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What joins the middle ear to the nasopharynx?

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Auditory tube

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What separates the external and middle ear?

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Tympanic membrane

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What is the auricle?

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The part of the ear that collects sound

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What is the external acoustic meatus?

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Conducts sound toward the tympanic membrane

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What forms the outer ear?

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Auricle and external acoustic meatus

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What are the structures on the auricle? (7)

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Helix, antihelix, tragus, antitragus, scaphoid fossa, lobule, concha

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Sensory innervation to the outer ear is by what three nerves? Where do the come from?

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. Auriculotemporal nerve (V3)
. Greater auricular nerve (cervical plexus C2-C3)
. Lesser occipital nerve (cervical plexus C2-C3)

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What parts of the ear do the auriulotemporal, greater auricular, and lesser occipital nerves innervate?

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Auriculotemporal - anterior wall of external acoustic meautus, ~2/3 of the exterior surface of the tympanic membrane, tragus, and the ear/skin superior to the tragus
Greater auricular - lobule, most of helix/anti-helix, most of cranial surface
Lesser occipital - upper part of cranial surface

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What nerves serve the concha and external acoustic meatus? Functional components?

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CN VII innervates dots in the concha (SA)
The auricular branch of CN X innervates the external acoustic meatus and ~1/3 of the surface of the external tympanic membrane (SA)

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Blood supply to the auricle and external acoustic meatus (2)?

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Posterior auricular

Superficial temporal

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Lymph drainage of the auricle and external acoustic meatus?

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Superficial parotid LNs - lateral surface of superior half of auricle
Mastoid and deep cervical LNs - cranial surface of superior half
Superficial cervical LNs - remainder of auricle and lobule

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What bone is the middle ear located in?

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Petrous part of temporal bone

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What are the contents of the middle ear?

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3 auditory ossicles
Stapedius and tensor tympani muscles
Chorda tympani (CN VII)
Tympanic plexus

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Innervation to the mucosa of the middle ear is from what nerve? Functional components?

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CN IX (VA)

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Innervation of internal surface of tympanic membrane? functional components?

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CN IX (VA)

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Where will you see the cone of light? What is it from?

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Projecting down from the umbo (which is “attached” to the handle of the malleus)
Reflection of light from an otoscope

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The chorda tympani travels _______ the incus

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Behind

So it travels behind the incus and kind of crosses over the tympanic membrane

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Do the auditory ossicles have periosteum?

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No, but they are covered with mucosa

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What does the malleus articulate with?

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Tympanic membrane and incus

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What does the incus articulate with?

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Malleus and stapes

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What does the stapes articulate with?

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Incus and Oval window

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Whats on the other side of the oval window?

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Fluid filled chambers of cochlea

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Why is the vibratory force of the stapes increased _____ times over that of the tympanic membrane?

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10x

Because its smaller than the tympanic membrane

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What do the auditory ossicles do?

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Increase force but decrease amplitude of vibrations transmitted by the tympanic membrane

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What happens when the stapes vibrates on the oval window?
Fluid current changes in the chambers of the cochlea create the specialized hair cells in the Organ of Corti to trigger impulses to the brain via CN VIII
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What are the 6 walls of the middle ear cavity?
``` Carotid - anterior Mastoid - posterior Membranous - lateral Labyrinthine - medial Tegmental - roof Jugular - floor ```
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What does the chorda tympani do again? Functional components?
Transmits ss-taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue Carries VE-para/pre fibers to the submandibular ganglion via the lingual nerve ss-taste, VE-para/pre, VA
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What does the tensor tympani do, where is it attached, what is is innervated by?
Dampens vibration of the malleus (head of malleus extends to the epitympanic recess) It attaches to the handle of the malleus and cartilage of the auditory tube Innervated by V3
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What does the labyrinthine wall separate?
Middle ear from inner ear
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On a bony elevation called the promontory (formed by cochlea), there is a _________ created by which nerve?
Tympanic plexus | Tympanic branch of CN IX
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The tympanic plexus condenses superiorly as the _____________.
Lesser petrosal nerve
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What are the functional components of lesser petrosal, and where is it going?
VE-para/pre fibers to the otic ganglion
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Para/post fibers from the otic ganglion will supply which gland?
Parotid gland
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What are the two windows on the labyrinthine wall, and what does each do?
Oval - foot of stapes | Round - responds to current changes created by the foot plate of the stapes on the oval window
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What does the carotid wall separate?
Tympanic cavity from the carotid canal
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The carotid wall is associated with what three structures?
ICA, opening of auditory tube (connects middle ear to nasopharynx), and canal for tensor tympani muscle
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The auditory tube allows for what?
Pressure of middle ear and atmospheric pressure to be equalized
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The posterolateral 1/3 of the auditory tube is ________ while the rest is _________.
Bony while the rest is cartilaginous
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The mastoid wall has an opening that leads to what? What lines the opening?
``` Mastoid antrum (chamber) Mastoid air cells ```
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The posterior also has a canal for what nerve? Whats the canal called?
Facial canal for CN VII It travels through the canal on its way out of the skull via the stylomastoid foramen. It gives off the chorda tympani before exiting the skull.
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What does the stapedius do and where is it located?
Acts to dampen the vibration of the stapes (CN VII) | Originates from small pyramidal eminence on posterior wall and attaches to stapes
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The tegmental wall is composed of a thin layer of bone called the __________. What does it do?
tegmen tympani | Separates the tympanic cavity from the dura mater on the floor of the middle cranial fossa
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The jugular wall is separated from what?
A layer of bone separates the tympanic cavity from the superior bulb of IJV
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Which labyrinth contains endolymph? Perilymph?
Membranous labyrinth contains endolymph | Bony labyrinth contains perilymph
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The membranous labyrinth is suspended within the bony labyrinth via?
Either by delicate filaments or the spiral ligament
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What is peri/endolymph for?
Stimulating the end organs for balance and hearing
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What is the bony labyrinth?
A series of cavities (cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals) contained within the otic capsule of the petrous part of the temporal bone
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Is the otic capsule more or less dense than the petrous temporal bone?
More
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What is the cochlea?
Portion of inner ear responsible for hearing | It is shell-shaped and contains the cochlear duct
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Describe the spiral canal
The spiral canal of the cochlea begins at the vestibule and makes 2.5 turns around a bony core known as the modiolus
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Modiolus?
Contains canals that allow for the passage of blood vessels and the cochlear nerve
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Cochlear aqueduct?
The bony labyrinth communicates with the subarachnoid space superior to the jugular foramen through the cochlear aqueduct
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What is the vestibule?
Small oval chamber that contains the utricle and saccule and parts of the vestibular labyrinth (balancing apparatus)
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What is on the lateral wall of the vestibule?
The oval window
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What does the vestibular aqueduct do?
Creates continuous connections between the vestibule and the cochlea anteriorly, semicircular canals posteriorly, and posterior cranial fossa.
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What does the vestibular aqueduct transmit?
Endolymphatic duct and two small vessels
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The semicircular canals (anterior, posterior, lateral) are _______ and set at _________ angles from each other
open, right
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Each semicircular canal forms about ______ of a circle and contains a bony _________ at one end.
2/3, ampulla
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How many openings do the semicircular canals have into the vestibule?
5 (anterior and posterior canals share a common limb)
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The membranous labyrinth is divided into what three structures?
``` Vestibular labyrinth (utricle and saccule) Cochlea labyrinth (cochlear duct in cochlea) Semicircular ducts (in semicircular canals) ```
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The semicircular ducts open up into the utricle via how many openings?
5
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The utricle communicates with the saccule through what? What arises from this structure?
Utriculosaccular duct | The endolymphatic duct arises from the utriculosaccular duct.
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The semicircular ducts respond to ____________ head movements
rotational (angular accelerations)
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What is the ductus reunions?
The saccule is continuous with the cochlear duct through the ductus reunions
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The utricle and saccule respond to __________ movement
linear
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What is maculae
Specialized areas of sensory epithelium in the utricle and saccule
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Each ampulla at the end of each semicircular canal contains a sensory area known as?
ampullary crest
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What are sensors in the ampullary crests doing?
Recording movements of the endolymph in the ampulla resulting from rotation of the head in the plane of the duct
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What does the vestibular ganglion house?
Cell bodies of neurons that are associated with hair cells of the crests and macullae
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The cochlear duct is a spiral, blind tube that is ________ at one end
closed at one end
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What suspends the cochlear duct across the cochlear canal?
Spiral ligament on external wall of cochlear canal | Osseous spiral lamina of the modiolus
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Helicotrema?
Apex of the cochlea that provides communication between the two channels of the perilymph-filled spiral canal The endolymph-filled cochlear duct divides these two channels
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Scala vestibuli vs scala tympani
Vestibuli is in contact with the oval window | Tympani is in contact with the round window
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Roof and floor of cochlear duct?
Vestibular membrane | Basilar membrane
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Receptor of auditory stimulation? Where does it lay?
Organ of Corti | Between tectorial membrane and basilar membrane
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What goes through the internal acoustic meatus
CN VII CN VIII internal auditory artery
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Functional components of CN VIII?
Vestibular branch - SS fibers for equilibrium and balance | Cochlear branch - SS fibers for hearing
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Otitis media
Inflammation of middle ear cavity (often secondary to upper respiratory infections) Inflammation can cause blockage of the auditory tube
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Microtia
(means small auricle) Results from depressed development of auricular hillocks May indicate atresia of the external acoustic meatus and an abnormal middle ear cavity

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