Vestibular System — Flashcards

Vestibular System — Flashcards

Vestibular System — Flashcards
#1

_____cellular pathway gives signals for movement, depth, flicker, and spatial organization

#2

_____ and Ruffini end organ are slow adapting mechnoceptors

#3

Endocochlear potential is a direct current (DC) potential recorded from scala _____.

#4

The pre-cortical input to the thalamus includes fibres from all sensory systems except?_____

#5

What stimuli do Meissner's corpscules respond to?_____

#6

What is the value of endolymphatic potential?_____

#7

_____ theory states that a sound wave, depending on its frequency, reaches maximum amplitude on a particular place on the basilar membrane and stimulates that segment.

#8

What senses are impaired with zinc deficiency? _____ and smell (anosmia)

#9

Accommodation (near response) occurs via contraction of the _____ muscle, which relaxes the suspensory ligaments and allows the lens to become more round

#10

Which types of sensory receptor adapt quickly? _____ and Meissner corpuscles

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