Chapter 19 Part 3 Flashcards
Consists of auricle
Outer ear
External auditory canal and ear drum
Auricle
Consists of eustachain
Middle ear
(Auditory) tube and auditory ossicles (malleus incus and stapes)
Eustachain
Ear regions
Outer,middle,inner
Containing spiral organ of corti; receptor cells of hearing
Cochlea
Involved with balance (equalbrium)
Semicircular canals
Monitors body position due to gravity during linear movement
Static equilibrium
Monitors rotational (spinning) movements
Dynamic equilibrium
Sensolneutral, conduction
Deafness types
Damage to vestobascular nerve
Sensolneutral deafness
Damage to ear structures that transmit sound waves
Conduction deafness
Ear ache
Otaligia
Sensation of spinning
Vertigo
Inflammation of conjunctivitia
Conjunctivitis (pink eye )