Clinical Neuroscience Week 4| 155 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What structures are involved in sound amplification? correct answer: -malleus -incus -stapes What structures are involved in sound dampening? correct answer: -tensor tympani: malleus -stapedius: stapes What is the labyrinth? correct answer: *inner ear* -cochlea, vestibule, semicircular canals What is the bony labyrinth? correct answer: -compact bone -contains perilymph that suspends membranous labyrinth What is the membranous labyrinth? correct answer: -cochlear duct, utricle, saccule, semicircular canal -filled with endolymph -hair cell receptors What is the function of hair cell receptors? correct answer: -bend and send signal frequencies to CN VIII What are the 3 hollow rings in the semicircular canals? correct answer: -anterior (superior) -lateral (horizontal) -posterior What is the function of the receptors in the semicircular canals? correct answer: -detect motion via movement of endolymph -only sensitive to rotational acceleration and deceleration
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