Exam 2: Vestibulocochlear Nerve Quiz Questions Flashcards
The hair cells of the organ of corti are for _______ sense
Hearing
The cochlear nerve arises from the _____
spiral ganglion of corti
The foraminous spiral tract becomes the ______
cochlear root or nerve (radix cochlearis)
The cochlear nerve terminates in the ______
anterior and posterior cochlear nucleuses
The nerve fibers from the basal cochlear convolution terminate in the _______ of the posterior cochlear nucleus for the tonnotopic organization.
medial part
the trapezoid body (superior olive) contains _______
posterior, medial and anterior nuclei
Name the connection between the dorsal cochlear nucleus to opposite side of the lateral lemniscus
Cross obliquely as posterior acoustic (medullary) striae just below the rhomboid fossa
The Probst’s commisure connects the _____
right and left lateral lemniscus
The peduncle of the inferior colliculi connects from _______for sound information
inferior colliculus to the medial geniculate body
The right and left medial geniculate bodies are inter-connected by the _______
Gudden’s commisure (inferior supraoptic commisure)
The auditory cortex is located in the_______
superior temporal gyrus (broadmann areas 41 and 42)
The superior part of the vestibular ganglion receives nerves form the______
a) anterior nerve
b) lateral nerve
c) ampullary nerve
d) utricular nerve
e) saccular nerves
name the first nucleus where the vestibular nerve enters centrally
lateral vestibular (Deiter’s) nucleus
Name the four vestibular nuclei in the caudal pons
a) Medial (Schwalbes) nucleus
b) lateral (Dieter’s) nucleus
c) superior (Bechterew’s) nucleus
d) inferior nucleus
The vestibular nuclei connect to _______
the nodulus, the flocculus and part of the uvular of the cerebellum
