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1
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Where Is Hearing & Equilibrium Information Sent To? (4)

A

Cortex,
Cerebrum,
Brainstem,
Cerebellum

2
Q

What Cranial Nerve Deals With Hearing & Equilibrium?

A

Cranial Nerve 8

3
Q

Middle Ear Consists Of?

A

Malleus,
Incus,
Stapes,
2 Muscles

4
Q

2 Muscles Of Middle Ear

A

Tensor Tympani Muscle,

Stapedius Muscle

5
Q

Tensor Tympani Muscle

A

Bones of skull to malleus

6
Q

Stapedius Muscle

A

Bones of skull to stapes

7
Q

Purpose Of Middle Ear Muscles

A

Help protect hearing during loud sounds,

Lowers amount of pressure/vibration that goes into the cochlea

8
Q

Process Of Sound Traveling Through Inner Ear

A

Sound waves vibrate tympanic membrane which transfers vibrations through ossicles to oval window and into cochlea in inner ear

9
Q

What In Inner Ear Made Up Of?

A

Bony labyrinth (cochlea, vestibule, semicircular canals)

10
Q

What Is Within The Bony Labyrinth?

A

Membranous labyrinth that is filled with endolymph (fluid)

11
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Cochlear Duct

A

Membranous labyrinth of the cochlea

12
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Where Is The Cochlear Duct?

A

Begins at oval window and spirals through the cochlea

13
Q

Spiral Organ (Organ Of Corti)

A

In the cochlear duct

14
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Stereocilia

A

Projections of hair cells in the spiral organ

15
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Where Do Spiral Organ Hair Cells Rest?

A

On top of basilar membrane

16
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What Membrane Lies Over The Top Of Hair Cells and Stereocilia In The Spiral Organ?

A

Tectorial Membrane

17
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Process Of Hearing

A
  1. Sound waves vibrate tympanic membrane which transfers vibrations through ossicles to oval window and into cochlea in inner ear.
  2. Pressure waves are created in perilymph surrounding the cochlear duct
  3. Pressure waves cause distortion of basilar membrane
  4. The causes stereocilia to contact the tectorial membrane
  5. Causes depolarization of haircuts and branches of cn 8
18
Q

Where Is Information About Gravity And Acceleration/Deceleration Detected?

A

Vestibule

19
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Where Is Information About Rotational Movements Of The Head Detected?

A

Semicircular Canals

20
Q

Distortion Of Hair Cells In Ears Detects

A

Head rotation,

Pull of gravity

21
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What Is The Membranous Labyrinth Part Of The Vestibule Made Up Of?

A

Utricle and saccule

22
Q

What Are Hair Cells In Ear Grouped In?

A

Macule

23
Q

What Projects Into A Gel-Like Material In Ear?

A

Stereocilia

24
Q

Statoconia

A

Crystals sitting on top of the gel

25
Q

Otoliths

A

Group of statoconia

26
Q

When Head Is Tilted Or When We Accelerate, _______ & _______ Are Displaced

A

Otoliths,

Gel

27
Q

What Happens During Distortion Of Ear Hair Cells?

A

Movement distorts them and depolarizes them and the branches of CN 8

28
Q

Semicircular Canals

A

Membranous labyrinth extends through the 3 semicircular canals

29
Q

Ampulla

A

Base of each semicircular canal,

Widened area

30
Q

Crista

A

In each ampulla,

Contains hair cells

31
Q

Cupula

A

Gel-like structure that stereo cilia project into

32
Q

What Tells The Brain What Way Body Is Moving?

A

Fluid movement direction in ear

33
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Process Of Semicircular Canals

A
  1. When head is rotated, endolymph in canals and ampullae moves
  2. Endolymph movement causes movement of the cupula (gel) which displaces stereocilia
  3. Displacement of stereocilia results in depolarization or hyper polarization of hair cell and branches of CN 8