auditory vestibular system - central auditory nervous system Flashcards
what does the middle ear serve as
impedance matcher
-remember the area difference between TM and stapes footplate, lever action and buckling of TM
what stimulates the organ of corti
traveling wave
is the ear canal the same length at the floor and ceiling
no, the floor is longer
how many layers of tissue is the TM
technically 4 layers
-continuous of skin from canal, radial fiber mesoderm, concentric circular fiber mesoderm, and continuous with mucous membrane of middle ear
how many row’s are there of each hair cell’s within the organ of corti
single row of inner, multiple of outer
how do the hair cells get stimulated
by the sterocilia getting stimulated
structures of the CANS
8CSLIMA
-from CN 8 to the cortex
what structures are part of the 8CSLIMA
cranial nerve 8, cochlear nucleus, superior olivary complex, lateral lemniscus, inferior colliculus, medial geniculate nucleus, A1 (primary auditory cortex)
CN 8
goes into brainstem
-enters at cerebellopontine angle (CPA)
-starting point of the CANS
cochlear nucleus (CN)
first station for processing auditory information in the brainstem
-monaural or ipsilateral at this level
-gets information from CN8 and begins processing
3 division of the cochlear nucleus
anterior ventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN), posterior ventral cochlear nucleus (PVCN), and dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN)
what division is superior?
dorsal cochlear nucleus
3 fibers going off the CN divisions
ventral acoustic stria (down), intermediate stria (middle), dorsal stria (top)
-DIVe down (for direction)
direction of the ventral acoustic stria
from AVCN to join with the contralateral SOC and LL nucleus
direction of the intermediate stria
from PVCN to contralateral SOC
direction of the dorsal stria
from DCN to contralateral SOC
what does the cochlear nucleus do in terms of the cochlea?
preserves frequency mapping (tonotopic organization)
how are frequencies arranged within the cochlear nucleus
low are ventrolateral, high are dorsomedial
superior olivary complex (SOC)
gets information from the stria’s
-first level of the CANS to receive binaural input
-localization
2 divisions of the superior olivary complex
lateral and medial
lateral superior olive
received and processes high frequency information, localization of sounds based on interaural intensity differences
-high frequency and intensity
how does the lateral superior olive receive input
from ipsilateral AVCN and contralaterally from the AVCN and PVCN
how does the lateral superior olive have impacted time integrity
due to an extra synapse at the nucleus of trapezoid body
medial superior olive
receives and processes predominantly low frequencies, localization of sounds based on temporal cues
-low frequency and timing
how does the medial superior olive receive input
directly from the CN of both sides
lateral lemniscus (LL)
lateral bundle of axons
-from CN to IC
-tonotopicity
-commisure of probst
commisure of probst
connection across midline between both of the nuclei of lateral lemniscus
2 nuclei of the lateral lemniscus
ventral nucleus (VNLL) and dorsal nucleus (DNLL)
reticular formation
center core of the brainstem
-LL adds redundancy when it goes through here
inferior colliculus (IC)
obligatory relay station of the ascending auditory pathway (it has to stop here)
-largest of the brainstem nuclei
what are the inferior colliculus visible as
rounded humps
how does the inferior colliculus receive input
from contralateral IC
two major nuclei in each IC
central nucleus (core) and pericentral nucleus (belt)