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1
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What are the three parts of the ear?

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Inner - Middle - Outer

2
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What is the inner ear within?

A

Temporal bone

3
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What is the middle ear within?

A

Petrous and tympanic portions of the temporal bone

4
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What is the bony labyrinth of the inner ear filled with?

A

Perilymph

5
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What is suspended in the perilymph?

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Membranous labyrinth

6
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What is the membranous labyrinth filled with?

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Endolymph

7
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Besides endolymph what else is within the membranous labyrinth?

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Organs that transduce movement into neuronal signals

8
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What are the two sections of the membranous labyrinth?

A

Vestibule and cochlea

9
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What is within the vestibule?

A

Contains all organs of balance and orientation

10
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What innervates the vestibule?

A

Vestibular branch of CN VIII

11
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What is within the cochlea?

A

Contains the organ of hearing

12
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What innervates the cochlea?

A

Cochlear branch of CN VIII

13
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What happens when the stereocilia toward the kinocilium?

A

Increase the firing rate of the sensory nerve

14
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What happens if the stereocilia bend away from the kinocilium?

A

Decrease the firing rate

15
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What are the two portions of the of vestibule?

A

Utricle and saccule

16
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What are cristae?

A

Crests of hair cells stimulated by fluid flow around semicircular ducts in response to rotation

17
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Where are crista?

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Located in the ampulla at the end of the three semicircular ducts

18
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What stimulates the spiral organ?

A

Sound waves transmitted from the surrounding perilymph into the endolymph

19
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What decides where the sound is transferred from perilymph to endolymph?

A

Frequency

20
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What amplifies sound on land?

A

Tympanic membrane

21
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What is the function of the middle ear?

A

Transmit sound vibrations from lateral external ear to medial inner ear

22
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What are the three ear bones?

A

Stapes - Incus - Malleus

23
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What does the stapes articulate with?

A

The oval window

24
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What does the stapes do?

A

Causes the vibrations in the perilymph of the inner ear

25
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What does the malleus articulate with?

A

Fixed to the tympanic membrane

26
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What does the malleus do?

A

Passes vibrations from the external ear to the inner ear

27
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What are the two muscles that interact with the ossicles?

A

Tensor tympani Stapedius

28
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What nerve innervates the tensor tympani?

A

Mandibular nerve CN V3

29
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What nerve innervates the Stapedius?

A

Facial nerve CN VII

30
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What is the function of the muscles in the ossicles?

A

Act to clarify hearing and protect from excessively loud noises

31
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Where is the tensor tympani?

A

Comes from the anterior wall of the middle ear and inserts onto the body of the malleus

32
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Where is the stapedius?

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Comes from the posterior wall and inserts on the head of the stapes

33
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What nerve does the sensory from the mucosa lining of the middle ear come from?

A

Glossopharyngeal nerve

34
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What nerve carries preganglionic PNS axons from CN IX to the otic ganglion?

A

Minor pterosal nerve

35
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What is carried on the major petrosal nerve?

A

Preganglionic PNS axons from CN VII to the pterygopalatine ganglion

36
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What is the chorda tympani a branch of?

A

Facial nerve

37
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What nerve crosses the tympanic membrane?

A

Chorda tympani

38
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What nerve does the chorda tympani hitchhike on?

A

Lingual

39
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What maximizes the function of the tympanic membrane?

A

Pressure on both sides must be equal

40
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What does the auditory tube connect?

A

Middle ear to the nasopharynx

41
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What is the normal state of the auditory tube?

A

Closed

42
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What is the function of the auditory tube?

A

To equalize pressure

43
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What muscles open the auditory tube?

A

Tensor and levator veli palatini

44
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What structures lay within the same region as the guttural pouch?

A

Stylohyoid External carotid artery Glossopharyngeal nerve Vagosympathetic trunk Hypoglossal nerve

45
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What happens when there is facture of the stylohyoid?

A

Difficulty moving the tongue

46
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What happens where there is a lesion of the vagus or glossopharyngeal nerves?

A

Difficulty swallowing or laryngeal hemiplegia

47
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What can lead to horner syndrome?

A

Lesion of the sympathetic chain

48
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What is otitis media?

A

Infection of the middle ear

49
Q

What surgical method can be used with severe ear infections?

A

Drained via opening tympanic bulla rostromedially into the nasopharynx

50
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What is the function of the Auricle?

A

Funnel and focus sound in the external auditory canal

51
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What grouping are the auricular muscles a part of?

A

Muscles of facial expression

52
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What does the caudal auricular artery come off of?

A

External carotid

53
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What are the branches off the caudal auricular?

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Medial - Lateral - Intermediate - Deep

54
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What does the caudal aurcular a. provide blood to?

A

Caudal surface of the ear

55
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What provides sensory to the ear?

A

Ventral and dorsal rami of C2

56
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What does the Ventral rami of C2 provide sensory to?

A

Lateral side of caudal ear

57
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What nerve comes off the ventral rami of C2?

A

Great auricular nerve

58
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What nerve comes off the dorsal rami of C2?

A

Great occipital n.

59
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What does the greater occipital n. provide sensory to?

A

Medial, caudal portion of the ear

60
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What does the auriculotemporal n. provide sensory for?

A

Rostral portion of the ear and a lot of the lower jaw and lateral face

61
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What is the auriculotemporal n. a branch of?

A

Trigeminal - CN V3 (mandibular)

62
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What does the vagus nerve provide sensory for?

A

Rostral portion of ear medial region

63
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What is the path of the vagal nerve in regards to ear sensory?

A

Hitchhikes on facial nerve in the petrous portion of the temporal bone

64
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What are the functions of the ear?

A

Balance and orientation Hearing

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