Midterm Flashcards
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parts of the outer ear (3)
- pinna
- External Auditory Meatus
- Lateral Layer of TM
Middle Ear
- Ossicles
- Muscles- Acoustic Reflex
- Eustachian Tube
- Where acoustic energy converts to mechanical energy
- Impedance Mismatch
Parts of Ossicles
- Maleus
- Incus
- Stapes
muscles of middle ear involved in acoustic reflex
- stapedius (7th cn)
- Tensor Tympani (5th cn)
Eustachian Tube
- middle ear
- clear excess mucous
- equalize middle ear pressure
Impedance Mismatch
- middle ear
- ossicles act as a lever system
- reduction in area from the TM to oval window, increasing force
Inner Ear
Balance
Hearing
Balance in the inner ear
- vestibule (linear acceleration)
- semicircular canals (rotational)
Hearing in inner ear
Cochlea-organ of hearing
Cochlea
- where mechanical energy converts to electrical energy
- membranous labyrinth encased in temporal bone
- Modiolus
- Osseous Spiral Lamina
- Basilar Membrane
- Reissner’s Membrane
Modiolus
central axis of cochlea
Osseous Spiral Lamina
shelf-like structure protecting from modiolus
Basilar Membrane
projects from spiral lamina and connects to outer wall of cochlea, the spiral ligament referred to as floor of cochlea
Reissner’s Membrane
projects from spiral lamina in an upward fashion to a region of outer wall (ceiling)
Channels of the Cochlea
- Scala Vestibuli (Above Reissner’s)
- Scala Tympani (Below Basilar’s)
- Scala Media/ Cochlear Duct- btwn Reissner’s and Basilar’s, organ of corti
Organ of Corti
- sensory organ of hearing
- rests on floor of BM
- sensory cells
Sensory Cells of Organ of Corti
- Inner: single row, towards modiolus “U” shape, loud sounds
- Outer: 3-4 rows, towards spiral lamina, “v/w” shape, soft sounds
- Stereocili: project from both IHC & OHC, graded in length
- Tectorial Membrane: longest stereocilia are embedded in it.
Pathways of Sound
- Conductive: outer & middle ear
- Sensory/Neural: inner ear & auditory nerve
Conduction of Sound
Air
Bone
Air Conduction
- sound travels through all 3 parts of ear: outer, middle, & inner
- how we hear in every day life
Bone Conduction
- occurs through vibrating the skull
- sound BYPASSES outer & middle ear to directly stimulate nerve/inner ear
Measurement of Hearing
Volume: Decibel (dB)
Pitch: Frequency (Hz)
Air vs. Bone Conduction
- determines type of HL
- Air-Bone gap: difference of 15 dB or more btwn 2 methods of testing
- separates conductive HL vs. mixed vs. sensorineural
Types of HL
- Conductive
- Sensorineural
- Mixed