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EAR Flashcards

1
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The sense organ of hearing and equilibrium.

A

Ear

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2
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3 distinct parts of ear

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Outer, Middle, Inner

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3
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curve about 2.5cm (1 inch) long in the adult and ends in the tympanic membrane.
- Many fine hairs, glands,

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External Auditory Canal

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4
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a wax like substance that keeps the tympanic membrane soft.

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cerumen

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5
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Atranslucent,pearlygrayappearance
-Servesasapartition

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tympanic membrane

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6
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what are the distinct landmarks?

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Pars Flaccida
Umbo
Short process and handle of malleus
Pars tensa
Incus
Cone of Light
Annulus

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7
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Small air-filled chamber in the temporal bone.

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Tympanic cavity

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8
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what are the 2 openings?

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Oval and round openings

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9
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These are responsible for transmitting sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear through the oval window

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3 auditory canals:
Malleus (hammer)
Incus (anvil)
Stapes (stirrups)

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10
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Painful auricle or tragus is associated with_____

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Otitis Externa or a Postauricular Cyst

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11
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Tenderness over the mastoid process suggests

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mastoiditis

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12
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Tenderness behind the ear may occur with

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otitis media.

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13
Q

Stabilizes the air pressure between the
external atmosphere and the middle ear, thus
Preventing the rapture of the tympanic membrane and discomfort produced by
marked pressure difference.

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Eustachian Tube

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14
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Is a fluid filled and made up of the bony labyrinth and an inner membranous labyrinth.

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labyrinth or inner ear

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15
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3 parts of inner ear

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Cochlea, Vestibule, Semicircular canals

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16
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contains the spiral organs of corti, which is the sensory organ for hearing.
- Sea shell-shaped structure essential for sound transmission and hearing.

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Cochlea

17
Q

It is membranous which contain the organ of equilibrium

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Semicircular Canals

18
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it is where the sensory receptors are located

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Vestibule

19
Q

Mechanism of sound transmission

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Conductive and Sensorineural hearing loss

20
Q

transmissionofsoundwavesthroughthe
external and middle ear

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Conductive Hearing loss

21
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transmission of sound waves in the inner
ear

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sensorineural hearing loss

22
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is a combination of conduction and sensorineural hearing loss

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Mixed Hearing Loss

23
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a gradual sensorineural hearing loss due to degeneration of the cochlea or vestibulocochlear nerve. Common after the age of 50 years.

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Presbycusis

24
Q

purulentdrainageassociatedwithpain and a popping sensation is characteristic of otitis media with perforation of the tympanic membrane. indicates infection

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Ottorhea (drainage)

25
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This can occur with ear infections, cerumen blockage, sinus infections, or teeth and gum problems.

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Otalgia (earache)

26
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This may be associated with excessive ear wax build up, high blood pressure, or certain ototoxic medications(such as streptomycin, gentamycin, kanamycim, neomycin, ethacrynic acid, furosemide, indomethacin, or aspirin)

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Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)

27
Q

This may be associated with an inner ear problem.
- Subjective vertigo when the client feels that he is spinning around
- Objective vertigo when the client feels that the room is spinning around him

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Vertigo

28
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bluish color of earlobes

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Cyanosis

29
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frostbite

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Palor

30
Q

inflammation or fever

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Excessive Redness

31
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Absence of Ear

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Anotia

32
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small ear

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Microtia

33
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nontender, hard, cream- colored nodules on the helix or antihelix, containing uric acid crystal

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Tophi

34
Q

This test helps to evaluate hearing acuity.

A

Whisper Test

35
Q

The test helps to evaluate the conduction of sound waves through bone to help distinguish between conductive hearing (sound waves transmitted by the external and middle ear) and sensorineural hearing (sound waves transmitted by the inner ear).

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Weber’s Test

36
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Thiscomparesairandbone conduction sounds.

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Rinne Test

37
Q

This test the client’s equilibrium.

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Romberg’s Test

38
Q

what cranial nerve does controls hearing and balance?

A

vestibulocochlear nerve
vestibular nerve - balance
cochlear nerve - hearing

Health Assessment (MIDTERMS) (6 decks)

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