Smell + Auditory Flashcards

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What is the transcription pathway for the olfactory system?

A

Binding to membrane receptor -> G protein stim -> Adenyl Cyclase -> cAMP cleavage -> Ca 2+ and Na+ channels open -> Cl- channels open -> membrane depolarization

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What desensitizes the phosphorylation receptor?

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Phosphorylation

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3
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The olfactory receptor cells are expressing how many genes/proteins?

A

one

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4
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How do receptors help us discern so many smells?

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Roughly 2000 glomeruli in the olfactory bulb are innervated by many axons

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What genetic information can be said about the innervation of target glomeruli?

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They are innervated by all receptor cells expressing the same gene

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How many genetically different receptor cells exist in the olfactory system?

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approx 1000

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What are the three types of information processing cells in the olfactory bulb?

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Mitral Cells
Periglomerular Cells
Granule Cells

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What is the role of a mitral cell?

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Receive the input from the OB and send it to the olfactory cortex

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What is the role of the granule cells?

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They inhibit the mitral cells and refine odor representation

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What is the role of a periglomerular cell?

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It inhibits and modulates the synaptic strength between the olfactory nerve and mitral cell

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What are the two projections of the olfactory bulb?

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  1. Olfactory cortex
  2. Olfactory tubercule -> Medial dorsal nucleus (thalamus) -> Orbitofrontal cortex
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12
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What animal system is attenuated to pheromones?

A

Accessory olfactory system

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13
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What is another word for nose in an accessory olfactory system?

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The vomeronasal organ

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14
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What part of the accessory olfactory system gets innervated by the nose?

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The AOB (Accessory olfactory bulb)

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What is the hypothalamus equivalent in the accessory olfactory system?

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The Vomeronasal corticostratum (VCS)

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16
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What is the hearing range of humans? (intensity)

17
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What is the frequency range of human hearing?

A

20Hz to 20kHz

18
Q

What ossicle bone is adjacent to the cochlea?

A

The stapes

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What is the cochlea filled with?

20
Q

Where do high frequency sounds vibrate the basilar membrane?

21
Q

What is the covering of the hair cells in the ear called?

A

The stereocilia

22
Q

Which way does the basilar membrane / stereocilia oscillate?

A

Basilar membrane up/down, and stereocilia left/right

23
Q

What type of gates are auditory channels?

A

Mechanically gated

24
Q

What is the point of the ribbon structure of auditory receptor cells?

A

They have a graded release of NTs based on Ca+ concentrations based on movement

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What is special about inner hair cells?
K+ influx causes depolarization, and NT release is not spiking, many spiral ganglion cells per hair cell
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What is the characteristic frequency of a sound?
It is a frequency that can be heard at a significantly lower dB threshold
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What do cochlear implants connect to?
The cochlea
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What is the word to describe the organization of the auditory cortex to resemble the organization of the basilar membrane?
Tonotopic coding
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How does the brain calculate localization of a sound source?
The interaural time delay
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