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1
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auditory system receptors

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hair cells

2
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integrates the information from both ears

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inferior colliculus

3
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movement of the eyes and head towards the sound

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superior colliculus

4
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relay to the primary auditory cortex

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medial geniculate body: thalamus

5
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cochlea (organ of corti) signal pathway

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coclear n via CN VIII
superior olivary n
inferior colliculus
MGN
primary auditory cortex
6
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What does the inferior colliculus also branch to

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superior colliculus

muscles of neck to reflexively turn head via tectospinal pathway

7
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What does the coclear n also branch to

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reticular formation

general movement/postural muscles via the reticulospinal pathway

8
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comprehension of sound

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Wernickes area

9
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provides sensory input about both angular and linear acceleration. orients the head with respect to gravity

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peripheral sensory apparatus

10
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sensitive to angular change in acceleration in yaw, pitch, and roll planes
Oriented at right angles to one another

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semicircular canals

11
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horizontal canal sits at

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30 degrees

12
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ampulla contains

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crista ampullaris and hair cells

13
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Biological sensors which convert head motion into neural firing
present in the ampulla and otolith organs

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hair cell

14
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the coplanar pairing of canals is associated with ____________ change in the quantity of semicircular canals output

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push pull

15
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info from semicircular canals are used to

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stabilize vision

16
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otoliths

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utricle and saccule

17
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Sensitive to linear acceleration and gravity

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otoliths

18
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Oriented in the horizontal plane

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utricle

19
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when is the utricle maximally stimulated

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with sideways movement

20
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oriented in the vertical plane

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saccule

21
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when is the saccule maximally stimulated

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with up/down movements

22
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the macula of the utricle is oriented in the

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horizontal plane

23
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macula of the saccule is oriented in the

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vertical plane

24
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head movements cause change in

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firing rates of both vestibular nerves but in opposite directions

25
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_____ and _____ work in conjunction with other motor systems to control _______ and _________ during head movements and posture movements and locomotion

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VOR and VSR

gaze stability and whole body equilibrium

26
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flocculonodular lobe of the cerebellum

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central vestibular system

27
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vestibular nucleii

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4 medial, lateral, inferior and superior

28
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____ connects to extraocular muscles

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medial longitudinal fasciculus and superior colliculus

29
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stabilize eyes when head moves

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vestibulo-occular reflex

30
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balance control

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vestibulo-spinal reflex

31
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connection between vestibular system and stability muscles of the torso and lower extremities (below the neck)

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lateral vestibulospinal tract

32
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head position

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medial vestibulospinal tract

33
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detects movement and postural sway and corrective signal sent to muscles to maintain balance and coordinate movement

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vestibular system

34
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maintain gaze stability during head motion

allows disired object to stay on fovea, even when walking/running or moving head

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vestibulo-ocular reflex

35
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oscillopsia

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deficit of the vestibulo-ocular reflex

36
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what is the VOR regulated by

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afferent input from semicircular canals

37
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VOR gain

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as the head moves in one direction, the eyes move in the opposite direction with equal velocity

38
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what is VOR gain regulated by

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semicircular canals

39
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in a nystagmus fast beat always

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toward the more active side

40
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Nystagmus; slow phase is driven by

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ears

41
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nystagmus: fast phase is driven by

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CNS

42
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Nystagmus beats towards a

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stimulated ear

43
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Acute inflammation of the vestibular nerve

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Vestibular neuritis

44
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Bacterial infection of the labyrinth

can cause hearing loss

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Vestibular labyrinthitis

45
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fistulas occur at the round or oval window - separates middle ear and the inner ear

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Perilymphatic fistula

46
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symptoms of perilymphatic fistula

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vertigo
oscillopsia
imbalance induced by auditory stimuli or straining

47
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malabsoption of endolymph in the endolymphatic duct and sac

devastating vestibular and hearing loss

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Meniere’s Disease

48
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symptoms of minieres

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fullness in ear
reduced hearing
rotational vertigo
nausea
increased prevalence of migraine
49
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apparent movement of a stationary visual environment

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oscillopsia