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Chapter 19: Special Senses Part I (Equilibrium and Hearing) Flashcards

1
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what is stimuli

A

changes in environment

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what is sensation

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conscious awareness

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3
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5 general senses

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-temperature
-pain
-touch
-stretch
-pressure

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4
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5 special senses

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-taste
-smell
-vision
-equilibrium
-hearing

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5
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what are receptors?

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-initiate nerve impulses
-type of transducer

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definition of transducer

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change one type of energy into another

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2 types of receptors

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-tonic receptors
-phasic receptors

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process of tonic receptor

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continuous response

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process of phasic receptor

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-detect new stimulus/change
-adaptation

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definition of adaptation

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acclimating to changes that persist

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11
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what is the lateral head?

A

temporal bone

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12
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parts of the ear

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-external ear
-middle ear
-inner ear

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parts of the external ear

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-auricle
-external acoustic meatus

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external ear is a skin-covered, primarily cartilaginous structure called _____

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auricle (or pinna)

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what is the external acoustic meatus?

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bony tube in ear that extends medially and slightly superiorly from the lateral surface of the head

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16
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type of glands in external acoustic meatus

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ceruminous glands

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17
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the makeup of earwax

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cerumin + dead skin

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18
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where does the external acoustic meatus terminate?

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at the tympanic membrane

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funnel-shaped epithelial sheet that is the partition between the external and middle ear

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tympanic membrane (or eardrum)

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parts of the middle ear

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-auditory ear ossicles
-auditory (eustachian) tube

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21
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what are the auditory ossicles?

A

tympanic cavity of the middle ear houses the three smallest bones of the body

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features of the auditory ear ossicles

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-amplify sound waves
-oval window (inner ear)
-suspended by ligaments

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what are the 3 smallest bones in middles ear ossicles?

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-malleus
-incus
-stapes

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24
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where is the malleus located?

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-attached to the medial surface of the tympanic membrane

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25
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shape of malleus

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resembles a large hammer

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features of incus

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-shape: resembles an incus
-middle auditory ossicle

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27
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features of stapes

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-shape: resembles a stirrup on a saddle
-footplate in oval window

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28
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what is responsible for amplifying sound waves?

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the auditory ossicles

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29
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size of tympanic membrane compared to footplate of stapes

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tympanic membrane 20x larger than footplate of stapes

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significance of the size of the tympanic membrane

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sounds transmitted across the middle ear are amplified more than 20-fold, and able to detect very faint sounds

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31
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how does the tympanic cavity maintain an open connection with the atmosphere?

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auditory (eustachian) tube

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32
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what does the auditory (eustachian) tube do?

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equalize pressure

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33
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2 tiny skeletal muscles of the middle ear

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-stapedius
-tensor tympani

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34
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which of the middle ear ossicles is the stapedius located in?

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stapes

35
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which of the middle ear ossicles is the tensor tympani located in?

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malleus

36
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what do the skeletal muscles (stapedius and tensor tympani) do?

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-dampen loud sounds
-protect receptors in inner ear

37
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what is otitis media?

A

an infection where there is fluid in the middle ear

38
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features of otitis media

A

-pressure, pain
-common in children
-risk reduces after age 5

39
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why is otitis media more common in children?

A

they have shorter/flatter auditory tubes

40
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spaces or cavities in the inner ear

A

bony labryinth

41
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membrane-lined, fluid-filled tubes and spaces within the bony labyrinth

A

membranous labyrinth

42
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space between the outer walls of the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth is filled with a fluid called ___________

A

perilymph

43
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composition of perilymph

A

extracellular fluid

44
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membranous labyrinth contains a unique fluid called ______

A

endolymph

45
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composition of endolymph

A

intracellular fluid

46
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parts of the inner ear

A

-cochlea
-vestibular complex
-vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)

47
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length of inner ear

A

~ 1 cm across

48
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function of cochlea

A

hearing

49
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function of vestibular complex

A

balance

50
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function of vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)

A

-hearing & balance
-signals to brain

51
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3 distinct regions of the bony labyrinth

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-cochlea
-vestibule
-semicircular canals

52
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parts of the vestibular complex

A

-vestibule
-semicircular canals

53
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parts of the vestibule

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-saccule
-utricle
-macula

54
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function of vestibule

A

position of head

55
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function of semicircular canals

A

rotational movements

56
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parts of the semicircular canals

A

-semicircular ducts
-ampulla

57
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structure in semicircular ducts

A

membranous labyrinth

58
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structure in ampulla

A

hair cells

59
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sensory receptors of the inner ear for both equilibrium and hearing

A

hair cells

60
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what do hair cells continuously release?

A

release neurotransmitters to neurons

61
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the apical surface of each hair cell has a covering of numerous long, stiff ______

A

microvilli (stereocilia)

62
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long microvillus

A

kinocilium

63
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effects of stereocilia and kinocilia bending

A

changes in the amount and rate of neurotransmitter release from the hair cell

64
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shape of cochlea; feature

A

-snail-shaped spiral chamber
-hearing

65
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what is the membranous labyrinth called?

A

cochlear duct

66
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2 membranes of the cochlear duct

A

-vestibular membrane
-basilar membrane

67
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2 categories of hair rest on the basilar membrane

A

-inner hair cells
-outer hair cells

68
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these membranes partition the bony labyrinth of the cochlea into 2 smaller chambers on either side of the cochlear duct

A

-scala vestibuli
-scala tympani

69
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location of the oval window

A

scala vestibuli

70
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location of the round window

A

scala tympani

71
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_________ protected within the membranous cochlear duct

A

spiral organ

72
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features of the spiral organ

A

-sensory epithelium
-hair cells and supporting cells
-tectorial membrane

73
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gelatinous structure of the spiral organ

A

tectorial membrane

74
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how are sound waves collected?

A

by the auricle of the external acoustic meatus

75
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sound transmission in the middle ear

A

-amplifies sound waves
-stapes pushes on membranous labyrinth
-foot of stapes moves like a piston in the oval window

76
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location where perilymph in bony labyrinth vibrates

A

scala vestibuli

77
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what happens in the vestibular membrane relating sound transmission?

A

pushes on endolymph in membranous labyrinth

78
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what happens in the tectorial membrane relating to sound transmission?

A

pushes on hair cells

79
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changes in neurotransmitters during sound transmission due to what

A

impulse in spiral ganglion - cochlear branch of CN VIII

80
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what is frequency?

A

the number of waves that move past a point during specific amount of time

81
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2 types of frequency

A

-higher frequency
-lower frequency

82
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location of higher frequency

A

stimulate basilar membrane closer to oval window

83
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location of lower frequency

A

stimulate the spiral organ further away from the oval window

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