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inner ear components

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  • membranous labyrinth
  • bony labyrinth
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three main parts of inner ear

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  • vestibule of ear
  • semi-circular canals
  • cochlea
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modiolus

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centre of the curved part of the cochlea

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where is the organ of corti located

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within cochlear duct

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where is perilymph located

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within vestibular and tympanic canals

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another name for the vestibular canal

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scala vestibuli

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another name for the tympanic canal

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scala tympani

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vestibular canal components

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oval window and vestibular membrane

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tympanic canal components

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round window and basilar membrane

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what two ducts act as one

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cochlear and vestibular

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what is the cochlear duct filled with

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endolymph

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two nerves in the vestibulo cochlear nerve

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vestibular nerve and cochlear nerve

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vestibular nerve function

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balance

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cochlear nerve function

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hearing

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simple auditory pathway

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Cochlear nerve → cochlear nuclei→ inferior colliculus → thalamus → primary auditory cortex

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where are the cochlear nuclei located

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pons

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where is the inferior colliculus located

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midbrain

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name the two cochlear nuclei

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  • dorsal
  • ventral
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do both cochlear nuclei decussate

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yes

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ventral nucleus pathway function

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direction of sound

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ventral nucleus pathway

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Cochlear nerve → ventral CN → superior olivary nucleus→ nucleus of lateral lemniscus → inferior colliculus → medial geniculate nucleus of thalamus → (auditory radiations) → primary auditory cortex

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where is the superior olivary nucleus founf

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mid pons

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what is the dorsal nucleus pathway responsible for

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quality of sound

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dorsal nucleus pathway

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Cochlear nerve → dorsal CN → (dorsal acoustic stria) → inferior colliculus → medial geniculate nucleus of thalamus → primary auditory cortex

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where is the primary auditory cortex (A1) located
superior temporal gyrus, close to lateral fissure
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what part of A1 relates to low frequencies
- anterior part - corresponds to apex of cochlea
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what part of A1 relates to high frequency sounds
- posterior part - corresponds to base of cochlea
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where is the secondary auditory cortex (A2) found
posterior to A1 on superior temporal gyrus
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what is included in A2
wernickes area
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A2 function
analyses acoustic stimuli at a higher neuronal level (recognition and interpretation of sounds on the basis of past experience)
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results of ablation of A2
inability to distinguish temporal order of sound
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conductive hearing loss causes
- problems in outer ear (blocked by wax) - problems in middle ear (otitis, glue ear, damaged ossicles)
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sensorineural hearing loss causes
- malfunction of inner ear (cochlea) - generally at level of hair cells or auditory nerve - rarely by damage to auditory brain
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two functions of vestibular apparatus
- sense of balance - spatial orientation
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three sources of sensory information used to maintain equilibrium
- eyes - proprioception - vestibular system
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two components that deal with chaotic movements
- static labyrinth - kinetic labyrinth
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static labryinth functions
linear acceleration and spatial orientation
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what is contained in otolith organs
endolymph and macula (hair cells)
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two otolinth organs
- utricle - saccule
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what does the utricle contain
macula utriculi
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what does the saccule contain
macula saculi
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what do the macula detect
- linear movements of the head - proprioception of the head
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where is the utricle
posterior part of vestibule
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what does the utricle communicate with
semi-circular canals on one end and saccule on the other
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utricle function
detects movements on the horizontal plane
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where is the saccule
anterior part of vestibule
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what does the saccule communicate with
utricle and the cochlea
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saccule function
detects movements in the vertical plane
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which is smaller, utricle or saccule
saccule
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kinetic labyrinth function
angular acceleration
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how many semi-circular canals are there
3
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what are the semicircular canals
membranous channels filled with endolymph
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where are the semicircular canals located
on three planes which make 90 degree angles with eachother
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what are the three planes of the smeicircular canals
- lateral - posterior - anterior
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what is the ampulla
- terminal part of semicircular canal - open to utricle - has crista ampullaris covered with gelatinous structure called the cupula
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what is the crista ampullaris
cluster of hair cells
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how are head movements detected in the kinetic labyrinth
- movement of endolymph stimulates the bending of the cupula - movement of the cupula stimulates the movement of the hair cells - movement of the hair cells detect head movements
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superior canal function
detects nodding
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lateral canal function
detects head shaking (no)
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posterior canal function
detects head tilt
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where can inputs come from in the vestibular pathway
- cristae ampullares - rest of semicircular canals - utricle - saccule
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name the four vestibular nuclei
- superior vestibular nucleus of bechterew - medial vestibular nucleus of schwalbe - inferior vestibular nucleus of roller - lateral vestibular nucleus of dieters
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medial longitudinal fasciulus
superior/medial vestibular nuclei → motor neurons of occulomotor, trochlear and abducens nerves
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function of medial longitudinal fasciculus
mediates reflexive activities of extra-occular muscles
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inferior vestibulospinal tract
inferior vestibular nucleus → interneurons in cervical spinal cord
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function of inferior vestibulospinal tract
adjusts tone and posture of head and neck muscles
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lateral vestibulospinal tract
lateral vestibular nucleus → interneurons in entire spinal cord
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function of lateral vestibulospinal tract
adjusts tone and posture of muscles
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main vestibular pathway
Vestibular nerve → vestibular nuclei → ventral posterior nuclei of thalamus → primary vestibular cortex → primary motor cortex
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what happens in the primary vestibular cortex
information from vestibular system is integrated with other proprioceptive systems
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what happens in the primary motor cortex | vestibular pathway
motor response to information from vestibular and other proprioceptive systems is generated
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name three types of vertigo
- peripheral vertigo - benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - central vertigo
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peripheral vertigo
- symptoms occur as a result of inflammation - this form of vertigo is thought to be caused by high pressure of endolymph fluid
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three types of inflammation which cause peripheral vertigo
- labyrinthitis - inflammation of inner ear labyrinth and vestibular nerve - vestibular neuronitis - inflammation of vestibular nerve - meniere's disease - due to bacterial and viral infections as well as metabolic disorders and autoimmune diseases
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BBPV cause
small crystals break free and float around freely within semi-circular canals (disturbance of otolith particles)
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central vertigo
- affects pathways of vestibular system - most common symptoms is accompanying migraine
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most common type of vertigo
BBPV
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rarest type of vertigo
central vertigo

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