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superior, posterior and lateral
Explanation
inner row has a single row from base to apex, outer hair cells - 3 rows
The cupulla sort of acts like a flap. It is moved by fluid movement. When you move the head the fluid in the semicircular canals moves and pushes against the cupula. There are stereociliar cells in the cupula. Movement of the cupula causes depol or hyperpol of the sterociliar cells.
the outer hair cells are more modulatory
The hair cell types have process of of bipolar neurons from the basal ganglia in the vestibule. The arrangement of these processes on the hair cells is different between these two types. Some these are efferent and some are afferent.
The maculae are static.
2 layer of epithelium and 1 layer of ectoderm
The afferent nerves are located on the inner hair cells. The outer hair cells are innervated by the efferent nerves. The outer are more modulatory.
The vestibular membrane divides the scala vestibular from the scala media.
This is the only vascularized epithelium in the ear. Most of the endolymph in the membranous labyrinth is produced here.
It is similar to intracellular fluid.
Stereocilia are also found in the crista ampularis as well. The sensory cells are in descrete areas otherwise the rest of the wall is simple cuboidal.
The scala tympani is continuous with the round window.
low frequency sound is at the apex. this is reason for the tonotopic arrangement.
pressure to the oval window is equalized by pressure of the round window
If deflection is towards the kinocillium the subsequent rate of action potential will be higher or the cell will depolarize.
Fluid is deflected in this route. Scala vestibuli to helicotrema to scala tympani. This is perilymph.
As the fetus develops the tissue dissapears and the mesoderm in the top of the tympanic cavity also dissapears
It is thought to develop from ectoderm.
The fluid is emptied into that subdural space.
When the stereociliair are moved by endolymph they will send faster action potential, otherwise there is always action potentials are being sent even when there is no endolymph movement.
The supporting cell has microvilli.
There is constant depol and hyperpol that occurs at differnt ends of the structures in the ear.
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