Ch 15: Vestibulo-Ocular Response Flashcards
parts of the inner ear sense head rotations, which include
pitch, roll, and yaw
head translations include
bob, heave, and surge
the purpose of the rotational vestibular-ocular response is to
keep the whole visual world imaged stationary on the retina as best as possible
what detects head rotation and what response does this provide
semicircular canals of the inner ear can provide a sense of head rotation- they provide the rotational vestibule-ocular response
what are head translations and gravity detected by
they are sensed by the otolithic organs of the inner ear
translational vestibule-ocular response caused by? is it important?
produced by otolithic organs of the inner ear
-it isn’t important in humans, but well developed in some animals
T/F: the vestibulo- ocular eye movements are primarily non-visual
True
the labyrinth of the inner ear contains two sensory systems important to eye movement and posture. these are
the semicircular canals and the utricle and saccule
what is the osseous labyrinth
of the temporal bone, it is filled with perilymph
the membranous labyrinth of the osseous is filled with?
endolymph
what are important portions of the membranous labyrinth?
vestibule, utricle, and saccule, semicircular canals and cochlea
what are the 3 semicircular canals?
- lateral
- anterior
- posterior
ampulla importance
it is a dilated portion of the canal which contains the crust ampullaris, a ridge covered in sensory hair cells
cupula importance
it is a tall, cone-shaped flap of gelatinous glycoprotein attached to the crust ampullaris, it surrounds the sterocilia and kinocilia of the hair cells
cupula and ampulla are connected how
the cupola forms a watertight seal inside the ampulla
how does endolymph affect this cupula
endolymph can deviate and bend the cupula, and thus act on the hair cells
-the cupula has a viscous drag that opposes the force of the endolymph
in the cupula, input to the system is in
angular acceleration of the head
what is the output of the hair cells in the cupula in
angular velocity
excitatory and inhibitory for:
right lateral canal and left lateral canal
-right yaw excites right lateral canal and inhibits left lateral canal
excitatory and inhibitory for:
right anterior canal and left posterior canal
-downward head pitch combined with right head roll excited right anterior canal and inhibits left posterior canal