Anatomo-physiology of Audio-vestibular System

Base Knowledge

 Head and Neck Human Anatomy

 Basics of Human Physiology

Teaching Methodologies

Lecture courses.
The evaluation will include 2 written tests and/or a written final exam.
Attendance to the lessons and active participation in lessons can be considered in the final classification
(maximum weighting of 25%)

Learning Results

To know anatomic and Physiologic basis of sound and baance, as well as the relations between the
audiovestibukar structures.
To correlate the Anatomy and Physiology with some common diseases, knowing some common clinical situations.
To understand the anatomic and physiologic basis of some of the audiovestibular diagnostic and therapeutic
techniques.

Program

ANATOMY
-External Ear – 4 hours
– Middle Ear (Tympanic cavity) – 6 hours
– Middle Ear ( Mastoid and Eustachian tube) – 4 hours
– Inner Ear (Bony and Membranous Labyrinths) – 8 hours
– Facial Nerve – 4 hours
– Pathway of sound reception – 2 hours
– Vestibular pathway – 2 hours
PHYSIOLOGY
-External Ear – 4 hours
– Cochlear and neuronal encoding of sound- 6 hours
– Pathway of sound reception – 5 hours
– Vestibular pathway – 5 hours
– Physiology of vestibular labyrinth – 8 hours
– Introduction to vestibular semiology – 2 hours

Curricular Unit Teachers

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

– “Anatomia Humana” – Testut, M. Latarjet
– “Gray´s Anatomy”
– “Atlas of Human Anatomy”, Frank Netter
– “Sobotta Atlas of Human Anatomy” – R. Putz, R. Pabst
– “Fisiologia Neurossensorial em ORL” – Y. Guerrier, A. Uziel
– “Reabilitação Vestibular” – Susan J. Herdm