Anatomy of the Ear

Question 1

aur/o

auricle

Answer 1

ear

Question 2

auricul/o

auricular

Answer 2

auricle (visible external ear)

Question 3

pinn/o, penn/o

pinnaplasty, penniform

Answer 3

auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing

Question 4

conch/o

conchoscope

Answer 4

auricle (visible external ear), shell, shell-like

Question 5

ot/o, -otia

macrotia, otorrhea

Answer 5

ear

Question 6

malle/o

malleoincudal

Answer 6

malleus (one of the ossicles of the ear), hammer

Question 7

incud/o

incudectomy

Answer 7

incus (one of the ossicles of the ear), anvil

Question 8

staped/o

stapedectomy

Answer 8

stapes (one of the ossicles of the ear), stirrup

Question 9

labyrinth/o

labyrinthitis

Answer 9

labyrinth of the ear, maze

Question 10

vestibul/o

vestibulodynia

Answer 10

vestibule of the inner ear, an entrance

Question 11

utricul/o

utriculitis

Answer 11

utricle of the inner ear, bag, sack

Question 12

saccul/o

sacculus

Answer 12

saccule of the inner ear, bag, sack

Question 13

cochle/o

cochlear, cochlea

Answer 13

cochlea of the inner ear, spiral, shell

Question 14

meat/o

meatometer, meatus

Answer 14

opening, passsageway

Question 15

fenestr/o

fenestrated

Answer 15

opening, window

Question 16

salping/o, -salpinx

salpingoscope, salpinx

Answer 16

eustachian tube or Fallopian (uterine), a long tubular structure

Question 17

tympan/o

tympanitis

Answer 17

eardrum, drum

Question 18

myring/o

myringotomy

Answer 18

eardrum, membrane