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What are the 2 otolith organs?

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  1. Utricle

2. Saccule

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What are the names of the 3 semi-circular canals

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  1. Horizontal (Lateral)
  2. Anterior (Superior)
  3. Posterior
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Semi-Circular Canals sense what type of acceleration?

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Angular Acceleration - moving head to side to side

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Otolith Organs sense what type of acceleration? Give 2 examples

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Linear acceleration

  1. Changing head position from laying to standing
  2. Gravity change, riding on elevator
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What are the two structures inside the SCC?

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Ampula and Cupula

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What structure contains the hair cells?

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Cupula

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What is present in the utricle and saccule that contain crystals and allow one to judge gravity?

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Macula

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WIT: A swelling at the entrance of each Semi-circular canal? What does it contain?

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Ampula, contains a cupula

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What specific feature causes the SCCs to only be responsive to angular acceleration?

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The cupula and endolymph are the same density

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Stimulation from sterocilia to kinocilia = ?

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Excitatory,

  • depolarization causing increased firing of VN
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Stimulation from kinocilia to sterocilia = ?

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inhibitory

-hyperpolarization, decreased firing of CN

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What is the 3 neuron arc for horizontal VOR?

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  1. SCC
  2. Vestibular Nuclei
  3. OMN (abducens + oculomoter)
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The head velocity signal is generated by what?

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SCC

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What are the neural integrators for horizontal conjugate eye movements?

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MCN

NPH

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The utricle presents on what plane?

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Horizontal Plane

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The saccule presents on what plane?

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Vertical Plane

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The presence of what increases the density of the gelatinous material of the macula, allowing for gravitational changes to be sensed?

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Calcium Carbonate Crystals (called Otoconia)

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Translational VOR is induced when stimulated by what otolith?

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Utricle

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Ocular Counter-Rolling is indiced by the stimulation by which otolith?

20
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What specific sensory structures are being activated when riding in an elevator?

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t-VOR, utricle

21
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What is themost common cause of dizziness? What is this called?

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When calcium carbonate crystals from utricle migrate into the posterior SCC

BPPV = Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

22
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Kinocilia of the Utricle are oriented where?

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Towards the striola in the center

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Kinocilia of the Saccule are oriented where?

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Away from the striola/center,

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What are the 3 parts of the 8th cranial nerve?

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  1. Cochlear
  2. Inferior vestibular
  3. Superior vestibular
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The inferior vestibular portion of the 8th CN contains what 2 things?
Saccule | Posterior SCC
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The superior vestibular portion of the 8th CN contains what 3 things?
Utricle | Horizontal and Anterior SCC
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What are the 4 subdivisions of the vestibular nuclei?
1. Medial 2. Lateral 3. Descending/Inferior 4. Superior
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Intrinsic connections within the vestibular nuclei are connections between subdivisions. They do not cross the ____.
midline
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Commissural connections within the VN do cross the ___
midline
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This is the largest vestibular nucleus. Large concentration of vestibular ocular neurons.
Medial vestibular nucleus.
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This vestibular nucleus contains incoming projections from the vestibular nerve.
Lateral VN
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This VN contains commissural fiber connections through the midline of the structure. It also has vestibular ocular projections.
Superior VN
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This VN has fiber bundles from the cerebellum of the inferior olive
Descending/inferior VN
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Who's law: head motion in one direction causes endolymph in the SCC to move in the opposite direction
Ewalds Second Law
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What type of head movement dominates head velocity?
VOR dominant primary
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Postural control need what 3 things?
1. Vestibular 2. Visual 3. Somatosensory (info coming from bottom of feet)
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What are the 3 major functions of the vestibulospinal reflexes?
1. Maintain posture 2. Produce kinetic contractions of muscles 3. Maintain muscular tone
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What are the 3 vestibular nuclei of the spinal tract?
1. Medial VS Tract 2. Lateral VS Tract 3. Reticulospinal Tract
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The pyramidal system of the cerebral Cortex does what 3 things?
1. Fine motor skills 2. Volitional movements 3. Control over upper extremities more than lower
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The extrapyramidal system of the cerebral Cortex does what 2 things?
1. Large reflexive movements | 2. Postural adjustments.
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The purpose of the myotic reflex system is to regulate muscle force and to maintain stability around a joint. It's triggered by external stimuli. Shows fixed behavior. What controls this reflex?
Spinal Cord
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The functional stretch response coordinates limb and trunk movements around a joint; balances the 1st line of defense; Highly adaptable. What controls this response?
Brainstem and (sub)cortical
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Volitional movements are self generated, learned, purposeful movements. What controls this movement ?
Cortical. | - also has contributions from the vestibular, visual, and somatosensory systems
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Where do mossy fibers arise from?
From brainstem and spinal cord
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Where do climbing fibers arise from? What do they create?
Arise from inferior olive | Creates powerful excitatory response from purkinje cells
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The flocculonodular system is part of the cerebellum. What is its function?
Helps in recovery and compensation

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