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Eye and ear, including pathways Flashcards

1
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What is the eye socket called?

A

the orbit

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2
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What are the main holes of the orbit?

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optic canal
superior orbital fissure
Inferior orbital fissure

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3
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Which nerve travels through the optic canal?

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the optic nerve

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4
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Which cranial nerves travel through the superior orbital fissure?

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oculomotor
trochlear
abducens
opthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve

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5
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What are the extraocular muscles?

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lateral rectus 
medial rectus
superior rectus
inferior rectus 
superior oblique
inferior oblique 
levator palpebrae superioris
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6
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Which muscle lifts the upper eyelid?

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levator palpebrae superioris

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7
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What is the function of lateral rectus?

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pulls the eye laterally (abduction)

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What is the function of medial rectus?

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pulls the eye medially (adduction)

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What is the function of superior rectus?

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pulls the eye up and medially rotates it (intorsion)

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What name is given to the action of medially rotating the eye?

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intorsion

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11
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What name is given to the action of laterally rotating the eye?

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extorsion

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12
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What is the function of inferior rectus?

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pulls the eye down and laterally rotates it (extorsion)

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13
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What is the function of superior oblique?

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intorsion

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14
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What is the function of inferior oblique?

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extrosion

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15
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When examining eye movements, which muscles do we test first?

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lateral and medial rectus as these have isolated movements

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16
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After testing lateral and medial rectus, which muscles are tested next?

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superior and inferior rectus

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17
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Which nerves supply the extraocular muscles

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superior oblique- trochlear
lateral rectus- abducens
all others- oculomotor

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18
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What is the outermost layer of the eye?

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fibrous layer

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19
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What comprises the fibrous layer of the eye?

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the sclera

the cornea

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20
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Which part of the eyeball do the extraocular muscles attatch to?

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the sclera

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21
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Which layer of the eye lies beneath the fibrous layer?

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the vascular layer

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22
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What does the vascular layer of the eye consist of?

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choroid
ciliary body
Iris

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23
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What is the function of choroid?

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provides nourishment to the outer layers of the retina

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24
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What is the inner layer of the eye formed by?

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the retina

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25
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What are the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye filled with?

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aqueous humour

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26
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Is the optic nerve sensory, motor or both?

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sensory

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27
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Light coming from the right falls onto which part of the retina?

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the left side of the retina

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28
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Which part of the retina does light from below fall onto?

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the upper part of the retina

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29
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Which part of the retina do the nerves that cross over to the other side of the brain arise from?

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the nasal side of retina

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30
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Which part of the retina do the nerves that stay on the same side of the brain arise from?

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temporal side of the retina

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31
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What does contralateral mean?

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relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs.

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32
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What does ipsilateral mean?

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belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body.

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33
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Where is the lateral geniculate body?

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the thalamus

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34
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Where in the brain do the fibres of the optic tracts synapse ?

A

lateral geniculate body

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35
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which gland sits immediately under the optic chiasm?

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the pituitary gland

36
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What is the medical word for vision?

37
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What is the medical word for no vision?

38
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What is the medical word to describe when you can’t see half vision?

A

hemianopia

39
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What is the medical word fro when you can’t see half vision and it’s in the same half for each eye?

A

homonymous hemianopia

40
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Where does the upper optic radiation carry fibres from?

A

Fibres from the superior retinal quadrants

41
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Which lobe does the upper optic radiation travel through?

A

the parietal lobe

42
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Which lobe does the lower optic radiation travel through?

A

temporal lobe (pathway known as meyer’s loop)

43
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Which optic radiation contains fibres from the inferior retinal quadrants?

A

lower optic radiation

44
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Which optic tract contains fibres from the left temporal retina and the right nasal retina?

A

left optic tract

45
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Which half of the retina has fibres that stay on the same side?

A

temporal half of retina

46
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In the pupillary reflex, where do fibres synapse instead of the lateral geniculate body? From here, which nucleus do fibres then go to?

A

pretectal nucleus

Edinger-westphal nucleus

47
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What is the fourth cranial nerve?

48
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What is the sixth cranial nerve?

49
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What does the outer ear consist of?

A

the pinna
the ear canal
the tympanic membrane

50
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What is the first third of the ear canal made of?

51
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What is the last two thirds of the ear canal made of?

52
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What is the top part of the tympanic membrane called?

A

the pars flaccida

53
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What is the bottom part of the tympanic membrane called?

A

the pars tensa

54
Q

What are the bones of the middle ear?

A

malleus
incus
stapes

55
Q

What are the muscles of the inner ear?

A

tensor tympani

stapedius

56
Q

Which canal connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx?

A

eustation tube

57
Q

Which of the middle ear bones is attached to the eardrum?

58
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Which bone of the middle ear presses up against the oval window?

59
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Which bone does stapedius attach to?

60
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Which bone does tensor tympani attach to?

61
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What is the role of the middle ear?

A

amplification
tympanic membrane has a large surface area
stapes footplate has small surface area

62
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What is the function of stapedius and tensor tympani?

A

stiffen the ossicular chain

prevent damage to the middle ear

63
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How is stapedius stimulated?

A

acoustically

64
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How is tensor tympani stimulated?

A

both voluntarily and involuntarily

65
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What is the primary role of the eustachion tube?

A

ventilation- keeps pressures on both sides of the eardrum equal

66
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What is the inner ear comprised of?

A

the vestibulocochlear apparatus

67
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What are the two openings of the cochlea?

A

round window

oval window

68
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What are the three compartments of the cochlea?

A

scala tympani, scala media , scala vestibuli

69
Q

What are the two ionic fluids in the cochlea?

A

Endolymph

Perilymph

70
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Where in the cochlea will you find endolympth?

A

in the scala media

71
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Where in the cochlea will you find perilymph?

A

scala vestibuli

scala tympani

72
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Which cochlea fluid is rich in K+?

73
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Which cochlea fluid is rich in Na+

74
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Where in the cochlea will you find the oval window?

A

scala vestibuli

75
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Where in the cochlea will you find the round window?

A

scala tympani

76
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Where is the basilar membrane the most narrow?

A

at the base by the oval window

77
Q

Where are high frequencies detected along the basilar membrane?

A

the base- this is where the basilar membrane is narrow and stiff

78
Q

What is the function of inner hair cells?

A

mechanical transduction

79
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what is the function of outer hair cells?

A

fine tuning, increasing resolution

80
Q

Which type of hair cells has the ability to stiffen the basilar membrane so that only the part of the basilar membrane meant to detect that specific frequency will vibrate ?

A

Outer hair cells

81
Q

the movement of what causes an influx of K+ rich endolymph into inner hair cells and depolarisation as mechanically gated calcium channels open

A

stereocilia

82
Q

How is the frequency (pitch) of sound encoded?

A

encoded in nerve by location along the basilar membrane

83
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How is the intensity (loudness) of sound encoded?

A

encoded in nerves by numbers responding and firing rate

84
Q

Describe the central auditory pathway

A 
ECOLI
Eight nerve 
Cochlear nucleus 
superior Olivary complex
Lateral lemniscus 
Inferior colliculus

Inferior colliculus > medial geniculate body > auditory cortex

85
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Which lobe is the auditory cortex in ?

A

the temporal lobe

86
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What are the two types of hearing loss? Where is the defect in each type?

A

Conductive hearing loss- outer/middle ear defect

Sensorineural hearing loss- Inner ear defect

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