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Vestibular Anatomy Flashcards

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Signs and Symptoms of Vestibular Dysfunction

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Dizziness
Blurry Vision
Nystagmus 
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Hearing loss
Loss of balance & possible falls
Broad-based stance (to accommodate for imbalance)
Sweating, nausea, and vomiting (due to ANS involvement)
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What are the two main reflexes of the vestibular system?

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VOR: Vestibulo-ocular Reflex
VSR: Vestibulo-spinal Reflex

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What are head movements detected by?

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cupula

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Vestibulo Ocular Reflex

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Stabilizes eye in space

Necessary to see while head is in motion

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Components of VOR:

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angular and linear VOR

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Vestibulo-Spinal Reflex

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Stabilizes body

Helps maintain desired orientation to environment

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Cervical Reflexes

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cervicoocular reflex
cervicocollic reflex
cervicospinal reflex

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Cervicoocular Reflex (COR)

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Weak reflex
Does not play direct role in gaze stability
May help VOR to compensate
Proprioceptors and somatosensory receptors
-C1-C2 dorsal nerve roots

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Cervicocollic Reflex (CCR)

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Provides head stability

Contraction of stretched muscles to align head

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Cervicospinal Reflex (CSR)

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acts in conjuction with the VSR

-provides postural stability through limb activation

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Three axes of rotation:

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roll
pitch
yaw

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Three axes of translation

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AP
lateral
vertical

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Pitch:

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up and down

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Yaw

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head movement side to side in horizontal plane (shaking head no)

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Roll

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lateral side bending

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What do semicircular canals detect?

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angular rate

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What do otoliths (saccule and utricle) detect?

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linear acceleration

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Functions of peripheral vestibular system:

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Stabilization of visual images on the fovea of the retina during head movement to allow clear vision
Maintain postural stability especially during movement of the head
Provide information used for spatial orientation

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Peripheral vestibular components:

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Semicircular canals (SCC)
Utricle
Saccule
CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear nerve

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Orientation of semicircular canals:

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Anterior/superior
Lateral/horizontal
Posterior/inferior

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What are the components of the labyrinth?

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bony

membranous

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Bony labyrinth:

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3 semicircular canals
cochlea
vesitbule

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What is the bony labyrinth filled with?

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perilymphatic fluid (similar to cerebral spinal fluid)

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What is the membranous labyrinth?

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suspended within the bony section and contains membranous portions of the canals and utricle and saccule

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What is the membranous labyrinth filled with?
endolymphatic fluid (similar to intracellular fluid)
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Ampulla:
contain the cupula (hair cells) which convert displacement into neuro firing thru bending of hair cells
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What does ampulla detect?
linear/angular motion
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Otolith Organ
(Utricle and Saccule): contain calcium carbonate crystals called otoconia
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What does otolith organ detect?
gravity and acceleration
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Sensory organ of angular VOR:
Semi-Circular Canals: Horizontal Anterior Posterior
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Which direction do eyes move with angular movement?
opposite
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Pitch is sensed by what?
anterior/posterior canals
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Yaw is sensed by what?
horizontal canals
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Sensory organ of linear or translation VOR
Otoliths:Saccule and Utricle
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Which direction do eyes move with linear movement?
opposite
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What does the saccule detect?
Linear movement up and down (riding in elevator)
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What does the utricle detect?
Linear movement horizontally (riding on a train on a straight track
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Sensory organ of ocular tilt reflex:
Otolith:Utricle
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What direction do eyes and head move in ocular tilt reflex?
opposite tilt of head
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What does head tilt to the left cause?
elevation of the left eye, depression of the right eye, torsion of both eyes to the right and the tilt of the head on the body to the right.
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What facial nerves does ocular motor nuclei travel for mediation of VOR?
III,IV,VI
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What are the target for vestibular input?
Vestibular Nuclear Complex | The cerebellum
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What does the cerebellum do?
back-up system for adaption of gain of VOR | Monitors vestibular performance and readjusts central vestibular processing if necessary
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VOR (Vestibular Ocular Reflex):
generates eye movements, which enables clear vision while head is in motion
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VSR (Vestibular Spinal Reflex):
generates compensatory body movement in order to maintain head and postural stability, thereby preventing falls
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VCR (Vestibular Collic Reflex):
stabilizes the head in space
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Function of vestibular system:
``` stabilizes vision when head moves (VOR) balance control (VSR) ```
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What does visual acuity depend on:
position of image on fovea | ability to hold image steady
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Position of image: gaze shifting
for best vision, object within 0.5 of center of fovea fovea must be moved to achieved proper poistion for vision saccades, pursuits, vergence eye movement
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Holding image steady, gaze holding
optokinetic, visual fixation, vergence and vestibular eye movements
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Components of balance control:
gaze stabilization system | postural stabilization system
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Gaze Stabilization System
maintains gaze direction of the eyes and visual acuity during activities involving active head and body movements
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Postural Stabilization System
keeps the body in balance while an individual stands and actively moves in daily life

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