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Lecture 34 - Ears Flashcards

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What are the three parts of the ear?

A

Inner - Middle - Outer

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What are the functions of the ear?

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Balance and orientation

Hearing

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What is the inner ear within?

A

Temporal bone

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What is the middle ear within?

A

Petrous and tympanic portions of the temporal bone

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What is the bony labyrinth of the inner ear filled with?

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Perilymph

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What is suspended in the perilymph?

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Membranous labyrinth

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What is the membranous labyrinth filled with?

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Endolymph

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Besides endolymph what else is within the membranous labyrinth?

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Organs that transduce movement into neuronal signals

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What are the two sections of the membranous labyrinth?

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Vestibule and cochlea

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What is within the vestibule?

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Contains all organs of balance and orientation

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10
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What innervates the vestibule?

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Vestibular branch of CN VIII

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What is within the cochlea?

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Contains the organ of hearing

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12
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What innervates the cochlea?

A

Cochlear branch of CN VIII

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What are the two types of hair cells in the inner ear?

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Kinocilium
– and –
Stereocilia

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What is the kinocilium?

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Tallest single projecting out of apex of hair cell

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What are the stereocilia?

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Array of progressively shorter projections lined up next to the kinocilium

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What happens when the stereocilia toward the kinocilium?

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Increase the firing rate of the sensory nerve

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What happens if the stereocilia bend away from the kinocilium?

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Decrease the firing rate

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What are the two portions of the of vestibule?

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Utricle and saccule

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What are maculae?

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Sheets of hair cells stimulated by linear accleration

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20
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Where are horizontal macula?

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Utricle

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21
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Where are vertical macula?

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Saccule

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22
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What are cristae?

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Crests of hair cells stimulated by fluid flow around semicircular ducts in response to rotation

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Where are crista?

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Located in the ampulla at the end of the three semicircular ducts

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What stimulates the spiral organ?

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Sound waves transmitted from the surrounding perilymph into the endolymph

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What decides where the sound is transferred from perilymph to endolymph?

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Frequency

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26
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What is different about hearing in fish?

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Sound waves pass through the body of the fish due to being about the same density of water - only need internal structures

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What is different about hearing in air?

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Waves lose energy in transfer from air to ear fluids needs to be amplified?

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What amplifies sound on land?

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Tympanic membrane

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29
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What are the three parts of the middle ear?

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Tympanic membrane - Ear ossicles - Oval window

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What is the function of the middle ear?

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Transmit sound vibrations from lateral external ear to medial inner ear

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31
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What are the three ear bones?

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Stapes - Incus - Malleus

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32
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What does the stapes articulate with?

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The oval window

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33
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What does the stapes do?

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Causes the vibrations in the perilymph of the inner ear

34
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What does the malleus articulate with?

A

Fixed to the tympanic membrane

35
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What does the malleus do?

A

Passes vibrations from the external ear to the inner ear

36
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What are the two muscles that interact with the ossicles?

A

Tensor tympani

Stapedius

37
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What nerve innervates the tensor tympani?

A

Mandibular nerve CN V3

38
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What nerve innervates the Stapedius?

A

Facial nerve CN VII

39
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What is the function of the muscles in the ossicles?

A

Act to clarify hearing and protect from excessively loud noises

40
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Where is the tensor tympani?

A

Comes from the anterior wall of the middle ear and inserts onto the body of the malleus

41
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Where is the stapedius?

A

Comes from the posterior wall and inserts on the head of the stapes

42
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What nerve does the sensory from the mucosa lining of the middle ear come from?

A

Glossopharyngeal nerve

43
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What nerve carries preganglionic PNS axons from CN IX to the otic ganglion?

A

Minor pterosal nerve

44
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What is carried on the major petrosal nerve?

A

Preganglionic PNS axons from CN VII to the pterygopalatine ganglion

45
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What is the chorda tympani a branch of?

A

Facial nerve

46
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What nerve crosses the tympanic membrane?

A

Chorda tympani

47
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What nerve does the chorda tympani hitchhike on?

48
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What maximizes the function of the tympanic membrane?

A

Pressure on both sides must be equal

49
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What does the auditory tube connect?

A

Middle ear to the nasopharynx

50
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What is the normal state of the auditory tube?

51
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What is the function of the auditory tube?

A

To equalize pressure

52
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What muscles open the auditory tube?

A

Tensor and levator veli palatini

53
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What is the guttural pouch?

A

In horses, section of mucosal lining the auditory tube pushes out

54
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What is inside the guttural pouch?

55
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What structures lay within the same region as the guttural pouch?

A 
Stylohyoid 
External carotid artery 
Glossopharyngeal nerve 
Vagosympathetic trunk 
Hypoglossal nerve
56
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What happens when there is facture of the stylohyoid?

A

Difficulty moving the tongue

57
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What happens where there is a lesion of the vagus or glossopharyngeal nerves?

A

Difficulty swallowing or laryngeal hemiplegia

58
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What can lead to horner syndrome?

A

Lesion of the sympathetic chain

59
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What is otitis media?

A

Infection of the middle ear

60
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What becomes sensitive on cats with otitis media?

A

Tympanic bulla

61
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What surgical method can be used with severe ear infections?

A

Drained via opening tympanic bulla rostromedially into the nasopharynx

62
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What is the function of the Auricle?

A

Funnel and focus sound in the external auditory canal

63
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What is the anatomical postion of the ears?

A

Erect alert

64
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What are the two canals of the external ear?

A

Vertical and horizontal

65
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What special structure is in the skin of the external ear?

A

Ceruminous glands

66
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What is the function of the ceruminous glands?

A

Keeps canal clean and free of particles that might interfere with sensitive tympanic membrane

67
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What makes up the structural part of the external ear?

A

Auricular cartilage

68
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What is the secondary piece of cartilage of the external ear?

A

Scutiform cartilage

69
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What grouping are the auricular muscles a part of?

A

Muscles of facial expression

70
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What provides blood to the rostral, concave portion of the external ear?

A

Rostral auricular a.

71
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What artery does the rostral auricular a. come off of?

A

Superficial temporal a.

72
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What does the caudal auricular artery come off of?

A

External carotid

73
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What are the branches off the caudal auricular?

A

Medial - Lateral - Intermediate - Deep

74
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What does the caudal aurcular a. provide blood to?

A

Caudal surface of the ear

75
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What provides sensory to the ear?

A

Ventral and dorsal rami of C2

76
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What does the Ventral rami of C2 provide sensory to?

A

Lateral side of caudal ear

77
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What nerve comes off the ventral rami of C2?

A

Great auricular nerve

78
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What nerve comes off the dorsal rami of C2?

A

Great occipital n.

79
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What does the greater occipital n. provide sensory to?

A

Medial, caudal portion of the ear

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What does the auriculotemporal n. provide sensory for?

A

Rostral portion of the ear and a lot of the lower jaw and lateral face

81
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What is the auriculotemporal n. a branch of?

A

Trigeminal - CN V3 (mandibular)

82
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What does the vagus nerve provide sensory for?

A

Rostral portion of ear medial region

83
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What is the path of the vagal nerve in regards to ear sensory?

A

Hitchhikes on facial nerve in the petrous portion of the temporal bone

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