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vestibular system Flashcards

1
Q

old dogs can suffer a ____ problem with their vestibular system

A

temporary

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2
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vestibular disease sudden onset of symptoms

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twisting and rolling on the ground as if terminally confused; eyes move rapidly back and forth (nystagmus)

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3
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the vestibular system

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  • monitors the position and movement of the head
  • gives us our sense of balance and equilibrium
  • helps coordinate movements of the head and eyes
  • coordinates adjustments to body posture
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4
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what happens when the vestibular system is disrupted

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  • unpleasant, stomach turning feelings we associate with motion sickness (vertigo and vomiting)
  • disequilibrium
  • uncontrollable eye movements
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5
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vestibular labyrinth

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within bony labyrinth of inner ear

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6
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otolith organs

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utricle, saccule

  • detect linear acceleration of head
  • head tilt
  • gravity is a linear acceleration
  • otoliths detect tilt of head relative to gravity
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7
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3 semicircular canals

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  • sensitive to head rotation
  • angular acceleration of head
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8
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these sensory functions are carried out by ____ cells, which communicate with axons of the vestibular portion of the 8th nerve, whose cell bodies lie in ____ ____

A

hair; scarpa’s ganglion

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9
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all bodies moving in three dimensions have six degrees of freedom:

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3 translational and 3 rotational

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10
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otoliths: utricle and saccule

axes

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  • detect linear accelerations along the 3 translational axes: x, y, x
  • static head tilts relative to direction of the force of gravity
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11
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kinocilium

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tallest stereocilia

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12
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movement of the ____ toward the ____ opens mechanically gated channels and depolarizes it

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stereocilia; kinocilium

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13
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movement away from the kinocilium ____ the cell

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hyperpolarizes

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14
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vestibular hair cells are located in the ____ and the ____ and in 3 juglike swellings called ____ in the base of the semicircular canals

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utricle; saccule; amupllae

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15
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arrows indicate direction of ____ deflection

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depolarizing

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16
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utricle and saccule detect ____ ____ and ____ ____ of the head induced by tilting or translational movements of the head

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static displacements; linear accelerations

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17
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what is the macula

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the sensory epithelium consisting of hair cells and supporting cells

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18
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hair bundles are within a ____ ____ which is covered by ____

A

gelatinous layer; otoconia

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19
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what do otoconia do to the otolithic membrane

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make it heavier than fluids around it

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20
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when head tilts gravity causes ____ ____ to shift relative to sensory epitheloum

A

otolithic membrane

21
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what does shearing cause

A

displacement of hair cell bundles and a receptor potential in hair cell

22
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during linear accelerations of the head there is also a “shearing” motion betwen the ____ ____ and the ____ ____

A

sensory epithelium; otolithic membrane

23
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the greater mass of the ____ ____ causes it to temporarily lag behind the ____ ____, leading to transient displacement of hair cell bundle

A

otolithic membrane; sensory epithelium

24
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hair cell response is

linear acceleration

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transient

25
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during static tilt hair cell response is

A

sustained

constant acceleration due to gravity

26
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what type of response is of the vestibular nerve axon from an otolith organ to forward and backward changes in head tilt

A

sustained response

27
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what type of response is of the vestibular nerve axon from an otolith organ to forward and backward acceleration of the head

A

transient response

28
Q

hair cells on opposite sides of the ____ have opposing directional polarities

A

striola

29
Q

what organs are responsive to head displacements on all directions

A

otolithic

30
Q

utricle is mainly concerned with motion in the ____ plane

A

horizontal

31
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saccule mainly concerned with motion in the ____ plane

A

vertical

32
Q

at the base of each semicircular canal is a bulbous expansion called the

A

ampulla

33
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within the ampulla is the sensory epitheloum called the ____ that contains the hair cells

A

crista

34
Q

the hair bundles of the ampulla extend into a gelatinous mass called the

A

cupula

35
Q

how is the cupula distorted by movements of the endolymphatic fluid

A

when the head turns in the plane of one of the semicircular canals, the inertia of the endolymph produces a force across the cupula, moving it away from the direction of head movement and causing displacement of the hair bulbs

36
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when cupula moves in the appropriate direction, all the hair cells are

A

depolarized

37
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when the cupula moves in the opposite direction all the hair cells are

A

hyperpolarized

38
Q

head rotation moves the cupula in opposite directions for the two partners, resulting in:

A

opposite changes in their firing rates

39
Q

what is angular acceleration

A

transient response of vestibular nerve axon from left and right horizontal semicirculat canals to left rotation of the head

40
Q

hair cells in the left horizontal canal ____ when the head turns left

A

depolarize

41
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hair cells in the right horizontal canal ____ when the head turns left

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hyperpolarize

42
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what are the 3 reflexes of central pathways for stabilizing gaze, head and posture

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  • maintain equilibrium and gaze during movement
  • maintain posture and balance
  • maintain mucle tone
43
Q

lateral vestibulospinal tract

A
  • ipsilateral forelimb and hindlimb extensors
  • balance
44
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medial vestibulospinal tract

A

bilateral to motor neurons for neck

45
Q

vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)

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head rotation activates semicircular canals in inner ear and drives compensatory eye movements to stabilize image of visual world on the retina

46
Q

optokinetic nystagmus

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induced by looking at moving visual stimuli, such as moving horizontal or vertical lines, and/or sripes

47
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postrotatory nystagmus

A

if one spins in a chair continuously and stops suddently, the fast phase of nystagmus is in the opposite direction of rotation, known as the “post-rotatory nystagmus”, while slow phase in in the direction of rotation

48
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pathologic nystagmus

A

damage to one or more components of the vestibular system - labyrinthitis or vestibulitis or vestibular disease

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