Finals (6) - Vestibular Flashcards
What is a sensory system responsible for providing our brain with info abt body position?
Vestibular system
What providess sense of balance and spatial orientation for normal movement and equilibrium?
Vestibular system
TRUE OR FALSE
Importance of vestibular system
VS provides us with opinions about where our body is in space
False
Opinions = information
TRUE OR FALSE
Importance of VS
VS is responsible for informing us whether our body is stationary or moving, how fast is it moving, and in what direction
True
TRUE OR FALSE
Importance of VS
VS does not provide a foundation for the development of all other sensory system
False
Do not = does
What are the 9 parts of Vestibular system?
Lateral (horizontal) semicircular canal
Anterior semicircular canal
Posterior semicircular canal
Vestibular nerves
Utricle
Cochlear nerve
Cochlea
Oval window
Saccule
Vestibular system allows for?
Gaze and postural stability
Sense of orientation
Detection of linear and angular acceleration
VS serves as a reference for ??
Somatosensory and visual systems
VS contributes to integration of ___, conscious ____ of the body via connections with vestibular cortex, thalamus and reticular formation
Arousal, awareness
VS provides info about _____, ______, and _____
Gravity, rotation, acceleration
What disease is the abnormality in the association of the otoconia to the cupula within the membranous labyrinth?
Benign positional vertigo
What disease leads to a sudden profound loss in auditory and vestibular function?
Labyrinthine infarction
What disease causes sudden episode of vertigo without hearing loss?
Vestibular neuronitis
It is an inflamnatory process occuring within the membranous labyrinth that may have bacterial or viral etiology
Labyrinthitis
What is the inner ear disorder characterized by episodic vertigo attacks?
Meniere’s disease
