Neuro - Auditory & Vestibular Flashcards
fluid within bony labyrinth
perilymph
perilymph is similar in composition to
CSF and is cont with subarachnoid space
membranous labyrinth filled with
endolymph
endolymph similar in composition to
intracellular fluid
deflection away from tallest stereocilia
hyperpolarize
towards tallest - depolarize
stapedius m. inn by
CNVII
scala media filled with
endolymph
scala tympani and scala vestibuli filled with
perilymph
which hair cells more sensitive?
inner, fewer
after leaving CNVIII and into brainstem what is first stop?
dorsal cochlear nucleus -> trapezoid body-> superior olive
med lemniscus
2 point discrimination
utricle and saccule
acceleration
semicircular canals
rotation of head
saccule
up and down and forward back
utricle
side to side and forward back