Vestibular System — Flashcards

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

_____ and Ruffini end organ are slowly adapting mechanoreceptors

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

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

What stimuli do Meissner's corpuscles respond to?

What is the value of endolymphatic potential?_____

_____ 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.

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

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

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