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Auditory system Flashcards

1
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what is the pinna also known as?

A

auricula

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What is the external auditory meatus?

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osseous part of the external ear

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What is the external auditory canal?

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consists of osseous and cartilage of the external ear

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what is the function of the external ear?

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collect air, conduct sound, waves and allow access to the tympanic membrane

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What is the middle ear also known as?

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tympanic cavity

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6
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What are the ossicles of the middle ear?

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malleus
Incus
Stapes

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7
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What are the openings of the osseous labrinth of the inner ear?

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oval window

round window

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what is another name for the oval window?

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fenestra vestibuli

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9
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what is another name for the round window?

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fenestra cochlea

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10
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What covers the oval window?

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foot plate of the stapes

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11
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what covers the round window?

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secondary tympanic membrane

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12
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Where are vibrations of the tympanic membrane transferred?

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transferred through the ossicular chain to the oval window and leads a pressure change in the inner ear

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13
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what are the muscles of the ear?

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tensor tympani muscle

stapedius

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14
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what innervates the tensor tympani muscle?

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V nerve

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15
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What innervates the stapedius muscle?

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VII nerve

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16
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What is the function of the muscles of the ear?

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dampen/ attenuate movements of ossicles and tympanic membrane in response to high intensity sounds

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17
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what are the two portions that make up the inner ear?

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osseous and membranous labyrinths

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18
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What is the osseous labyrinth?

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consists of a system of interconnecting spaces located in the petrous part of the temporal bone

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19
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What fills the osseous labyrinth?

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perilymph

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20
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what are the parts of the osseous labyrinth?

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semicircular canal (posterior)
Vestibule (middle)
cochlea or cochlear canal (anterior)

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21
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What is the central bony axis of the cochlea called?

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modiolus

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22
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How many turns does the cochlea do around the modiolus?

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2.75

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What is the membranous labyrinth?

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Consists of a series of interconnecting membrane tubes that are suspended within the spaces of the osseous labyrinth

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What is the lumen of the membranous labyrinth filled with?

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endolymph

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25
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what are the parts of the membranous labyrinth/

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semicircular ducts
utricle
saccule
cochlear duct

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26
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Where are the utricle and saccule found?

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within vestibule of osseous labryinth

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27
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What 3 parts is the cochlear canal divided into?

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scala media
scala vestibuli
scala tympani

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What is the scala media?

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cochlear duct which forms the middle space

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29
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what is scala vestibuli?

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space superior to the scala media filled with perilymph

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30
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What is the scsala tympani?

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interior to the scala media filled with perilymph

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what is the small opening where at the apex of the cochlea where the scala tympani and scala vestibuli communicate known as?

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helicotrema

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32
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what window is the scala tympani continuous with?

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Round window

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33
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Do all three scala spiral up the cochlear canal?

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Yes, all three scala spiral up the cochlear canal

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34
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What is the cochlear duct?

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membranous duct suspended in the middle of the cochlear canal

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35
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What are the three wall borders of the cochlear duct?

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vestibular membrane
stria vascularis
basilar membrane

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36
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what is the vestibular membrane also known as?

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Reissner’s membrane

37
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What does the vestibular membrane do?

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separates the scala media from the scala vestibuli

38
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what is the stria vascularis?

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the outer wall that includes an epithelial lining over vascular connective tissue

39
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what does the stria vascularis do?

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produces endolyph that fills the membranous labyrinth

40
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what is the basilar membrane?

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separation between the scala media and the scala tympani

41
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what is included in the basilar membrane of the cochlear duct?

A

(spiral) organ of corti

42
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What is the organ of corti?

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specialized mechano receptor for auditory information

43
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How does the organ of corti travel?

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It extends continuously along the spiral turns of the cochlear duct (basal membrane)

44
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what are the support cells of the organ of Corti?

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Border cells, phalangeal cells, pillar cells and cells of Hensen

45
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What is the tectorial membrane?

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gelatinous membrane continuous along the organ of corti where tips of the hair cells are embedded into the membrane

46
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What are the sensory cells of the organ of corti?

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hair cells (receptor cells of organ of cortis)

47
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what are the two types of sensory cells in the organ of corti?

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inner hair cells and outer hair cells

48
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what is the presentation of the inner hair cells?

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Single row consisting of 7000 cells

49
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What is each inner hair cell connected to?

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each cell is engaged at its base by terminals of fibers of the cochlear nerve (division of VII nerve)

50
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What is the presentation of outer hair cells?

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multiple rows consisting of about 25000 cells

51
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what are the “hairs” of inner and outer hairs?

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modified microvilli that extend from the apical end of the cells and are embedded in the tectorial membrane

52
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What happens to the outer hair cells when the basilar membrane vibrates?

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The hairs bend in relation to the tectorial membrane, and changes the excitability of the hair cells and generates auditory information relayed in the sensory fibers of the cochlear nerve (towards the brain)

53
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With the activation of the organ of corti what occurs first?

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Movement of the footplate of the stapes at the oval window initiates corresponding pressure waves in the lymph

54
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After footplate movement what occurs with organ of corti activation?

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waves initiate movement of the secondary tympanic membrane opering the round window and of the basillar membrane

55
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What occurs after the moment of the secondary tympanic movement

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The specific part of the basilar membrane that vibrates maximally is dependent on the pitch of the sound

56
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is the organ of corti organized tonotopically?

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yes it is

57
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what is important about the organ of corti in regards to pitch?

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The pattern of organization is that high pitch sounds are in the basal turn and low pitch sound are monitored near the apical end

58
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what is the normal range of frequency for human hearing?

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20-20000 Hz

59
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what can repeated exposure to excessively loud noises cause?

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High frequency deafness due to degeneration changes of the corti at the basal turn

60
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What is the primary neurons of the auditory pathways?

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cell bodies of primary cochlear neurons comprise the Spiral ganglia positioned in spiral fashion in the modiolus along the turns of the cochlear duct

61
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What do most peripheral processes of the auditory pathway do?

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innervate hair cells

62
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what do the central processes of the auditory pathway travel and how?

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They are included in the VIII nerve and traverse the internal acoustic meatus to reach the brainstem

63
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Where do central processes of the auditory pathway terminate?

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In the rostral medulla at dorsal and ventral cochlear nuclei

64
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What are the secondary neurons of the auditory pathway?

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cell bodies in the cochlear nuclei

65
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Where do processes from the cohlear nuclei of the auditory pathway travel?

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processes of these neurons project rostrally through the central auditory pathway

66
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What is is included in the process of the cochlear nuclei of the auditory pathway?

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1) Contralateral and ipsilateral projections
2) the ascending auditory pathway is bilateral and determines the auditory information that originated from one ear and is projected to auditory cortex in both cerebral hemispheres

67
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Can secondary neurons (cochlear nuclei) of the auditory pathway project axons to the contralateral side of the pons?

A

Yes, it can

68
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what are the decussating fibers of the contralateral pathway of the auditory pathway known as?

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trapezoid body

69
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Where do some of the fibers of the contralateral pathway of the auditory pathway terminate from the cochlear nucleus?

A

superior olivary nucleus

70
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What do the ascending fibers from the superior olivary nucleus to the inferior colliculus of the auditory pathway form?

A

lateral leminscus

71
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where do the processes in the lateral lemniscus terminate?

A

terminate in the inferior colliculus

72
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Where do fibers from the inferior colliculus of the contralateral pathway of auditory pathway travel and terminate?

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from neurons of the inferior colliculous traverse the interior brachium and terminate in the medial geniculate body of the thalamus

73
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Where do the neurons of the medial geniculate body project for the contralateral pathway of auditory pathway and where do they terminate?

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Neurons of the medial geniculate body project axons through the posterior limb of the internal capsule and terminate in the primary auditory cortex in the temporal lobe

74
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what are the projecting fibers of the auditory pathway from the medial geniculate body to Heschl’s gyrus known as?

A

auditory radiations

75
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Do some secondary neurons in the ventral cochlear nucles project axons to the ipsilateral superior olivary nucleus?

A

Yes, this is known as the ipsilateral pathway

76
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what is the pathway for auditory information ascending in the ipsilateral pathway/

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rostral movement through the ipsilateral lateral lemniscus, inferior colliculus, inferior brachium, medial geniculate body and auditory radiations to the primary auditory cortex

77
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where is the auditory cortex found?

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Located in the floor of the lateral sulcus along the superior temporal gyrus

78
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what is the transverse temporal gyrus also known as?

A

Heschl’s gyrus

79
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what brodmann’s map areas is the auditory cortex located in/

A

41, 42

80
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What is the function of the auditory cortex?

A

permits audition (hear sounds)

81
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where is the auditory association cortex found?

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anatomical areas include areas of the temporal lobe that surrounds the primary auditory cortex

82
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What brodmann’s map rea is the auditory association cortex located in/

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22

83
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what is the function of the auditory association cortex/

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permits recognition and interpretation of various qualities of sounds based upon one’s previous experiences

84
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What is the clinical significance of a bilateral ascending auditory pathway?

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There can be different clinical presentations depending on where damage occurs along these pathways.

85
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What would unilateral damage to the ascending auditory pathway above the cochlear nuclei result in?

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Slight decrease in both ears and can be difficult to detect

86
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What would unilateral damage to the ascending auditory pathway peripheral to the the cochlear nuclei result in?

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ipsilateral ear decrease or loss of hearing and extent of loss depends upon extent of damage

87
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What do disturbances of the peripheral auditory receptor apparatus result in/

A

conductive hearing loss

88
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What do interruption of the VIII nerve or elements of the central auditory pathway in the brain result in?

A

Neural hearing loss

89
Q

When an unexpected loud noise occurs a reflex orientation occurs, list the pathway.

A

inferior colliculus -> superior colliculus -> (via tecto bulbar fibers to CN III, IV, IV for eye motion) and/or (via tectospinal fibers to the spinal cord onto motor neurons for the head and neck movements)

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