Ear Microanatomy
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What is the primary function of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

  • To detect movements and pressure changes within the surrounding water
  • To capture odor particles from the air
  • To transmit visual stimuli
  • To transmit nerve impulses to the central nervous system (correct)

    • What is the name of the organ responsible for both hearing and equilibrium?

  • Outer ear
  • Middle ear
  • Inner ear (correct)
  • Vestibular system

    • What is the function of the macula utriculi, macula saccule, and crista ampullaris?

  • To transmit nerve impulses to the central nervous system
  • To transduce auditory stimuli to mechanical stimuli
  • To detect angular acceleration and deceleration (correct)
  • To collect auditory stimuli

    • What is the name of the nerve that enters the ear together with the vestibulocochlear nerve?

    <p>Facial nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the system that detects movements and pressure changes within the surrounding water in fish and aquatic amphibians?

    <p>Lateral line system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the organ found in snakes that is utilized for tongue extension and tongue retraction?

    <p>Jacobson's organ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the manubrium of the malleus in the dog?

    <p>C-shaped</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of the tympanic membrane in the horse?

    <p>Round-shaped</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following structures is responsible for the deviation of the basilar membrane in the cochlea?

    <p>Scala vestibuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of gland found in the external acoustical meatus?

    <p>Ceruminous glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the ventral expansion of the auditory tube in horses?

    <p>Guttural pouch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the auditory ossicles?

    <p>To connect the tympanic membrane to the vestibular window membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the structure that leads to the deflection of the apical hair cell stereocilia?

    <p>Scala vestibuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of tissue that attaches the annular cartilage to the osseous rim of the external acoustic meatus?

    <p>Dense, white, fibrous connective tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the tube that connects the middle ear to the pharynx?

    <p>Eustachian tube</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the endolymphatic system in amphibians and reptiles?

    <p>Control of pressure, fluid, and ion homeostasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following structures is derived from the neuroectoderm?

    <p>Endolymphatic system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the otoliths in the vestibular apparatus?

    <p>Bending of stereocilia of neurosensory hair cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of the cupula in the crista ampullaris?

    <p>Gelatinous material</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of the crista ampullaris in the semicircular duct?

    <p>At the ampulla of the duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the part of the ear, based off of the image.

    <p>1 = Outer 2 = Middle 3 = Inner Free match = Free match</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the part of the ear, based on the image.

    <p>2 = Horizontal canal 3 = Annular cartilage Free match = Free match 1 = Vertical canal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 1 referring to?

    <p>Chondrocyte</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 2 referring to?

    <p>Dermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 3 referring to?

    <p>Elastic cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 4 referring to?

    <p>Elastic fiber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 8 referring to?

    <p>Lacuna</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 9 referring to?

    <p>Perichondrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 1 referring to?

    <p>Adipose tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 3 referring to?

    <p>Ceruminous gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 8 referring to?

    <p>Hair follicle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 9 referring to?

    <p>Pigment granule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 10 referring to?

    <p>Sebaceous gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the Tympanic Cavity.

    <p>1 = Calvaria 2 = Brainstem 3 = Tympanic cavity 4 = Acoustic meatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is this image depicting?

    <p>Tympanic membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the Tympanic Membrane.

    <p>15 = Tympanic cavity 16 = Tympanic membrane 3 = External auditory meatus 10 = Malleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the Guttural Pouch.

    <p>2 = Internal carotid artery 3 = External carotid artery 4 = Auricularis caudalis artery 1 = Stylohyoid bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the Vestibular Apparatus.

    <p>1 = Semicircular ducts 2 = Utricle 3 = Saccule Free match = Free match</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the vestibular apparatus.

    <p>1 = Ampulla cavity 3 = Connective tissue 4 = Capula portion 6 = Otolith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the vestibular apparatus.

    <p>7 = Otolithic membrane 9 = Sensory cell, nucleus 11 = Stapes, articular cartilage 13 = Type 1 cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the Cochlea.

    <p>1 = Spiral organ, hair cells 2 = Spiral ganglion 3 = Vestibular membrane Free match = Free match</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the number to the correct term, in regards to the Lateral Line Organ.

    <p>2 = Mantle cells 3 = Hair cells 4 = Basal cells 1 = Sensory hairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is number 5 referring to?

    <p>Sustentacular cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Ear: General Info

    • The ear has three main functions: collecting auditory stimuli, transducing auditory stimuli to mechanical and nerve stimuli, and transmitting nerve impulses to the central nervous system (CNS) via the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve 3)
    • The ear is responsible for hearing and balance, with the inner ear being the organ for both hearing and equilibrium, and the external and middle ear representing a sound collecting and conducting apparatus

    Organs of Equilibrium and Motion Detection

    • Organs of equilibrium and motion detection include the utricle, saccule, and semicircular ducts
    • Within these structures are specialized neuroepithelial cells: macula utriculi, macula saccule, and crista ampullaris (sensitive to angular acceleration/deceleration)

    Lateral Line System and Chemoreception

    • The lateral line system in fish, larval, and adult aquatic amphibians uses tactile sense organs to detect movements and pressure changes within the surrounding water
    • Jacobson's (vomeronasal) organ is an example of a chemoreception mechanism in snakes, utilized for tongue extension and retraction to capture and detect odor particles

    Cochlea

    • The cochlea is a spiral structure divided into three chambers and is the organ of hearing
    • The organ of Corti is the spiral organ within the cochlea
    • Fluid waves traveling in the Scala vestibuli result in deviation of the basilar membrane, leading to deflection of the apical hair cell stereocilia

    Parts of the Ear

    • The ear can be divided into the external ear, middle ear, and inner ear
    • The external ear contains the auricle or pinna and the external auditory meatus
    • The external acoustic meatus contains ceruminous glands, which secrete cerumen (ear wax)
    • The middle ear contains the tympanic cavity, tympanic membrane (ear drum), and 3 auditory ossicles and their associated ligaments and muscles
    • The inner ear is composed of a membranous labyrinth enclosed in the temporal bone

    Endolymph

    • Endolymph is a fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear that is high in potassium
    • It bathes inner ear cells, allowing them to function normally
    • The endolymphatic system results in sac-like structures behind the eyes of amphibians and reptiles, which function in controlling pressure, fluid, and ion (especially calcium) homeostasis

    Vestibular Apparatus

    • The vestibular apparatus detects static equilibrium and linear acceleration, as well as rotational movement
    • Within the utricle and saccule, maculae run perpendicular to one another
    • Otoliths are located within a gelatinous membrane and their movements bend the stereocilia of neurosensory hair cells
    • The cupula is gelatinous and detects movement by the stereocilia of neurosensory hair cells

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