Special Senses Lecture 3 Flashcards

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What are the 3 Ossicles?

A

Malleus, Incus, and Stapes

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How does Cerumen protect the ear?

A

It has a bactericidal effect on some strains of bacteria due to presence of fatty acids, lysozyme and its acidity

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3
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How do hairs in the external auditory meatus protect a person?

A

They alert the individual when move by invaders to take steps to remove it

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4
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What does the Pinna do?

A

Funnels sound into the external auditory meatus

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5
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What does the External Auditory Meatus do?

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Gathers sound energy and focuses it on the tympanic membrane which increases sound energy

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6
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What is the middle ear filled with?

A

Air

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7
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What is the major function of the Middle ear?

A

Match relatively low impedance airborne sounds to the higher impedance fluid of the inner ear

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8
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What are the two ways that sound is boosted by the middle ear?

A
  • A differential of a large diameter tympanic membrane to a smaller diameter oval window
  • Lever action of the ossicles
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9
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What does the Eustachian tube do?

A

Connects the middle ear to the pharynx to allow for the equalization of pressure

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10
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What are the muscles of the middle ear?

A
  • Tensor tympani

* Stapedius muscle

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What does the Tensor Tympani attach to?

A

The malleus and the eustachian tube

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What does the Stapedius attach to?

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The wall of the middle ear and neck of stapes near the articulation with the incus

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13
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What is the role of the Tensor Tympani and the Stapedius muscle?

A

Dampen the vibration of the ossicles

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14
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What are the Semicircular canals involved in?

A

Balance

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15
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What occurs in the cochlea?

A

Sound is processed

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16
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What is the inner ear composed of?

A

The cochlea

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17
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How many turns does the cochlea have?

18
Q

From top to bottom what are the spaces of the cochlea?

A
  • Scala Vestibuli
  • Cochlear duct
  • Scala Timpani
19
Q

What is the top compartment of the Cochlea?

A

Scala Vestibuli

20
Q

What is the middle component of the Cochlea?

A

The Cochlear duct

21
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What is the bottom compartment of the Cochlea?

A

The Scala Tympani

22
Q

Which components of the Cochlea are filled with Perilymph?

A

Scala vestibuli and Scala Tympani

23
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What is the Cochlear duct/ Scala media filled with?

24
Q

What separates the Scala Vestibuli and the Cochlear duct?

A

Reissner’s membrane

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What does Reissner's membrane separate?
Scala vestibuli and Cochlear duct
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What does the Basilar membrane separate?
The cochlear duct and the Scala Tympani
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What separates the Cochlear duct and the Scala Timpani?
The Basilar Membrane
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What in the cochlea are one tube joined?
The Scala vestibuli and scala tympani
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How are the Scala Vestibuli and Scala tympani joined?
With the Helicotrema
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Where does the Organ of Corti rest?
On the Basilar Membrane
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What do the inner hair cells do?
Encode for sound
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What do the Outer hair cells do?
Help with sound frequency analysis, motor function
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How many rows of outer hair cells are there?
3 rows
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What do all hair cells have on top?
Stereocilia
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What are Stereocilia?
Hair like bristles of varying length with the shortest in front and tallest in back on top of hair cells
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What are Stereocilia attached to?
The Tectorial membrane
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Where does the Tectorial Membrane sit?
On top of the stereocilia of hair cells
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Which ion is the endolymph saturates with?
Potassium
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What occurs during mechanical stimulation of the hair bundle?
Potassium ions from the endolymph depolarize the cell when the hair tips and tip links open creating action potentials
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Where do high frequencies cause maximal dispacement?
Near the stapes
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Where do low frequencies cause maximal displacement?
Near the apex
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What is the function of the Round Window?
Dissipate sound energy