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Occular and Vestibulocochlear systems Flashcards

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What is the function of the hair cell?

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Transduction of the stimuli

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If a hair cell is moved what occurs?

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K+ enter via mechanically gated ion channels

Glutamate is released.

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What dictates whether TMC-1 channels are open or closed?

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Tilt of the cilia

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What triggers the movement of the cilia?

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Vibration of the tectorial membrane

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What is the tectorial membrane?

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One of two membranes within the cochlear.

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What happens upon entry of K+ ?

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Membrane depolarisation as endolymph has v.high K+ concentration.

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What is tonotropy?

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Ability to detect pitch

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What membrane enables the detection of pitch?

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Basal Membrane

Flexible so vibrates in sync with fluid motion.

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How is the Basal Membrane able to detect pitch?

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Width decreases the further along the basal membrane you go as width decreases flexibility increases.
This determines the distance a frequency will travel and in turn activate the afferent neurones specific to that area.

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Higher frequency sounds are detected where?

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Within the thinner regions of the basal ganglia.

Thinner the basal membrane the higher the frequency.

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Inner hair cell

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Main source of afferent signal in auditory VIII nerve

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Outer hair cell

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Efferent input

Controls stiffness to amplify membrane vibration

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What is the function of Prestin?

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Alters the length of the cell, when depolarised it contracts bringing the basal membrane closer to the tectoral membrane.

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Contraction of Prestin does what?

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Amplifies membrane vibration.

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Which regions of the brain help locate the source of sound in space

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Lateral and Medial superior olive

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What is the basic understanding of what the lateral and medial superior olive does?

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Works out from the fact that the ipsilateral side (to the sound) receives sound sooner than the contralateral from this time difference it generates an orientation and distance.

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What is the main function of the vestibular system?

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Where am I going and which way is up?

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What do the Semicircular Canals do?

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Head rotation
Head angle
Acceleration

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What do the Saccule Uctricle do?

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Linear acceleration

Gravity

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What are the semicircular canals?

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3x fluid filled chambers at right angles to each other.

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Crista

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Sheet of cells where hairs are clustered

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Ampulla

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Bulge along the canal where crista are located.

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Cilia

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All orientated in the same direction
Project into the gelatinous cupola
Movement of the fluid shifts the cilia

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Vestibular canals - Left Horizontal Turn

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Excite left horizontal

Inhibit right horizontal

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Vestibular canals - Right Horizontal Turn
Excite right horizontal | Inhibit left horizontal
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Vestibular canals - Left Forward tilt
Left anterior excited | Right Posterior Inhibted
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Vestibular Canals - Left Backwards tilt
Left Posterior Excited | Right anterior inhibited
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Vestibular Canals - Right forward tilt
Left Posterior Inhibit | Right anterior excited
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Vestibular Canals - Right backwards tilt
Excite right posterior | Inhibit left anterior
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Otolith organs
Utricle - Horizontal | Saccule - Vertical
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What is the function of otolith organs
Linear Acceleration | Gravity
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Where can hair cells be found within the otoliths?
Within the macula
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How are hair cells orientated in otolith organs?
Multidirectional each otoliths divided by strida with each separate patch having hair cells orientated in a certain and different direction.
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Otoconia Otoliths
Crystals of calcium carbonate on the otolithic membrane.
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What is the function of the otolithic membrane?
Movement of the membrane stimulates the cilia
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What is the Vestibulo Ocular Reflex?
Eyes stay still in space when head moves
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What is the vestibule colic reflex?
Head still in space in space or level when walking
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What is the vestibulo spinal reflex?
Adjusts posture for rapid changes in position
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Why does alcohol affect your balance?
Alters the consistency of the cupola so that in floats more in the endolymph so is far more sensitive to movement.
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List the cells of the retina from deepest to the shallowest.
Photoreceptor cells Bipolar cells Ganglion cells
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In what direction does light pass the cells of the retina.
Passes through the ganglion and bipolar cells to reach the photoreceptors.
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What do photoreceptor cells do?
Produce an electrical signal that if the summation is enough will trigger an AP in the ganglion cells.
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Current is generated by the presence of light? T/F explain.
False it is generated in the absence of light | Na+ are open producing a depolarising current -40mV
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What chemical reaction does the presence of light drive?
Converts 11-Cis-Retina to all Trans retinal
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What does All-Trans-Retinal do?
G protein (Transducin) is activated Increased PDE PDE hydrolysis cGMP reducing its conc Na+ Channels close
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What is the affect of the closure of Na+ channels?
Hyperpolarisation which leads to a glutamate release
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What cells aid in the lateral connection within the retina?
Amacrine cells
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What do Amacrine cells do?
Receive input from bipolar cells and project to ganglion bipolar and other Amacrine cells.
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Why are rod cells more sensitive?
As there is a greater convergence as many photoreceptor relay to a single ganglion cell.
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Why do rod cells have little acuity?
As the greater the convergence and the sensitivity the lesser the acuity.
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What light conditions are the rod cells useful for?
Dim light
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Describe Cone cells.
Higher acuity as 1 or 2 photoreceptors converge on 1 ganglion cell, as a result not as sensitive.
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Where would you find cone cell?
Highest concentration around the fovea
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What are activated by different wavelengths?
Opsins
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What do different wavelength result in?
Colour
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Rods
Achromatic - no colour High Convergence and Sensitivity Low Acuity
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Cones
Chromatic - colour Low Convergence and sensitivity High Acuity
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M Cells
Provide information on movement
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P Cells
Information on colour and shape
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What is the purpose of Centre Surround Organisation / Lateral Inhibition
Emphasises areas of difference and enhance contrast Ours eyes perceive the difference in light levels not the actual amount of light . Helps localise the source of the light.
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How do Bipolar cells react to Glutamate?
Either hyper polarise or depolarise depending on the cell. | Two pathways On or OFF pathways
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In the OFF pathway how do Bipolar cells react to an increase in glutamate due to the dark?
Depolarise
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In the OFF pathway how do Bipolar cells react to a decrease in glutamate due to the light?
Hyperpolarising
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In the On pathway how do bipolar cells react to a decrease in glutamate due to the light?
Depolarise
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In the On pathway how do bipolar cells react to an increase in glutamate due to the dark?
Hyperpolarise
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If the bipolar cells hyperpolarise regardless of whether there is light or not what happens to the ganglion?
It is inhibited and hyperpolarised
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If the bipolar cells depolarise regardless of whether there is light or not what happens to the ganglion cell?
It is excited and depolarised.
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How many layers if the lateral geniculate nucleus divided into?
6
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What layers do M cells relay information into?
Bottom 2 layers - 1,2
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What layers do P Cells relay information into?
3,4,5,6
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The lateral geniculate nucleus sends axons into which layer of the primary visual cortex?
4c
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What area of the eye takes up the largest proportion of the primary visual cortex?
Fovea - sight of the highest acuity due to concentration of cone cells.

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