Auditory System Development Flashcards
mesoderm forms
ossicles, temporal bone and bony labyrinth
Ectoderm forms
outer ear (skin), inner ear (sense organs) & membranous labyrinth
endoderm forms
middle ear epithelial lining, aerated mastoid cavities & eustachian tube
During embryologic development, six hillocks of tissue form around both sides of the first branchial groove. What do these hillocks eventually become?
pinna of external ear
Which branchial arches play a major role in development of ear structures?
1 & 2
Embryologically, the central nervous system (including the brain and spinal cord), sense organs such as the cochlear and vestibular hair cells, and the skin are derived from which of the germ layers?
ectoderm
What is the generic term that describes defects of the spinal cord, during embryologic development when the caudal neuropore does not properly close?
spina bifida
With respect to neuroembryology, the term gastrulation refers to
formation of 3 germ layers
During embryologic development, which germ layer gives rise to the skeletal structures, circulation structures, meninges, and cartilage (including the ossicles and temporal bone)?
mesoderm
Embryologically, development of the inner ear begins with formation of…
otic placodes which are thickenings of ectoderm
During embryologic development, what does the tubotympanic recess eventually become?
ear canal and ™
Which branchial arches play a major role in development of ear/auditory structures?
1 & 2
describe inner ear formation in overview
First trimester
Ectoderm Auditory/otic placode on sides of neural tube—3rd week
Otic pits to auditory vesicle to otocyst
Saccular elongation grows and spirals into cochlea, SCC form,
SCC done first, cochlea last, cartilage first then ossifying
2.5 coils should be completed, the sensory and supporting cells and connections
Adult appearance by 20th to 23rd week (fetal midterm)
Statoacoustic ganglion
CNS development and neural connections and myelin continue to develop
inner ear development is mostly in ____ trimester with mature appearance by ____
first, 20-23 weeks
when does the otic placoe form
3rd week, 21 days
what is the otic placode
superficial thickening of surface ectoderm on either side of the open neural tube
ectoderm will become the____ of the inner ear
epithelium
the migrating neural cells aid in formation of
external ear
middle ear (ossicles)
inner ear (otic capsule and sensory neurons)
what happens on the 23rd day for inner ear
otic placod invaginates to become the otic pit
what happens by day 30 for inner ear
pit closes to form otocyst/auditory vesicle located dorsal to the 2nd pharyngeal cleft
neural tube closed now
otocyst differentiates into vestibular and cochlear portions
what is otic induction
time frame from the ectodermal thickening adjacent to the rhombencephalon on day 22-23 til complete invagination of the otic vesicle around day 26
what happens in the 4th week for inner ear
otic vesicle splits from the surface ectoderm dividing into the ventral and dorsal portion
what does the ventral portion of otic vesicle split into
saccule (part of vestib)
cochlear duct (future scala media and organ of corti)
what does the dorsal portion of otic vesicle split into
future utricle & semicircular canals (part of vestib system)
endolymphatic duct
what do we see in 6 week for inner ear
saccule forms tubular shaped pocket in lower pole
rudimentary cochlear duct, epnetrating surrounding mesenchyme in a spiral fashion to form the cochlea
cochlea completes its 2 3/4 turns by
end of 8th week
utricle and saccule communicate indirectly through
utriculosaccular duct
what system came first in inner ear
vestibular because cochlea develops from the saccule
what is significant of the otic capsule
necessary for proper development of the inner ear and for housing the perilymphatic fluid
cartilaginous otic capsule will eventually become the petrous portion of the temporal bone and called the bony labyrinth
what forms the cartilaginous otic capsule in week 9
the mesenchyme surrounding the inner ear membranous labyrinth
how does the auditory nerve form
from the neural crest cells
auditory nerve peirces the otic capsule where
two divisions
one for vestib and one for cochlea
cartilage surrouding cochlear duct forms
scala vestibuli
scala tympani
two perilymphatic spaces in the cochlea
scala vestibuli
scala tympani
The cochlear duct or scala media is separated from
scala vestibuli by the Reissner’s or vestibular membrane
scala tympani by the basilar membrane
when do sensory epithelia develop in cochlea
During week 7 to 8 of gestation, the cochlea exits the cell cycle and they begoin
2 ridges from epithelial cells of the cochlear duct
inner ridge will form the future spiral limbus
outer ridge will give rise to
about 3 rows of OHC
about 1 row of IHC
Epithelial cells of the spiral limbus form the ______ that lies over the tips of the outer hair cells
tectorial membrane
At about end of the ____ month of gestation, the human cochlea is developed and functional
5
when is the cochlea fully developed and functional
end of the 5th month
appear as flattened out-pockets of the utricular portion of the otic vesicle
semicircular canals, About the 6th week of development,
containing sensory cells for equilibrium and balance
crus ampullare
where are the crus ampullare
at the end of each canal
waht are filled with endolymph
semicircular canals, utricle and saccule
three canals are covered by
bone
Fluid between the outer bony covering and the semicircular canals
perilymph
three semicircular canals are sensitive to
angular motion or rotation as experienced when turning the head
macculae in the utricle and saccule are very sensitive to
linear acceleration as when the body or head is tilted
____ & ____ are gravistatic end organs (responsive to gravity)
utrticle and saccule
when you turn your head why dont you get dizzy?
scc are there to keep head and body upright
looking down and bending over?
utricle and saccule
where are the otoliths?
utricle and saccule
hearing loss can either be
isolated condition (non-syndromic) or associated with other abnormalities/disorders (syndromic)
isolated condition
non syndromic