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Vestibular System Flashcards

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What are the five components of the Vestibular System?

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Peripheral receptor apparatus, Central vestibular nuclei, Vestibulocular network, vestibulospinal network, vestibulothalamocortical network.

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What is the peripheral receptor apparatus responsible for?

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Transducing head motion/position

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What is the central vestibular nuclei responsible for?

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Integrating and distributing information for motor control and spatial orientation

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What is the Vestibuloocular network responsible for?

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Control of eye movements

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What is the Vestibulospinal network responsible for?

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Coordinates head movements, axial musculature and postural reflexes

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What is the vestubulothalamocortical network responsible for?

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Conscious perception of movement and spatial orientation

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What receptors make up the vestibular labyrinth?

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Three semicurcular canals and two otolith organs

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What are the two components of the vestibular labyrinth?

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Bony labyrinth is the protective covering, membranous labyrinth that houses the receptors

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What causes Meniere’s Disease and what are the symptoms?

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Disrupted endolymph volume distending the membranous labyrinth. Sxs: Fluctuating hearing loss, positional nystagmus, vertigo & Nausea

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Describe the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 hair cells.

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Type 1- Chalice Shaped, located in the central region of the ampulla
Type 2- Cylindrrical and in the perpheral area

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How does the Ampulla transduce angular accelerations into information?

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Endolymph is displaced, will displace the cupula to one side or the other and the sterocilia will move.

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Describe the Macula system

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Hair Cells that have steroecilia that extend into the otolith membrane, which is covered by calcium carbonate crystals called otoconia.

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What information does the macula give?

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Linear accelerations or gravity.

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How does the Macula give information?

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Linear accelerations will displace the otoconia, which will inturn bend the stereocilia of the hair cells

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What are the large neurons in the lateral vestibular nucleus?

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Deiters cells

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Where do the primary fibers enter?

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Pontomedullary junction

17
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Where do afferents from the semicircular canals majorly and minorly project to?

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Majorly- Superior and medial vestibular nuclei

Minor- Lateral and Inferior Vestibular nuclei

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Where do the otolith organs (maculae) project to?

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Lateral, Medial and inferior vestibular nuclei

19
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Where do saccular afferents project to?

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Contralateral oculomotor nucleus

20
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Describe the path of primary vestibulocerebellar fibers.

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Go through the juxtaresiform body on the ipsilateral side, have a wide range of targets on the contralateral side, with the end target being the fastigial and dentate nucleus.

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Describe what the vestibularoculomotor system does during a leftward head turn.

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Horizontal semicircular canal activates neurons in left vestibular nucleus and inhibits right side. Left vestibular neurons excite contralateral abducens, makes contractions in LEFT medial rectus and Right lateral rectus.

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How do the eyes compensate for a 360 degree turn, say for a figure skater?

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Vestibuloocular reflex directs eyes opposite the direction of rotation, reach a limit, then will SNAP back to the central position, then repeat.

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What is the caloric test? How do you interpret results?

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Warm or cold water is introduces in the ear. Cold water causes eyes to go to opposite side, warm causes eyes to go to same side. Should give equal results, if not can indicate a unilateral lesion. (COWS)

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What is the lateral vestibulospinal tract responsible for?

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Coordination of postural control

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What is the Medial vestibulospinal tract responsible for?

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Neck posturing

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What is the purpose of the vestibular thalamus system and what are the targets?

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Targets are the VPL and VPI. Purpose is to send information of motion processing.

27
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Where are areas 2v and 3a located and what are their functions?

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Primary somatosensory cortex, 2v sensations of whole body movement, 3a motor control of head and body

28
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Where is area 7 located and what is its function?

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Parietal cortex and for spatial coding and awareness.

29
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What is the function of the parietoinsular vestibular cortex area?

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Somatosensory, proprioception and visual motion stimuli

30
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What is the function of the Prefrontal cortex and superior frontal gyrus?

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Controls smooth eye pursit motions

31
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What is vertigo’s signs and symptoms?

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Symptoms- Patient has spinning sensation

Signs- Eyes during vertigo spell reveal nystagmus

32
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Where do vestibular schwannoma generally present? What are the Symptoms?

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Cerebellopontine angle. Hearing loss, impinges on the internal acoustic meatus

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