NEUR531 - Auditory & Vestibular Processing Flashcards
Describe the structure of the auditory system
Describe how the attenuation reflex protects the ear
Describe how the structural properties of the basilar membrane allow discrimation of frequencies
Give a DETAILED ACCOUNT of the process by which pressure waves lead to transduction of hair cell receptor potentials
Describe how outer hair cells function as a cochlear amplifier
Explain how neurons within the auditory pathway encode for sound intensity and frequency
Describe the mechansims by which the auditory system localises sound
Explain the function and mechanism of the vestibulo-ocular reflex
What is sound?
Audible variations in air pressure
What is the sound cycle?
Distance between successive compressed patches of air
What is sound frequency?
Number of cycles per second expresed in hertz (hz)
What frequency is high pitch?
High frequency
Draw out the auditory system
What are the components of the middle ear?
- Tympanic membrane
- Malleus
- Incus
- Stapes
- Eustachian tube (pressure equalization)
What is the middle ear associated with?
Amplification of sound
Attenuation reflexes
What are the components of the inner ear?
Learn the basilar membrane physiology
Understand that the apex is wide and floppy associated with softer sounds 500Hz
Wha is the organ of corti associated with?
What is the basilar membrane assocated with?
What does the bending of stereocilia do?
- Hair cell receptor potentials
- Very sensitive
How is transduction by the hair cells work?
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What is the function of the cholear amplifier?
Sound transduction