Auditory Pathways Flashcards
Cochlear Nuclei sending info to the brain how
Cochlear nerve fibers get auditory info from cochlea and goes to brainstem at cerebellopontine angle
Then it splits to:
1) synapse on anterior part of anterior cochlear nucleus (Octopus Cells, Globular Bushy Cells, and Spherical Bushy Cells)
2) synapse at posterior part of anterior cochlear nucleus and posterior part of posterior cochlear nucleus (Pyramidal cells)
Monaural Tracts relay sound from a single ear to
OPPOSITE SIDE IN PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX
- Posterior Cochlear Nucleus (DCN)
- Posterior Acoustic Stria CROSSING
- Lateral Lemniscus
- Inferior Colliculus
- Medial Geniculate Nucleus
- Primary Auditory Cortex
Binaural Tract relay info about difference in sound between both ears to
- Anterior Cochlear Nucleus (VCN)
- Trapezoid Body CROSSING
- Superior Olivary Nucleus
- MSO: time
- LSO: intensity - Lateral Lemniscus
- central nucleus: to SAME Inferior colliculus
- posterior nucleus: get form LSO and go to SAME and OPPOSITE Inferior Colliculus (some CROSSING) - inferior colliculus
- MGN
- PAC
Central Deafness (in the Binaural and Monaural Tracts)
Central Pathway damaged
SAME SIDE deafness
cant localize sound
Sensorineural Deafness
Cochlea or cochlear root of CN8 damaged
SAME side deafness
from ABs(aminioglucoids) , loud sounds, tumors, environment
Conduction Deafness
obstructed sound going to the tympanic membrane or the ossicle bones in the middle ear
due to damage to pinna, excess ear wax, damaged tympanic membrane
Blood Supply to: Cochlea and Auditory Nuclei in pons and medulla
Basilar A.
Blood Supply to: inner ear and cochlear nuclei
Inner auditory (Labyrinth) A. usually Br. of AICA
Occlusion: monaural hearing loss with SAME side facial paralysis(CN7) and unable to look towards side of lesion(pontine gaze center)
Blood Supply to: Superior Olivary Complex (SOC) and Lateral Lemniscus
Short Circumferential Br. of the Basilar A.
Blood Supply to: Inferior Colliculus
Superior Cerebellar Br. form Basilar A.
Blood Supply to: MGN
Thalamogeniculate A.
Blood Supply to: PAC and Association Cortecies
Br. or M2 form middle cerebral A. (MCA)
Language Dominant: Dominant Hemisphere
95% the left
nothing to do with handedness
Language Dominant: Broca’s area
Production of speech, writing. signs
Works with Frontal lobe to add grammar and syntax of high order speech aspects
Lesion: cant speak , hard time writing
can still understand language and swallow and breathe
Language Dominant: Wernicke’s area
Comprehension of speech or signs
Works with parietal lobe and temporal lobe to add lexicon (vocab) and find meaning in sound
lesion: cant understand, cant write, cant read, no repeating
normal speech