Vestibulocochlear, Accessory and Hypoglossal Nerves Flashcards
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Origin
Pontomedullary Groove lateral to Facial Nerve
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Functions of each part
Vestibular Part: Balance, Equilibrium and Orientation
Cochlear Part: Hearing
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
Location of Vestibular Receptors
Semicircular Canals
Utricle and Saccule
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
Semicircular Canals respond to …
rotatory movements
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
Utricle and Saccule respond to …
linear movement
influence of gravitational pull
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
Nuclei locations
Superior Vestibular Nucleus: Vestibular Area of Pons
Lateral Vestibular Nucleus: Lateral to Superior Nucleus
Medial Vestibular Nucleus: Vestibular Trigon in Medulla
Inferior Vestibular Nucleus: Lateral to Medial Nucleus
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
Function of Area 2
Interprets Spatial Position
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
Connections of Vestibular Nucleus
The Vestibular Nucleus connects to …
Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle to Archicerebellum
Spinovestibular Tract to Spinal Cord
Medial Longitudinal Bundle to 3rd, 4th, 6th and 11th Nerve Nuclei (Coordination of Extraoccular Muscles and Neck)
All efferent fibers
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Vestibular Part
Damage Causes …
Nystagmus
Nausea
Vomiting
Vertigo
Unsteady Gait
Falling towads side of Lesion
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Cochlear Part
Location of Auditory Receptors
Organ of Corti
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Cochlear Part
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Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Cochlear Part
Damage to Cochlea/Cochlear Nerve causes …
Tinnitus
Deafness
Vestibulocochlear Nerve: Cochlear Part
What may cause damage to Cochlea or Cochlear Nerve?
Fracture of Middle Cranial Fossa
Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors
Accessory Nerve
Origin of Roots
Cranial Root: Lower Part of Nucleus Ambiguous
Spinal Root: Upper 4-5 Cervical Segments of Spinal Cord