16. Auditory Pathways

Chapter 9 - hearing 

78 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

Related Topics

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Auditory pathways - hair cells synapes onto ___ ___
Bipolar cells
Each bipolar cell gets input from only ___ hair cell
One
Axons of the bipolar cells form the __ ___ ___
VIII cranial nerve
Bipolar cells contact the ___ ___ ( __ ___)
Ipsilateral brainstem (cochlear nucleus)
Another word that is like the ipsilateral brainstem
Cochlear nucleus
From here, auditory info is sent to ...
both halves of the brain
Sensory info from the 2 halves is merged pretty early on, unlike __ ___
Visual system
Pathways of auditory info
Cochlea --> ipsilateral (cochlear nucleus)cochlear nucleus --> superior olive (bilateral)Olive--> inferior colliculusinferior colliculus --> medial geniculate medial geniculate --> primary auditory cortex
What does the cochlea innervates
Ipsilateral (cochlear nucleus)
Cochlear nucleus innervates
Superior olive (bilateral)
Superior olive innervates
Inferior colliculus
Inferior colliculus innervates
Medial geniculate
Geniculate innervates
Primary auditory cortex
Primary auditory cortex (A1) is found within ___ ___
Heschl's gyrus
The auditory cortex is bigger on the __ side of the brain
Right