Auditory and Vestibular Neurology Quiz
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activates lateral canal
A. rolling
B. pitching
C. yaw
sense head rotation and motion
A. VOR
B. saccule
C. utricle
D. Vestibular canals
utricle and saccule are otolith organs
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
waves in _____ shake tectorial and basilar membranes
A. fluid
B. liquid
C. stapes
D. sound
integration with vision (LGN) and other senses
A. cochlear nucleus
B. superior olive
C. medial geniculate
D. auditory cortex
activates posterior canal
A. rolling
B. pitching
C. yaw
each frequency with energy will destroy waves in basilar membrane causing hair cells in region to fire
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
(basilar membrane) base is narrow, thick, stiff, close to base
A. high frequency
B. low frequency
waves in ________ press hair cells into tectorial membrane, bending cilia, firing receptor cells
A. fluid
B. solids
C. liquids
D. sounds
regions in the inner ear that contain macula (hair cells in a gel with otoliths on top)
A. ampulla
B. utricle and saccule
C. simicircular canals
balance in the head and neck
A. LVN-spinal cord
B. M/IVN-upper spinal cord/cranial nerves
C. SVN-MLF-CNIII,IV,VI
designed to detect and transduce head rotation and angular acceleration
A. semicircular canals
B. ampulla
C. otolith organs
D. vestibular hair cells
movement of otoliths, creates a shear force in the gel matrix
A. saccule
B. otoconia
C. utricle
D. cupula
each semicircular canal is filled with fluid that causes gel-like cupola to shift
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
detect linear acceleration in vertical (saccule) and horizontal (utricle) planes
A. semicircular canals
B. otolith organs
C. vestibular hair cells
D. ampulla