auditory and vestib Flashcards
discuss auditory pathway from sound waves to inner ear
sound waves - tympanic membrane - middle ear ossicles - oval window - inner ear - vibrations
what are the components of middle ear ossicles
malleus, incus and stapes
malleus is dampened by _____
tensor tympani
stapes is dampened by _____
stapedius muscle
components of inner ear
cochlea
vestibule
semicircular canals
bony labyrinth
bony labyrinth contains
perylimph - structures of membranous labyrinth
comppnents of membranous labyrinth
(cochlear duct, utricle, saccule and semicircular canals)
found w/in membranous labyrinth
endolymph
pathway of vibrations
vibration - scala vestibuli - cochlea - scala tympani - pressure waves - round window
vibration - cochlear duct - organ of corti - basilar memb - spiral gang - cochlear nerve
higher frequency sounds activate hair cells near
apex of the cochlea
discuss path from spinal ganglion
spinal gang - dorsal and ventral cochlear nuc - B brainstem - inf coll - MGB p primary auditory cortex
localize sounds horizontally in space
Superior olivary nuclear complex
crossing auditory fibers
trapezoid body
Lesions in CNS proximal to cochlear nuclei
do not cause unilateral deafness because auditory information crosses bilaterally at multiple points in the brainstem
conductive hearing loss
peripheral lesion in external auditory canal and middle ear
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Due to cochlea or auditory component of CN VIII
webers test of conductive
louder on affected side
webers on sensorineural
softer on affected side
normal rinne test
sound next to ear should be louder - AC > BC
rinne test of conductive
BC > AC - middle ear bones not workin - softer next to ear
rinne of sensorineural
AC > BC but dec in affected ear
receive input from utricle, anterior saccule and anterior and lateral semicircular canals
sup vestibular gang