Ear Flashcards

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1
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external ear

A

all of external ear up to tympanic membrane

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2
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middle ear

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tympanic membrane - innter ear

opens to pharynx through pharyngotympanic tube

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3
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internal ear

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has to do with hearing and balance

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4
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auricle

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external ear
collects sound waves
skin and elastic cartilage
connected with fascia on side of skull via auricular muscles

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5
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helix

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outside curl of ear

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6
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antihelix

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second ear fold inside of helix

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7
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antitragus

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bump of cartilage opposite of tragus

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intertragic notch

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notch between tragus and antitragus

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9
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sensation from the ear is carried by which nerves?

A

auriculotemporal

grat auricular

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10
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tympanic membrane

A

separates external acoustic meatus from middle ear cavity
fibrous membrane
- layer of skin on lateral side
- mucosa on medial side
concave w central depression (umbo - distal aspect of handle of malleus)
anchored to bone via fibrotartilaginous ring

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11
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umbo

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depression in central tympanic membrane - distal aspecct of handle of malleus

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12
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general sensation from most of external auditory meatus and external surface of tympanic membrane is carried by which nerve?

A

auriculotemporal branch of mandibular division of trigeminal (V3)

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13
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which nerves carry sensation from a portion of the external surface of the tympanic membrane and inferior aspect of the external auditory meatus?

A

facial(VII) and vagus (X)

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14
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What may explain a gag reflex in some people?

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branches of facial (VII) and vagus (X) carrying sensation from external surface of tympanic membrane and inferior aspect of external auditory meatus

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15
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what nerve inntervates the internal surface of the tympanic membrane?

A

glossopharyngeal (IX)

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16
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name the walls of the tympanic cavity (middle ear)

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superior - tegmental
medial (promontory)
lateral (tympanic membrane)
inferior - jugular
anterior - carotid
posterior - mastoid
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17
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epitympanic recess

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space caused by elevation in tegmental wall (superior) of tympanic cavity

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18
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promontory

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convexity in medial wall of tympanic cavity caused by cochlear base

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19
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aditus

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opening in mastoid wall (posterior) of tympanic cavity

leads to mastoid antrum

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mastoid antrum

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space posterior to tympanic cavity

communicates with mastoid air cells

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21
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oval (vestibular window)

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in medial wall of tympanic cavity

covered by stapes

22
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round (cochlear) window

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in medial wall of tympanic cavity

covered by membrane

23
Q

which nerve travels between malleus and incus

A

chorda tympani (facial VII)

24
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tympanic nerve

A

branch of glossopharyngeal (IX)
forms tympanic plexus
carried sensory info in middle ear
part of it travels through tympanic cavity as lesser petrosal nerve

25
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what are the purpose of the 2 openings in the anterior (carotid) wall of the typanic cavity

A

tensor tympani muscle

pharyngotympanic tube

26
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what is the function of the pharyngotympanic tube

A

equalize pressure in middle ear

27
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tensor tympani

A

attached to malleus
contract in response to loud sounds to protect ear from damage
N: mandibular trigeminal v3

28
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stapedius

A

attached to stapes
contract in response to lound sounds to protect ear from damage
N: facial VII

29
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what makes up the bony labyrinth of the inner ear

A

vestibule
semicircular canals
cochlea

30
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ampullae

A

bulges at base of semicircular canals

31
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endolymph

A

fluid inside membranous labyrinth

32
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perilymph

A

fluid between bony and membranous labyrinth

33
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utricle and saccule

A

membranous dilations inside the bony vestible
continuous with endolymphatic duct
each have specialized area of sensory epithelium = macula

34
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macula

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in utricle/saccule
specialized area of sensory epithelium
contain hair cells embedded in gelatinous layer covered by layer of crystals = otoconia/otoliths

35
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otoconia/otoliths

A

calcium carbonate crystals in maculae
shift in position caused by moving head = hair cells stim to tell brain position of head
vestibular portion of vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)

36
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crista ampullaris

A

sensory area within ampulla of semicircular canals

contains hair cells with cilia embedded in gelatinous strucure (cupula)

37
Q

what motion moves endolymph into anterior canal

A

nod

38
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what movement moves endolymph into lateral canal

A

shaking head no

39
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what movement moves endolymph into posterior canal

A

tilting head to side

40
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modiolus

A

bony core around which the cochlea turns

41
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apex of cochlea points

A

anterolaterally

42
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cochlear duct

A

scala media
membranous portion of cochlea concerned with hearing
center
filled with endolymph

43
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vestibular duct

A

scala vestibule

superior to chochlear duct

44
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tympanic duct

A

scala tympani

inferior to cochlear duct

45
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basilar membrane of ear

A

between cochlear duct and tympanic duct

spiral organ of Corti sits on here

46
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organ of corti

A

sits on basilar membrane

rows of hair cells with cilia in contact with tectorial membrane - attached to bony projectionof modiolus

47
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process of hearing

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  • basilar membrane oscillates in response to waves in endolymph in cochlear duct
  • hair cells of organ of Corti move
  • hair cells push against rigid tectorial membrane (against bony modiolus) = deformation
  • deformation = relay info to brain via cochlear portion of vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
48
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spiral gangion

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within modiolus

contain cell bodies of the primary afferent neurons of the spiral organ

49
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blood supply to bony labyrinth

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anterior tympanic artery (maxillary)
stylomastiod (posterior auricular)
petrosal (middle meiningeal)

50
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blood supply to membranous labyrinth

A
labyrinthine artery (anterior inferior cerebellar/basilar a )
travels thorugh internal auditory meatus with facial nerve and vestibulocochlear nerve)