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Vestibular system Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 primary functions of the vestibular system?

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  1. postural stability
  2. gaze stability
  3. resolution of sensory conflict - visual / somatosensory conflict
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Vestibular system detects forces created by _______ as we move.

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gravity

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3
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Information that the vestibular system determines is used to generate _______ and ______ responses.

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postural; visual

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4
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Vestibular disorders cause what 3 things?

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  1. abnormal sense of movement
  2. visual instability
  3. loss of balance
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5
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Vestibular information must be integrated with _______ and ________ for postural control.

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vision; somatosensation

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6
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Frequency of dizziness increases with ____.

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age

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7
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Hair cell loss contributes to dizziness as we age (T/F).

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T

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8
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___% of people 45+ complain of dizziness (women>men).

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9
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Neuronal loss in vestibular nuclei ___%/year from age 40.

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10
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What are 5 lesions associated with vestibular dysfunction?

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  1. Vestibular end organ
  2. Vestibular nerve terminals
  3. Cerebellopontine
  4. Brainstem/cerebellum
  5. Vestibular projectins to cerebral cortex
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11
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Endolymph movement deflects ______ and activates _______.

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cupula; ampulla

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12
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Together the ________ ______ make up a 3d representation of head motion.

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semicircular canals

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13
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_______ detect acceleration/deceleration and gravitational pull.

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otoliths

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14
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________ detects horizontal motion

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utricle

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15
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______ detects sagittal plane motion

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saccule

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16
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What are the 4 types of dizziness?

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  1. vertigo
  2. imbalance
  3. disequilibrium
  4. lightheadedness
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17
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_________ = defined as a hallucination of motion of the body or the environment and may be rotary or linear

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vertigo

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18
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_______ = impaired ability to maintain orientation of body in space

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imbalance

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19
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_______ = feeling of drunkenness or dis-orientation

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disequilibrium

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20
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_________ = cardiovascular or metabolic

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lightheadedness

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21
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_______ is a cardinal symptom of vestibular system disease

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vertigo

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22
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________ signifies chronic vestibular or neurologic disease

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imbalance

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23
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________ can be vestibular, metabolic, and multisensory.

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lightheadedness

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24
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Disruption of vestibular nerve firing on one side causing loss of ________ firing.

25
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In __________ _______ the brain interprets the mismatch between the two sides of the brain as movement.

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vestibular dysfunction

26
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How long does compensation take for vestibular dysfunction?

27
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If the vestibular dysfunction is due to a stable lesion, the brain will compensate with ______.

28
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Vestibular system drives _____ movement.

29
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What are the 3 pathways that stabilize the body using info from vestibular system?

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  1. Lateral vestibulospinal
  2. Medial vestibulospinal
  3. Reticulospinal
30
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_______ vestibulospinal: info from cerebellum and otoliths

31
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_______ vestibulospinal: info from semicircular canals

32
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_______ vestibulospinal: postural activity of lower extremities in response to head position changes with respect to gravity

33
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_______ vestibulospinal: postural responses with regard to angular position changes

34
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__________ tract : info from vestibular nuclei, concerned with maintaining balance.

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reticulospinal

35
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Together the 3 vestibulospinal tracts provide ________ postural control.

36
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What are 5 vestibular symptoms?

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  1. change in heading
  2. dizziness
  3. vertigo
  4. light-headedness
  5. oscillopsia
37
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What are 5 vestibular syndromes/diseases?

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  1. continuous vertigo
  2. benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
  3. vestibular neuronitis
  4. meniere’s syndrome
  5. acoustic neuroma
38
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________ syndrome = episodic vertigo

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Meniere’s

39
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_________ vertigo = acute, unilateral loss of vestibular function

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continuous

40
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What might cause continuous vertigo?

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  1. temporal bone fracture
  2. labyrinthine concussion
  3. surgical labyrinthectomy
  4. infarction in the vestibular nucleus
41
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______ gait may present with continuous vertigo.

42
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Most continuous vertigo episodes fully resolve in a few days via cessation of ______ discharge and _____ plasticity.

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tonic; CNS

43
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_____ ______ _____ vertigo = episodic intense vertigo

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benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

44
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BPPV = women: men; __:__

45
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What is the most common cause of vertigo?

46
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BPPV = ____ attacks of vestibular vertigo lasting <1 min

47
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BPPv = causing by increased fluid pressure in _______, density or clumping of ______.

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labyrinths; otoliths

48
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BPPV = onset after rapid ____ motion

49
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What is the treatment for BPPV?

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  1. habituation

2. canalith repositioning

50
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Vestibular ________ = viral infection

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neuronitis

51
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What are 3 symptoms of of vestibular neuronitis?

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  1. vertigo
  2. nystagmus
  3. nausea and vomiting
52
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Vestibular neuronitis resolves within ___ weeks to ___ months.

53
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Meniere’s syndrome: over accumulation of ________.

54
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What are 4 symptoms of Meniere’s syndrome?

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  1. episodic vertigo
  2. tinnitus
  3. fullness of ears
  4. hearing loss
55
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Is Meniere’s syndrome more common in men or women?

56
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What are 3 treatments for Meniere’s syndrome?

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  1. Diuretics
  2. Histamine
  3. Corticosteroids
57
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What is another name for an acoustic neuroma?

A

Vestibular schwannoma

58
Q

Acoustic neuroma = intracranial tumor of myelin forming cells of CN ____.

59
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What are 5 causes of central vestibular loss?

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  1. Vascular events
  2. TBI
  3. Brain tumours
  4. MS
  5. Stroke

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