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| membraneous labyrinth |
-endolymph!! -cochlear ducts, semicircular ducts, utricle/saccule -Within the osseous vestibule, the membranous labyrinth does not quite preserve the form of the bony cavity |
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| osseous labyrinth |
-cochlea, semicircular canals, vestibule (which contains U and S) -all perilymph
-The bony labyrinth, or osseous labyrinth, is the network of passages with bony walls -lined with the membranous labyrinth -layer of perilymph between them |
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| vestibular apparatus |
is the nonauditory portion of the inner ear |
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| caloric stimulation |
-cold or hot water in ear canal -convection moves endolymph -nystagmus reflex generated w/o spinning |
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| nystagmus reflex |
-rotate body -stop -eyes move opposite direction -horizonatal or vertical -depends on head position -eye jumps quickly to centered position |
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| deafness |
conduction: problem w/ sound vibration (fused ear bones, ruptured ear drum, ear wax)
nerve: damage to hair cells or cochlear nerve |
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| motion sickness |
-utricle/saccule vs. conflicting visual signals |
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| otoliths |
-mineral and protein particles called otoliths are embedded on macula |
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| macula |
sensory receptors of utricle/saccule -mineral and protein particles called otoliths are embedded on it |
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| utricle/saccule |
-contain Macula (hair cells) with otoliths -gravity/acceleration forces cause depolarization in those properly orientated -vestibular portion of VIII |
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| -ampullaris swelling |
: large chamber that contains gelantinous cristae -contain hair cells -as head moves, fluid flows in oppisite direction due to inertia -one side depolarized other ide hyperpolarized -hairs synapse on vestibular branch of VIII |
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| semicircular ducts |
-3 separates plants -ampullaris swelling: large chamber that contains gelantinous cristae -contain hair cells -as head moves, fluid flows in oppisite direction due to inertia -one side depolarized other ide hyperpolarized -hairs synapse on vestibular branch of VIII |
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| organ of corti |
-sits on basilar membrane -partially covered by tectorial membrane |
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| ossicles |
-three smallest bones in the human body |
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| how to hear via hair |
-K+ moves into hair duct -depolarization -Ca++ moves in -neurtransmitter released -stimulates Audiotry nerve VIII |
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| sound waves |
-deformation of Reissner's and Basilar's membranes -if hair bent in 1 direction, hyperpolarize -in other direction, depolarize -apex of hair exposed to endolymph -base of hair exposed to perilymph |
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| hair cells |
-inner: 3500 905 innervation sound transduction
-outer: 16500 10% innervation alter characteristics of basilar membrane |
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| cochlear duct |
-inside cochlea -contain 100s organ of Corti for signal transduction -tetorial membrane -hair cells (20,000) |
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| membraneous labyrinth |
-filled with endolymph -high K+ -3 parts: cochler duct, semicircular ducts, utricle/saccule |
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| vestibule |
-perilymph -contain utricle and saccule |
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| semicircular canals |
-perilymph -contain semicircular ducts -connect to the utricl at their bases -orietned at right angles -horzontal, posterior, superior |
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| helicotremma: |
long basilar membrane; low tension; low frequency sound -connects 2 ducts at end of cochlea -small tip -if stuff goes to the helicotremma, it's low frequency b/c ong soundwaves |
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| -scala tympani |
(w/ round window) (basilar membrane b/c base on bottom) |
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| -scala vestibuli |
(w/ oval window) (Reissner's membrane) |
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| cochlea |
-perilymph (fluid) -uncoiled, teh cochlea can be seen as 3 long, fluid-filled channels: -scala vestibuli (w/ oval window) (Reissner's membrane) -scala tympani (w/ round window) (basilar membrane b/c base on bottom) -both membranes deform w/ sound waves -base: shorter basilar membrane; high tension; high frequency sound helicotremma: long basilar membrane; low tension; low frequency sound |
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| osseous labyrinth |
-contains cochlea, semicircular canals, vestibule |
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| Osseous Labyrinth |
-bony canals -filled with parilymph (similar to CSF, also extracellular fluid) -contains cochlea, semicircular canals, vastibule -also contains membraneous labyrinth |
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| inner ear |
-ennervated by cranial nerve VIII -osseous and membraneous labyrinths |
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| stapedius |
-pulls stapes away from oval window -protects ear from loud sounds |
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| tensor tympani muscle |
-pulls malleus away from tympanic membrane -protects ear from loud sounds |
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| round window |
-separates fluid-filled cochlea from air-filled middle ear |
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| oval window |
-attached to stapes -separates fluid-filled cochlea from air-filled middle ear |
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| stapes |
-stirrup -attached to thin membrane that separates middle ear from inner ear -attached to oval window |
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| incus |
-anvil -middle bone |
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| malleus |
-hammer -attached to tympanic membrane |
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| 3 bones of middle ear |
-malleus -incus -stapes |
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| eustachian tube |
-pressure equalization -normally collapsed to seal off middle ear -opens transiently to allow ear pressure to equilibriate with atm pressure during chewing, swallowing, yawning -cols/infections can close it up resulting in fluid buildup of middle ear (ear infection if bacteria get in) |
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| middle ear |
-malleus -incus -stapes -tensor tympanic muslce -stapedius eustachian tubes -oval window -round window |
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| tympanic membrane |
-ear drum -sound wave transducer -seals ear canal -thin membranous sheet of tissue -separates external from middle ear |
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| ear canal or auditory canal |
-cartilage and bone -sealed at internal end by tympanic membrane (ear drum) |
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| pinna |
-important accessory structure -visible part of the ear -directs sound waves to ear -for localization of sound waves |
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| external ear |
-auricle or pinna -ear canal -tympanic membrane |
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| sound |
-frequency in Hz -humans: 50-18,000 cycles/sec -dogs: up to 20,000 cycles/sec -bats: up to 100,000 cycles/sec -loudness= intensity (amplitude) measured in decibels (log scale) |
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| ear |
-for hearing and equilibrium -external, middle, and inner ear -mechano and proprioreceptors |
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| photoreceptors |
sight |
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| proprioreceptors |
-position of muscles, joints -awareness of body movements and position in space -close your eyes and raise your hand, you know your hand is raised |
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| thermoreceptors |
-temp |
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| mechanoreceptors |
-touch, blood pressure, hearing, equilibrium -respond to various forms of mechanical energy -hearing, gravity, acceleration, |
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| chemoreceptors |
-taste, smell -respond to chemical ligands that bind to the receptors |
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| receptor types |
-receptors in sensory system vary widely in complexity -special senses have highly specialized receptors -smell receptors= neurons -other four are non-neuron receptors -when activated, release neurotransmitter to initiate AP in sensory neuron
-chemo -mechano -thermo -proprio -photo |
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| visceroreceptors |
sensory info about internal environment (blood vessels and viscera, pain, thirst, hunger, pressure, nausea) |
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| exteroreceptors |
sensory about external environment (hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch, temp, pain) |
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