Review: Vestibular system

List the sensory organs and the cranial nuclei of the vestibular system.

Each vestibular labyrinth contains _____ semicircular canals for transducing head angular motions and ____ otoliths for transducing head linear motions.

Two mechanisms of transduction initiation.

Hair cells in semicircular canals are located in _________ of _______.

Hair cells in otoliths are imbedded in ________.

Where are the 1st order cell bodies of vestibular system?

Which CN does the vestibular branch belong to?

VOR in brief:

Ascending vestibular tracts arise from

Where does the thalamocortical vestibular afferent synapse in CNS?

Axons arising from neurons in the _____ and _______ vestibular nuclei form an ascending motor tract in the ____________ and synapse on __________to coordinate eye movements with head movements