Vestibular 2 Terms

Question 1

VSR

Answer 1

execution of muscles in the neck and body with the purpose of maintaing balance and head orientation when tilting.

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

division of the vestibulospinal tracts responsible for neck and arm movements in response to balance disturbances.

Question 3

Vestibulocollic

Answer 3

facilitates head-righting reactions when we tilt towards one side

Question 4

Reticular Formation

Answer 4

increases our arousal level and triggering nausea/vomiting specifically in response to repeated head movement

Question 5

VPL

Answer 5

responsible for receiving vestibular input from the contralateral vestibular nuclei, and then relaying it to the ipsilateral PIVC

Question 6

PIVC

Answer 6

primary sensory processing area of the cortex responsible for providing conscious awareness of vestibular sensations

Question 7

Lateral Posterior

Answer 7

assists with the processing of the Parietal Association cortex

Question 8

MGN

Answer 8

responsible for receiving auditory information, and relaying it to the auditory cortex

Question 9

Inferior Colliculus

Answer 9

receives input from the Auditory Nuclei prior to transmitting this information to the Medial Geniculate Nucleus of the Thalamus.

Question 10

Wernickes

Answer 10

receives auditory input from the Auditory Cortex, and is responsible for interpreting spoken language.

Question 11

Anteropulsion

Answer 11

refers to a patient’s tendency to fall forward.

Question 12

Retropulsion

Answer 12

refers to a patient’s tendency to fall backward.

Question 13

Lateropulsion

Answer 13

refers to a patient’s tendency to fall to one side.