Description
The aim of this module is to provide you with an understanding of the normal structure and physiological function of the auditory and vestibular systems and how pathological processes affect both. This will provide the basis of understanding required in clinical practice and/or research. Lectures will first cover the gross anatomy of the ear proceeding to the detailed structure of the cochlear and vestibular systems and of the relationship of structure and function in the transmission and processing of external stimuli from the periphery to the cerebral cortex.
This will be followed by topics that discuss how pathological processes affect the structure and physiology of both systems, and of how repair, regenerative and protective methods may ameliorate these affects. The module will also provide information concerning the normal embryological development of the auditory and vestibular systems and how genetic defects may affect these processes.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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