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EAR Flashcards

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ONLY Gray Ramus Communicans

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Everything except T1-L2,L3

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Both gray AND white ramus communicans

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T1-L2, L3

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Pre-ganglionic parasympathetic fibers

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Cholinergic

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Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers

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cholinergic

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Preganglionic sympathetic fibers

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cholinergic

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5
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Postganglionic sympathetic fibers

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NE

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6
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parasympathetic: CN III, VII, IX supply what

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structures in head

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parasymp: CN X supply what

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cardiac, respiratory, digestive

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Parasym: S2, S3, S4 supply

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distal parts of digestive system and urogenital system

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Parasympathetic oculomotor nerve preganglionic cell bodies are located where

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accessory oculomotor nucleus

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Preganglionic cell bodies of the oculomotor nerve synapse where

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ciliary ganglion

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Oculomotor nerve postganglionic fibers are carried in what structure

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short ciliary nerves

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Short ciliary nerves of the oculomotor nerve enter the eyeball and supply what two muscles

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ciliary muscle

sphincter pupillae

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13
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Ciliary muscle action

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contraction makes the lens more convex to focus on closer objects

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14
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sphincter pupillae action

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contraction decreases size of pupil

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15
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Facial nerve preganglionic cell bodies are located where

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superior part of the salivary nucleus

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16
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Facial nerve exits the CNS in what structure

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intermediate nerve

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17
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ear: ectodermal thickening on the lateral head is called what

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placode

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18
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placode invaginates giving rise to what

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auditory pit

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19
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auditory pit gives rise to what

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auditory vesicle

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20
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Auditory vesicle gives rise to what

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membranous inner ear

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21
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Auditory tube and tympanic cavity is derived from what

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first pharyngeal pouch

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22
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Malleus is derived from what

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dorsal end of the ventral mandibular cartilage

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23
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Incus develops from what

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dorsal end of the first pharyngeal arch

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24
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Stapes is derived from

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dorsal end of the second pharyngeal arch

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25
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Tympanic membrane is derived from

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interstitial mesoderm

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26
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External acoustic canal

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first pharyngeal groove

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27
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Auricle develops from what

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groove next to the first pharyngeal groove

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28
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Auricle AKA

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Pinna

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29
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Auricle means what

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“horn like”

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30
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intrinsic muscles of the ear

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helicus major + minor
tragicus 
antitragicus 
transverse muscle of the auricle
oblique muscle of the auricle
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31
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smallest extrinsic muscle of the auricle

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anterior auricular muscle

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32
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where does the anterior auricular muscle insert

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inserts in front of the helix

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33
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which is the largest of the extrinsic muscles of the auricle

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superior auricular muscle

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34
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Where does the superior auricular muscle insert

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superior side of auricle

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35
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where does the posterior auricular muscle insert

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lower posterior aspect of concha

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36
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Medial 2/3 of the EAM is located within what

A

temporal bone

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37
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Modified sweat glands within the EAM produce what

A

cerumen

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38
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EAM terminates at what

A

tympanic membrane

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39
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Motor supply to the external ear

A

temporal and posterior auricular branch of facial nerve

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40
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sympathetic supply of the external ear

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superior cervical ganglion

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41
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two parts of the middle ear

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tympanic cavity and epitympanic recess

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42
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Three small bones of the middle ear

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malleus, incus, stapes

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43
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two muscles located in the tympanic cavity

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stapedius

tensor tympani

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44
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Roof of middle ear AKA

A

tegmental wall

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45
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Tegmental Wall/ Roof is formed by what

A

petrous part of the temporal bone

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46
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Floor of the middle ear AKA

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Jugular wall

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47
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Jugular wall is formed by what

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thin layer of bone separating the cavity from the internal jugular vein

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48
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A small opening in the jugular wall serves as the entrance for what

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tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve

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49
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lateral boundary of the middle ear AKA

A

membranous wall

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50
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Membranous wall is almost entirely formed by what

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tympanic membrane

51
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membranous/lateral wall is adjacent to what

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epitympanic recess

52
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What is the name of the opening between the tympanic cavity and mastoid air cells

A

aditus of the mastoid antrum

53
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aditus of the mastoid antrum is a part of what boundary

A

posterior/mastoid wall

54
Q

Pyramidal eminence is the opening for what

A

tendon of stapedius m. passes through

55
Q

What is the name of the opening in the posterior/mastoid wall

A

pyramidal eminence

56
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Opening for the chorda tympani is located within which boundary of the middle ear

A

posterior/mastoid wall

57
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Which wall separates the cavity from the internal carotid artery

A

carotid wall

58
Q

opening for the pharyngotympanic tube is located in which boundary

A

carotid wall

59
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Opening for the tensor tympani is located in which boundary

A

carotid wall

60
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chorda tympani exits the cavity in a small opening in which wall

A

carotid wall

61
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The impression made by the cochlea

A

promontory

62
Q

the lesser petrosal nerve leaves the tympanic plexus and travels where

A

otic ganglion

63
Q

stapes attaches to the oval window on which wall

A

labrynthine or medial wall

64
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which semicircular canal forms a small impression in the labrynthine/ medial wall

65
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Which is the largest bone of the middle ear

66
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which bones sits against the oval window

67
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sensory supply to the middle ear

A

Tympanic nerve of CN IX

68
Q

What supplies the stapedius muscle

A

nerve supply to the stapedius of the facial nerve

69
Q

what supplies the tensor tympani muscle

A

medial pterygoid nerve

70
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corticotympanic nerve carries what type of fiber

A

secretomotor and vasomotor

71
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Two parts of the inner ear

A

bony labyrinth

membranous labyrinth

72
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bony labyrinth is an enclosure for what

A

membranous labyrinth

73
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three parts of bony labyrinth

A

cochlea
vestibule
semicircular canals

74
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what fluid seperates the bony from the membranous labyrinth

75
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What structure contains the cochlear duct

76
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the vestibule contains what two structures

A

utricle

saccule

77
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what are the directional terms for the three semicircular canals

A

lateral, anterior, posterior

78
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what type of fluid is within the membranous labyrinth

79
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the membranous labyrinth is divided into two labyrinths. what are they?

A

cochlear labyrinth

vestibular labyrinth

80
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the cone shaped central bony structure around the cochlea is called what

81
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the apex of the cochlea directed anterolaterally is called what

A

cochlear cupula

82
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what three channels make up the cochlea

A

scala vestibuli
cochlear duct
scala tympani

83
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cochlear duct ends at what structure

A

apex aka

cochlear cupula

84
Q

both scala communicate with eachother at the apex of the cochlea via what structure

A

helicotrema

85
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which scala lies above the cochlear duct

A

scala vestibuli

86
Q

oval window forms the base of what

A

scala vestibuli

87
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scala vestibuli is filled with what fluid

88
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which scala is below the cochlear duct

A

scala tympani

89
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what fluid surrounds the scala tympani

90
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base of the scala tympani

A

round window

91
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vibrations transmitted through the scala vestibuli pass to the scala tympani via the

A

helicotrema

92
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the cochlear duct is filled with what fluid

93
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cochlear duct is anchored to the outer wall of the cochlea by what

A

spiral ligament

94
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cochlear duct is separated from the scala vestibuli via

A

vestibular membrane

95
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cochlear duct is separated from the scala tympani via

A

basilar or spiral membrane

96
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another name for basilar membrane

A

spiral membrane

97
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what structure is located on the floor of the cochlear duct and is attached to the basilar/spiral membrane

A

spiral organ

98
Q

Spiral organ is sensitive to what type of soundwaves that enter the cochlea

A

frequency and amplitude

99
Q

hair cells in the spiral organ are surrounded by

A

tectorial membrane

100
Q

The cell bodies for the primary sensory neurons is located where

A

spiral ganglion

101
Q

vibrations from the middle ear amplify noise how much

102
Q

oval window is much smaller than tympanic membrane, therefore noise is amplified how much when reaching cochlea

103
Q

vibrations of the basilar membrane causes stimulation of receptors in what structure

A

spiral organ

104
Q

information from the spiral organ is transmitted where

A

cochlear nerve

105
Q

what communicates with the cochlear duct

106
Q

utricle communicates with what

A

all three semicircular ducts

saccule

107
Q

utricle communicates with the saccule by way of what

A

utricosaccular duct

108
Q

what is the sense organs within the utricle and the saccule

A

maculae (hairlike projections)

109
Q

what is the name of the “stone” that floats in endolymph that elicits impulses when defecting the maculae

110
Q

utricle detects what type of accelerations

A

centrifugal

vertical

111
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saccule detects what type of acceleration

112
Q

sense organ within the semicircular duct

113
Q

crista are located in what structure of each duct

114
Q

semicircular ducts are sensitive to what type of acceleration

A

sensitive to all acceleration types BUT particularly rotational

115
Q

impulses initiated from the maculae and crista are carried by neurons with cell bodies located in

A

vestibular ganglion

116
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two branches of the vestibular ganglion

A

superior and inferior

117
Q

the superior branch is larger and carries information from where

A

anterior semicircular duct
lateral semicircular duct
utricle
saccule via VOITS NERVE

118
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inferior branch carries information from

A

posterior semicircular

saccule

119
Q

Nerve supply to the labyrinth

A

cavernous and/or internal carotid plexus

120
Q

cochlear nerve is composed of axons from where

A

spiral ganglion

121
Q

information is relayed through the cochlear nuclei to what two structures in the MO

A

superior olivary nucleus

trapezoid nucleus

122
Q

cochlear nerve information is carried in the lateral lemniscus to which two bodies

A

inferior colliculi

medial geniculate bodies

123
Q

information from the cochlear nerve is relayed to the temporal lobe to reach

A

Broadmann area 41 and 42

124
Q

vestibular nerve is made up of axons from where

A

vestibular ganglion

125
Q

vestibular nerve axons synapse where

A

vestibular nerve complex

126
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information from the vestibular nerve is processed in what part of the brain

A

cerebellum

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