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What is the function of the vestibular system?

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Essential in producing motor responses; necessary for daily funciton

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What are the 5 components of the vestibular system?

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Peripheral receptor apparatus
Central vestibular nuclei
Vestibulo-ocular network
Vestibulo-spinal network
Vestibulo-thalamic cortical network
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Where is the peripheral receptor apparatus?

What is the function of it?

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Inner ear

Transduces head motion/position

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Where is the central vestibular nuclei?

What is their function?

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Brainstem

Integrates and distributes info that controls motor activities and spatial orientation

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Where is the vestibule-ocular network?

What is its function?

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Vestibular nuclei

Controls eye movements

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What is the function of the vestibulo-spinal network?

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Coordinated head movements, axial musculature, and postural reflexes

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What it’s he function of the vestibule-thalamic cortical network?

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Conscious perception of movement/spatial orientation

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What the the vestibular receptor organs?

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Semicircular canals

Otoliths organs (utricle and saccule)

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What kind of movement does semicircular canal detect?

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Rotational head movements

Angular accelerations

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What kind of movement do otoliths organs detect?

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Linear accelerations

Translation head movements

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What are the receptors of vestibular organs innervated by?

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Primary afferent fibers of vestibular ganglion (Scarpa ganglion)

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Where do central porcesses vestibular ganglion enter and terminate?

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Enter brainstem

Terminate in ipsilateral vestibular nuclei and cerebellum

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Where is perilymph?

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B/w membranous and bony labyrinths

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Where is endolymph found?

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Membranous labyrinth, bathing receptors of auditory and vestibular system

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What maintains the ion concentrations of peri and endolymph?

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Concentrations maintained by secretory cells in membranous labyrinth and endolymphatic sac

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What is a vestibular disease caused by?

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Disturbances in volume or ionic content of endolymph

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What is the blood supply to the vestibular system?

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Labyrinthine a. (Branch of AICA)

Stylomastoid a.

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How does the labyrinthine a. Enter temporal bone

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Via IAM

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What happens if the labyrinthine a. Is compromised?

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Compromised vestibular and cochlear funciton

Vertigo, nystagmus and/or unstable gait

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What do type 1 and 2 hair cells contain?

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Contain 60-100 stereocilia

1 kinocilium

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What innervates

Type 1 hair cells?

Type 2?

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Cn 8 via nerve calyx

Cn 8 via boutons

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What does movement of stereocilia toward kinocilium cause?

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Depolarization and AP

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What does movement of stereocilia away from kinocilium cause?

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Hyperpolarization

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What is the ampullae?

How are the hair cells distributed in it?

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Semicircular ducts

Hair cells in cristae across base of ampulla and extending into cupulla

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What is the function of the ampulla?
Rotational and angular accelerations
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How do angular accelerations act on the ampulla?
Displace endolymph —> Bends cupulla —> Displace stereocilia
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What does the macula consist of?
Utricle and saccule
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How are hair cells organized in the macula?
Hair cells’ stereocilia extends into gelatinous otoliths membrane covered by otoconia
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What is the function of the macula?
Detect gravity/linear accelerations
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How does gravity/linear accelerations act on the macula?
Displace otoconia —> Bend underlying hair cell stereocilia
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Where do the priamry afferent of the vestibular system come from and enter at?
Primary aff. = cn 8 From ampullae or macula Thru scarpa ganglion Enter at pontomedullary junction
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Where do primary afferents of the vestibular system project to?
Vestibular nuclei (superior, medial, later, and inferior) IPSILATERALLY
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What do the vestibular nuclei encode?
Direction, speed of movement, and head position
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What do the 2nd order nuerons coming from vestibular nuclei target?
CNs 3,4, 6 nuclei ``` And Vestibulocerebellum SC RF Thalamus ```
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Where do the vestibular nuclei project to?
Ventral posterior nuclear complex in thalamus
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Where do thalamic nuclei go to? | What are they conveying?
To cortical regions of S1, Parietoinsular vestibular cortex, posterior parietal cortex Relay vestibular input needed for processing motion and body orientation
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What happens if the Parietoinsular vestibular cortex is lesioned?
Vertigo Unsteadiness Loss of visual vertical
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What happens if the posterior parietal cortex is lesioned?
Confusion in spatial awareness
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What are vestibulovestibular fibers?
Reciprocal connections b/w R and L vestibular nuclei | R side activ. —> L side inhibited
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Where are spinovestibular fibers from? What do they provide?
From all SC levels Provide proprioceptive input
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What are the vestibulocerebellar fibers? Where do they project to ?
Fibers thru juxtarestiform body Sends DIRECT projection to cerebellum (Only sensory organ body that does this)
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What do primary vestibulocerebellar fibers target? What kind of fibers are these?
Dentate nucleus of cerebellum Mossy fibers
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What do the secondary vestibulocerebellar fibers target?
Flocculonodular lobe - fastigial and dentate nuclei
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What do the reciprocal cerebelli vestibular fibers provide?
Regulatory mechanisms for coordinating eye movements, head movements, and posture
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What nuclei does the lateral vestibulospinal tract come from?
Inferior and lateral nuclei
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Where does the lateral vestibulospinal tract project to? What does it control?
Projects to ipsi SC at cervical and lumbosacral regions Controls extensors for maintenance of posture
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Where does the medial vestibulospinal tract come form? What is the input to it?
Medial vestibular nucleus Integrated input from vestibular receptors, cerebellum and PCMLS
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What is the pathways of the medial vestibulospianl tract? What is the function?
Medial vestibular nucleus —> MLF —> Cervical SC Stabilize neck flexor and extensor musculature
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What reflex is the medial vestibulospianl tract needed for?
Critical in vestibulo-colic reflex Stabilizes head via activation of neck musculature
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What is the Vestibulo-ocular reflex for?
Stabilizes images on retina during head movements thru vestibular input
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Describe the vestibulo-ocular reflex
Head rotates —> endolymph moment in semicircular canals —> vestibular input about head motion —> drives COUNTER ROTATION of EYES
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What is the slow phase of eyes characterized by?
Eyes move away from head motion
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What is the fast phase of eyes characterized by?
Eyes snap black toward head motion
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What is needed in order for the vestibulo=ocular reflex to occur?
Need activation of ocular muscle for slow phase via vestibular apparatus
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In the vestibulo ocular reflex, What happens when you turn your head to the right?
``` Fluid in right semicircular ducts—> activate right afferent fibers —> Right vestibular nuclei —> CN 6 — inter-nuclear neurons via MLF —>CN 3 ``` —> Lateral rectus, Medial rectus
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What links left lateral rectus with the right medial rectus?
Internuclear nuerons Go from CN 6 —> CN 3 using MLF
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What is the Vestibulo=ocular reflex?
Push pull mechanisms that unifies movements of eyes thru bilateral symmetry of VOR circuits
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What will the left vestibular apparatus do when the head is rotated right?
Left vestibular afferents are inhibited Cause complementary circuit to relax (Via vestibulovestibular fibers)
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What is physiological nystagmus?
Combo of slow phase punctuated by fast return phase
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How do we name physiological nystagmus ?
For the fast phase | The direction he head is turning
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What does unilateral damage to the vestibular system cause?
silences output from damaged side causing steady firing of intact side by CN 8 Causes spontaneous nystagmus, vertigo, falls, and vomiting
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What will peripheral damage to vestibular labyrinth or CN 8 cause?
Imbalance b/w left and right vestibular input | Nystagmus
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What happens if there is central damage to the brainstem or cerebellar strucutres ?
Nystagmus w/ impaired voluntary saccades and/or smooth pursuit
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How do you test for nystagmus?
Caloric test
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In the caloric test what will warm water cause?
Nsytagmus that beats toward irrigated ear | I.e. fast phase is toward ear irrigated
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In the caloric test, what will cold water cause?
Nystagmus that beats AWAY from irrigated ear | If r. Ear done, fast phase will be toward the left
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What is Ménière’s disease caused by?
Disruption of normal endolymph volume causing endolymphatic hydrops (distortion of membranous labyrinth)
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What are the Sxs of Ménière’s disease? What are the txs for Ménière’s disease?
``` fluctuating hearing loss Vertigo Positional nystagmus Nausea Tinnitus ``` Restrict salts and diuretics to reduce hydrops, implant shunt to endolymphatic sac
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What is benign paroxysmal positional vertical characterized by? Caused by?
Brief episodes of vertigo that coincide w/ changes in body position Cupololithiasis
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What is cupololiithiasis
Otonconia crystals lodged in cupola of semicircular changes that will change the movemnt of endolymph and cause feeling of motion when headchanges positions
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What is vestibular schwannoma (Acoustic neuroma)
Benign tumor from Schwann cells in vestibular root
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Where is a vestibular schwannoma? What will it impinge on?
Within cerebellopontine angle Structures traversing IAM CN 7,8, labyrinthine a.
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What are the symptoms of Vestbiular schwannoma?
Hearing loss, gait difficulties, tinnitus
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What is vestibular neuritis caused by?
Edema of vestibular n. Or ganglion due to recent viral infection (i.e. herpes simplex)
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What are the symptoms of vestibular neuritis? What will patients report recent history of? Txs?
Severe vertigo Nausea Vomiting NO HEARING LOSS THOUGH Recent Hx of URI, Cold, or influenza Antiemetic, vestibular suppressants, corticosteroids, and antiviral agents
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What is dizziness?
Non specific term for spatial disorientation May or may not feel movement Could have nausea or postural instability NOT EXCL. Vestibular in origin
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What is vertigo?
Illusion of body motion, often spinning
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What is subjective vertigo?
Patient feels spinning while things in environment are not moving
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What is objective vertigo?
Patient not moving but has sensation of object spinning
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What is the oculocephalic reflex?
A head rotated back and forth will have yes that move in opposite direction
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Do you see an oculocephalic reflex in conscious patients?
NO Voluntary eye movements mask reflex
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How can the oculocephalic reflex be used in comatose patients?
To asses brainstem function If brainstem is intact, doll’s eye reflex is present
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What happens if there is a lesion to MLF?
One eye = abducted Other one does not move INO (Remember that the MLF is the tract for internuclear neurons)

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