor Veli Palatini
CN V3
Hard Palate: Innervation comes from branches of what?
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Hard Palate: Secretomotor Innervation
CN VII
Hard Palate: General sensation innervation
CN V3
Hard Palate: Main two nerves supplying this?
Incisive branch of the nasopalatine nerve
Greater palatine nerve
Cell type of the Palatal Rugae
Keratinised Stratified Squamous Epithelium
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring
Ring of lymphoid aggregation in the sub-epithelial layer of the oropharynx and nasopharynx
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring: Function
Provides immunological protection of the shared entrance of the respiratory and digestive tracts
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring: Nodules contain concentrations of what?
Lymphocytes
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring: Lymph drains how?
Via the efferent lymphatic vessels via the nodal system
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring: Locations (3)
Palatine tonsil
Pharyngeal tonsil
Lingual tonsil
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring: Location within the Palatine Tonsil
Muscular anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars - palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring: Location within Pharyngeal Tonsils
Positioned in the midline of the posterior pharyngeal wall
Waldeyer’s Tonsillar Ring: Location within Lingual Tonsils
Sit posteriorly at the base of the tongue
What is the name of attachment point for the palatine tonsils and lingual tonsils?
Plica triangularis
Fossa of Rosenmuller
Space created lateral to the adenoid and posteromedial to the eustachian tube orifice
Gerlach’s Tonsil
Lymphoid tissue within the lip of the fossa of Rosenmuller that goes into the Eustachian Tube
When is adenotonsillar enlargement unusual?
Under the age of 2
Palatine Tonsils: Histology - Overall appearance
Specialised stratified squamous epithelium with deep crypts and lymphoid follicles
Palatine Tonsils: Histology - How is the base separated from the underlying muscle?
Dense collagenous hemi-capsule
Adenoid Tonsils: Histology - General appearance
Deep folds with few crypts
Adenoid Tonsils: Histology - Cell appearance
Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with some stratified squamous epithelium and also a transitional layer present
Adenoid Tonsils: Histology - Function of the Ciliated Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
Mucociliary clearance
Adenoid Tonsils: Histology - Impact on ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium during chronic infections?
Thinned - causes stasis of secretions and increased exposure of the tissue to antigenic stimuli
Adenoid Tonsils: Histology - Impact of chronic infection on stratified squamous layer?
Thickens
Adenoid Tonsils: Histology - Function of transitional layer
Antigen processing
Salivary Glands: What produces saliva?
Major and minor seromucous glands
Salivary Glands: Saliva production is primarily controlled by what?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Salivary Glands: 3 major salivary gland
Parotid glands
Submandibular glands
Sublingual glands
Salivary Glands: Functions - Impact on the oral cavity
Moistens the oral mucosa
Salivary Glands: Functions - Provides a medium for what?
Dissolved food to chemically stimulate taste buds
Salivary Glands: Functions - Contains what enzyme?
Amylase
Salivary Glands: Functions - Controls bacterial flora how?
Lysozyme activity and IgA
Parotid gland secreted into what and how?
Mouth by upper 2nd molar
Submandibular gland secretes into what and how?
Floor of the mouth via the lingual caruncle
Sublingual gland secretes into what and how?
Floor of the mouth via several ducts superiorly
Salivary Glands: Innervation - Parotid Gland
CN IX
Salivary Glands: Innervation - Parotid Gland CN IX pathway
Synapses with the otic ganglion
Auriculotemporal nerve carries parasympathetic fibres from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland
Salivary Glands: Innervation - Sublingual Gland and Submandibular Gland
CN VII and CN V3
Salivary Glands: Innervation - Sublingual Gland and Submandibular Gland Pre-Synaptic Neurone
Superior salivary nucleus via the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve
Salivary Glands: Innervation - Sublingual Gland and Submandibular Gland Chorda Tympani pathway
Chorda Tympani unifies with the lingual branch of CN V3 before synapsing at the submandibular ganglion and suspending it between two nerve filaments
Salivary Glands: Innervation - Sublingual Gland and Submandibular Gland Post-ganglionic Nerve
Secretomotor fibres directly induce the gland to produce secretions
Salivary Glands: Secretory Units merge into what?
Intercalated Ducts
Salivary Glands: Intercalated Ducts histology
Lined by columnar and cuboidal epithelium surrounded by myoepithelial cells
Salivary Glands: Histology of myoepithelial cells
Flat or cuboidal cells with clear cytoplasm
Gag Reflex: Fuction
Protective reflex that prevents unwanted material from entering the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
Gag Reflex: Sensory Component - Areas (6)
Posterior third of the tongue
Palatine tonsils
Wall of the oropharynx
Nasopharynx
Auditory Tube
Gag Reflex: Sensory Component - Innervated by what?
CN IX
Gag Reflex: Motor Component - Tries to close off what?
Oropharynx
Gag Reflex: Motor Component - Muscles (4)
Constrictors of Pharynx
Longitudinal muscles of the Pharynx
Tongue
Soft Palate
Gag Reflex: Motor Component - Nerve supply to Constrictors of the Pharynx
CN X
Gag Reflex: Motor Component - Nerve supply to the Longitudinal muscles of the Pharynx
CN IX and X
Gag Reflex: Motor Component - Nerve supply to the Tongue
CN XII
Gag Reflex: Motor Component - Nerve supply to the Soft Palate
CN X
Pharynx: Muscles - Function of the muscles
Direct a food bolus posteroinferiorly towards the oesophagus
Pharynx: Muscles - All muscles bar the … are innervated by what nerve?
Stylopharyngeus
CN X
Pharynx: Muscles - Outer circular layer is made up of what?
3 constrictor muscles:
- Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor
- Middle Pharyngeal Constrictor
- Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictor
Pharynx: Muscles - Outer Circular Layer Action
Sequential contraction from superior to inferior forces the food bolus inferiorly
Pharynx: Muscles - Each muscle of the Outer Circular Layer inserts where and to form what?
Contralateral counterpart to form a midline raphe
Pharynx: Muscles - What makes up the Inner Longitudinal Layer? (3)
3 paired vertical muscles:
- Stylopharyngeus
- Salpingopharyngeus
- Palatopharyngeus
Pharynx: Muscles - Inner Longitudinal Layer functions to do what?
Elevates the larynx and shortens the pharynx
Pharynx: Muscles - Inner Longitudinal Layer ipsilateral muscles insert on to what?
Posterior border of the thyroid cartilage
Speech: All intrinsic muscles of. thelarynx are supplied by what nerve?
CN X
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Cricothyroid Muscle Function
Tenses vocal ligaments to act on the cricothyroid joint
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Cricothyroid Muscle Function
Tenses vocal ligaments to act on the cricothyroid joint
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Cricothyroid Muscle Attachments
Anterolateral cricoid cartilage to the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Thyroarytenoid Muscle Function
Relaxes the vocal ligament to act on the cricoarytenoid joint
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Thyroarytenoid Muscle Attachments
Posterior thyroid to the anterior arytenoid cartilage
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Lateral Cricoarytenoid Muscle Function
Adducts the vocal ligaments to act on the cricoarytenoid joint
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Lateral Cricoarytenoid Muscle Attachments
Muscular process of the arytenoid to the anterior cricoid cartilage
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Arytenoid Muscle Function
Adducts vocal ligaments to act on the cricoarytenoid joint
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Arytenoid Muscle Attachments
One arytenoid cartilage to another cricoid cartilage
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Posterior Cricoarytenoid Muscle Function
Abducts the vocal cords to act on cricoarytenoid joint
Speech: Laryngeal Muscles - Posterior Cricoarytenoid Muscle Attachments
Posterior Cricoid Cartilage to muscular process of the arytenoid cartilage
Speech: Hyoid Bone - What is unique about this?
Only bone in the human body not directly connected to another bone
Speech: Hyoid Bone - Function
Allows for attachment of laryngeal muscles whilst maintaining the patency of the airway for speech and swallowing
Speech: Hyoid Bone - Muscles attached to this are separated into what two regions?
Suprahyoid
Infrahyoid
Speech: Hyoid Bone - Suprahyoid Muscles (4)
Digastric
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid
Stylohyoid
Speech: Hyoid Bone - Infrahyoid Muscles (3)
Thyrohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
The Vagus Nerve: How many neural modalities?
5
The Vagus Nerve: 5 modalities
Somatic sensation
Somatic motor
Special Taste Sensation
Visceral sensation
Visceral motor
The Vagus Nerve: Somatic sensation to what?
External acoustic meatus
The Vagus Nerve: Somatic motor to what?
Palate
Pharynx
Larynx
The Vagus Nerve: Special sensation in what structure?
Epiglottis
The Vagus Nerve: Visceral sensation and motor control to what?
Thorax and Abdomen
The Vagus Nerve: Passes through what foramen of the skull?
Jugular foramen
The Hypoglossal Nerve: What is its only modality?
Somatic motor control
The Hypoglossal Nerve: Supplies what?
All muscles of the tongue except the Palatoglossus
The Hypoglossal Nerve: Pathway - Extends from where?
Medulla oblongata
The Hypoglossal Nerve: Pathway - Passes through what following extension from the medulla oblongata?
Hypoglossal Canal
The Hypoglossal Nerve: Pathway - After passing through the Hypoglossal Canal it descends close to what?
Carotid sheath
The Hypoglossal Nerve: Pathway - Courses lateral to what?
Hyoglossus into the floor of the mouth
Swallowing: What are the 3 phases?
Oral
Pharyngeal
Oesophageal
Swallowing: Is the Oral Phase Voluntary Or Involuntary?
Voluntary
Swallowing: 3 components of the Oral Phase
Mastication
Bolus manipulation
Labial seal
Swallowing: Is the Pharyngeal Phase Voluntary or Involuntary?
Involuntary
Swallowing: 2 components of the Pharyngeal Phase
Hyolaryngeal elevation
Sequential constrictor contraction
Swallowing: Is the Oesophageal Phase Voluntary or Involuntary?
Involuntary
Swallowing: What is the process of the Oesophageal Phase?
Relaxation of the upper oesophageal sphincter
Swallowing: Oral Phase - CN V3 function
Controls masticatory muscles to break down food for mixing with saliva
Swallowing: Oral Phase - CN VII function
Facial muscles create the Labial seal and tightening of cheeks via the buccinator
What muscle enables formation of the Labial seal?
Orbicularis oris
Swallowing: Oral Phase - CN XII function
Extrinsic and Intrinsic muscle function manipulate the bolus and align it between the dentitio and push it against the hard palate
Swallowing: Oral Phase - CN X function
Soft palate depression to form the oropharyngeal seal to enable the tongue ripples the bolus posteriorly
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase
Delivery of the bolus to the oropharynx to initiate the involuntary pharyngeal phase
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - Role of soft palate
Elevation of the soft palate seals off the nasopharynx from the oropharynx
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - Role of the tongue
Posterior pressure from the tongue seals off the laryngeal aditus via the epiglottis
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - Role of the hyolarynx
Hyolaryngeal elevation protects the airway to open the upper oesophageal sphincter
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - In Hyolaryngeal Elevation what movement happens to the hyoid bone?
Dragged superiorly and anteriorly
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - In Hyolaryngeal Elevation what muscles are responsible for the movement of the hyoid bone?
Suprahyoid
Longitudinal pharyngeal muscles
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - Hyolaryngeal Elevation is coupled with wht other actions?
Posterior tongue pressure - from the stylohyoud and hyoglossus
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - In Hyolaryngeal Elevation, what is the main function?
Forces the epiglottis inferior to the tongue and covers the laryngeal aditus to protect the airway
Swallowing: Pharyngeal Phase - Movement of the food bolus into the oesophagus via the laryngopharynx is aided by what 3 actions?
Tongue pressure
Sequential contraction of the pharyngeal constrictors
Relaxation of the Upper Oesophageal Sphincter
Swallowing: Oesophageal Phase - Occurs after what?
The upper oesophageal sphincter has opened
Swallowing: Oesophageal Phase - Cricopharyngeus is innervated by what?
External laryngeal and recurrent laryngeal nerves of CN X
Parapharyngeal Space
Column of tissue allowing communication between regions of the neck and base of the skull
Retropharyngeal Space location
Posterior to the pharynx
Anterior to the vertebral column
Pharyngeal Plexus: Innervates what?
Muscles of the soft palate - except the tensor veli palatini
Pharynx
Pharyngeal Plexus: Innervates what?
Muscles of the soft palate and Pharynx - except the Tensor Veli Palatini
Pharyngeal Plexus: Formed from what?
CN IX and CN X
Speech: Larynx - During forced inspiration what happens to the vocal fold?
Abduct to allow passage of the air
Speech: Larynx - How is the rima glottidis widened?
Contraction of the posterior cricoarytenoid causes lateral rotation of the cricoarytenoid joint
Speech: Phonatory Function - Inspiration enabled by what muscles? (2)
Diaphragm
Intercostal muscles
Speech: Phonatory Function - Controlled Expiration is enabled by what?
Contraction of inspiratory muscles
Speech: Phonatory Function - When does air cross the vocal cord to cause vibration?
Once subglottal pressure threshold is reached
Subglottal pressure
Pressure in the respiratory tree inferior to the larynx
Speech: Phonatory Function - What determines the pitch of sound produced?
Length or tension of the vocal cords
Speech: Phonatory Function - Tension of the vocal cord has what impact?
Increases Pitch
Speech: Phonatory Function - Relaxation of the vocal cords has what impact?
Decreases pitch
Speech: Phonatory Function - Abduction of the vocal cords has what impact?
Louder
Speech: Phonatory Function - Adduction of the vocal cords has what impact?
Quieter
Speech: Thyroarytenoid Muscles - Function
Relaxes the vocal ligament to decrease pitch
Speech: Thyroarytenoid Muscles - Attachments
Posterior thyroid to the anterior arytenoid cartilage
Speech: Cricothyroid Muscles - Function
Tenses the vocal ligament to increase pitch
Speech: Cricothyroid Muscles - Impact on thyroid cartilage
Causes it to ‘nod’
Speech: Cricothyroid Muscles - Attachments
Anterolateral cricoid cartilage to inferior horn of thyroid cartilage
Speech: Innervation - Mucosa above the vocal folds
Internal Laryngeal Nerve
Speech: Innervation - Mucosa below the vocal folds
Inferior laryngeal Nerve
Speech: Innervation - What does the inferior laryngeal nerve supply?
All intrinsic muscles apart from the Cricothyroid
Speech: Resonance - Laryngeal buzz is amplified by what?
Pharynx, Oral and Nasal Cavities
Speech: Articulation via Oral Sounds - Role of Soft Palate
Soft palate tenses and elevates to close off the entrance into the nasopharynx
Speech: Articulation via Oral Sounds - Soft palate tension innervation
CN V3
Speech: Articulation via Oral Sounds - Soft palate elevation innervation
CN X
Speech: Articulation via Oral Sounds - Soft palate tension and elevation has what impact on the oral cavity?
Directs stream of air through the oral cavity
Speech: Articulation via Oral Sounds - How is sound produced from air moving through the oral cavity?
Sound interuppted by the tongue (CN XII) and the teeth and lips (CN VII) to produce vowels and consonants
Speech: Articulation via Nasal Sounds - Role of the Soft Palate
Tenses and descends to close off the entrance of air into the oropharynx to direct the stream of air through the nasal cavity
Speech: Articulation via Nasal Sounds - Tension of the Soft Palate innervation
CN V3
Speech: Articulation via Nasal Sounds - Descending of the soft palate caused by what nerve?
CN X
Speech: Articulation via Nasal Sounds - Produces what three sounds?
m
n
ing
Dysphonia
Impaired ability to produce an appropriate level of phonation
Supra-glottic Tumours: Spread to where?
Deep cervical nodes
Glottic Tumours: Present where?
On the cords
Sub-glottic Tumours: Spread to what?
Paratracheal Nodes
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Leaves the CNS from where?
Upper Medulla Oblongata
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Passes … from the medulla oblongata
Laterally
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Next anatomical structure after the upper medulla oblongata
Jugular foramen
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: After the jugular foramen where does it go?
Enters the parapharyngeal space to lay on the sylopharyngeus muscle
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Enters the jugular foramen and then does what?
Gives off the tympanic branch at the temporal bone to form the tympanic plexus
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Function of the tympanic plexus
Provides sensation and parasympathetic neurones over the promontory
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - The Tympanic Plexus leaves the temporal bone as what?
The lesser petrosal nerve
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Lesser petrosal nerve goes to where?
Middle cranial fossa
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Leaves the middle cranial fossa to go where?
Foramen ovale
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Pre-ganglionic axon route
Passes through the middle ear and middle cranial fossa to exit the foramen ovale
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Passes from. thepre-ganglionic axon to what?
Otic ganglion
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Otic Ganglion location
Inferior to the foramen ovale
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Parasympathetic Course - Post-ganglionic Axon pathway
Joins CN V3 (Auriculotemporal Nerve) close to the parotid gland - piggybacks of this nerve
Location of the Tympanic Canaliculus
Between the jugular foramen and external carotid canal
Chemo- and baroreceptors of the carotid body and sinus travel via what?
Carotid branch of CN IX
Sensations of the tongue are divided by what?
Sulcus Terminalis
Vallate papillae supplied by what?
CN IX
The External Ear: Composed of what?
Cartilaginous pinna and the external acoustic meatus that ends at the tympanic membrane
The External Ear: Pinna - Function
Collects sound waves and funnels them into the external acoustic meatus and tympanic membrane
The External Ear: Pinna - Innervation to the Posterior or cranial part of the ear
Lesser occipital nerve of C2 and C3
The External Ear: Pinna - Innervation to the Inferior part of the ear
Greater auricular nerve of C2 and C3
The External Ear: Pinna - Innervation to the Concha
CN VII
The External Ear: Pinna - Innervation to the Superior and Anterior part of the auditory canal or cartilaginous portion
CN V3
The External Ear: Pinna - Innervation to the Inferior and Posterior part of the auditory canal or cartilaginous portion
CN X
The Middle Ear: Main function
Conduct sound waves in the air towards the fluid filled cavities of the inner ear
The Middle Ear: Joint between the incus and malleus
Malleoincal joint
The Middle Ear: Joint between the head of the stapes and the incus
Incudostapedial joint
The Middle Ear: Tensor Tympani - Runs between what?
Cartilaginous portion of the eustachian tube to the handle of the malleus
The Middle Ear: Tensor Tympani - Contracts to do what?
Reduce the potential for ossicles to vibrate to dampen sound
The Middle Ear: Tensor Tympani - Innervated by what?
CN V3
The Middle Ear: Tensor Tympani - Reduces noise during what activity?
Chewing
The Middle Ear: Stapedius - Runs between what?
Pyramidal eminence to the neck of the stapes
The Middle Ear: Stapedius - Function
Dampens sound by reducing vibrations of the stapes on the oval window
The Middle Ear: Stapedius - Innervated by what?
CN VII
The Middle Ear: Air Pressure - Typical middle ear pressure is equal to what?
Surrounding air pressure
The Middle Ear: Air Pressure - When Atmospheric Pressure = Tympanic Cavity Pressure what happens?
Tympanic cavity pressure is ideal
The Middle Ear: Air Pressure - When Atmospheric pressure >Tympanic Pressure what happens?
Tympanic Membrane pushes in to reduce the vibration of ossicles
Example - under water
The Middle Ear: Air Pressure - When Atmospheric Pressure < Tympanic Pressure what happens?
Tympanic membrane pushes outwards to reduce vibration of ossicles
Example - In a plane
The Middle Ear: Air Pressure - How is pressure equalised?
Palate muscles open the eustachian tube
Why do children have an increased risk of middle ear infection?
Shorter eustachian tube
What connects the anterior wall of the middle ear cavity to the nasopharynx?
Auditory tube (Pharyngotympanic Tube)
The Middle Ear: Sensory Innervation - What is it?
Tympanic Plexus from the Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Mastoiditis
Infection of the Mastoid Air Cells
Mastoiditis: How can this lead to Meningitis?
Spread to the middle cranial fossa
Inner Ear: Otic Capsule - Located where?
In the temporal bone
Inner Ear: What is the cavity of the otic capsule?
Bony labyrinth
Inner Ear: Bony Labyrinth - Filled with what and what is this similar to?
Perilymph - similar to extracellular fluid
Inner Ear: Membranous Labyrinth - Filled with what and what is this similar to?
Endolymph - similar to intracellular fluid
Inner Ear: Cochlear Apparatus - What detects auditory stimuli?
Receptor hair cells within the Organ of Corti
Inner Ear: Cochlear Apparatus - Where is the Organ of Corti located?
Basilar membrane of the cochlear duct
Inner Ear: Cochlear Apparatus - Helicotrema
Point at which the oval window communicates with the round window
Inner Ear: Cochlear Apparatus - Cochlear duct is suspended by what and from where?
By the spiral ligament at the lateral edge and the modiolus at the medial edge
Inner Ear: Cochlear Apparatus - Function of the Scala Tympani
Enables communication with the round window
Inner Ear: Cochlear Apparatus - Function. ofthe Scala Vestibuli
Enables communication with the oval window
Balance: What structure is responsible for balance and perception of head movement?
Vestibular apparatus
Balance: Hair cells are stimulated by what?
Movement of endolymph
Balance: At the … there are hair cells to detect where the head lies
Ampulla
Balance: Semi-circular ducts detect what?
Angular movement change
Balance: Utricle and saccule detect what?
Linear movement change
Balance: Utricle detects what?
Horizontal movement
Balance: Saccule detects what?
Vertical movement
Balance: Semi-circular Ducts - Anterior semi-circular canal located in what plane?
Sagittal plane
Balance: Semi-circular Ducts - Posterior semi-circular canal located in what plane?
Coronal plane
Balance: Semi-circular Ducts - Lateral semi-circular canal located in what plane?
Axial plane
Balance: Nerves - Internal Acoustic Meatus contains what? (3)
CN VII
CN VIII
Labyrinthine artery and veins
Balance: Facial Nerve - Cranial Portion Course
Leaves the brainstem at the pontomedullary junction at the cerebellopontine angle to enter the internal acoustic meatus
Balance: Facial Nerve - Temporal Portion Course
Travels through the temporal bone in close relationship to the middle ear and leaves the bone via the stylomastoid foramen
Balance: Facial Nerve - Extratemporal Portion Course
Courses towards and through the parotid gland and splits into 6 branches
Chorda Tympani: Function (2)
Taste to the anterior two thirds of the tongue
Pre-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres to the submandibular ganglion
Chorda Tympani: Leaves. thetympanic cavity via what?
Petrotympanic fissure
Chorda Tympani: Combines with what after moving through the petrotympanic fissure?
Mandibular division of CN V
Chorda Tympani: Courses between what two ossicles?
Incus and the Malleus
What is the pathway of hearing? (8 stages)
- Sound waves vibrate the tympanic membrane
- Vibrations are transmitted through the ossicles
- Footplate of the stapes vibrates within the oval window
- Vibration of the stapes creates pressure waves within the perilymph out of the round window
- Hair cells in the cochlea are moved to put pressure on the organ of corti to stimulate action potentials
- AP conveyed to the brain by the cochlear nerve
- Pressure waves descend and become vibrations again
- Pressure waves are dampened at the round window