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Applied Anatomy and Physiology. Otology Lecture Course. Embryology. 3 Weeks. Embryology. 12 Weeks. Embryology. Mesoderm surrounds Membranous labyrinth Creating the Perilymphatic Space Ossification in 14 centres. Embrology. 8 Holes are left Oval window Round window Cochlear aqueduct
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Applied Anatomy and Physiology Otology Lecture Course
Embryology 3 Weeks
Embryology 12 Weeks
Embryology • Mesoderm surrounds Membranous labyrinth • Creating the Perilymphatic Space • Ossification in 14 centres
Embrology • 8 Holes are left • Oval window • Round window • Cochlear aqueduct • Vestibular aqueduct • IAM • Subarcuate artery • Fissula ante-fenestrum • Fossula post-fenestrum
Cochlear Aqueduct • 1cm straight
Cochlear Aqueduct • Relevance: Perilymph gusher
Vestibular Aqueduct • Relevance: Sudden SNHL in minor Head Trauma
Embryology 12 Weeks
Embryology • Ossicles 16 Weeks
Embryology • 12 weeks Inner Ear and Pinna • 16 weeks Ossicles • 25 weeks External Canal
Other Sites for Residual Cholesteatoma • Second Genu of VII • Anterior epitympanum • Sinodural angle • Mastoid tip
Blood Supply to the Middle Ear • External and Internal Carotid systems
Arterial Anomalies in the Middle Ear Persistent Stapedial Artery • Aberrant Vessels
Arterial Anomalies in the Middle Ear Aberrant Carotid Artery
The Eustachian Tube • Bartolomeus Eustachius 1562
Mastoid Pneumatisation • Wittmaack, Tos • Diamant, Sade
The TM Footplate Lever Ratio TM 90mm2 3.3mm2 55mm2 1:17
The TM Footplate Lever Ratio 17 x 1.3 = 1:22
Cochlear Transmission Endolymph +80mV -45mV
Cochlear Transmission • 3,500 IHC in 2 rows with ‘V’ Cilia • 20,000 OHC in 3 rows with ‘W’ Cilia • 30,000 nerve fibres 95% linked to IHC • Outer Hair Cells are for Tuning
Tuning Curves Blunting Leads to Recruitment
The Decibel Scale • Threshold of Hearing • 20x10-6 Pascals • Threshold of Pain • 200 Pascals • dB=10 x Log10 I1/I2
Endolymphatic Circulation Stria Vascularis & Dark Cells