Ear Flashcards

1
Q

auricle is the projecting

A

cartilage structure on the side of the head

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2
Q

the auricle direct the

A

air vibrations into the external auditory meatus

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3
Q

External Auditory Meatus is the tube or canal leading

A

fromt eh auricle to the tyrannic membrane

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4
Q

outer portion of the auricle is

inner portion of the auricle is

A

cartilage

bone from tympanic temporal

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5
Q

the Middle Ear includes

A

Tympanic cavity

Epitympanic cavity

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6
Q

the tympanic cavity is the space between then

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tympanic membrane and the bony inner ear

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7
Q

the middle ear is connected to the nasal pharynx

A

by the pharyngotympanic tube

auditory tube

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8
Q

the middle ear is connected to the mastoid air cells by the

A

mastoid antrum

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9
Q

air pressure waves hitting the tympanic membrane are transformed into

A

mechanical force and amplified by ear ossicles

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10
Q

transformed into mechanical force at the

A

foot plate of the stapes in the oval window

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11
Q

mechanical force is transformed into pressure waves in a

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liquid with in the bony labyrinth

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12
Q

order of the ear ossicles

A

malleous
incus
stapes

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13
Q

1st pharyngeal arch bones

A

malleous & incus

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14
Q

2nd pharyngeal arch bones

A

stapes

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15
Q

vibrations are transmitted to the inner ear by the

A

perilymph of the vestibule within the petrous temporal bone

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16
Q

muscles in the tympanic cavity

A

Tensor Tympani

Stapedius

17
Q

Tensor Tympani attaches to the

A

malleous

18
Q

Tensor Tympani is innervated by

A

V3

19
Q

Tensor Tympani is derived from

A

1st pharyngeal arch

20
Q

Stapedius attaches to

A

stapes

21
Q

Stapedius is innervated by

A

Facial N.

22
Q

Stapedius is derived from

A

2nd pharyngeal arch

23
Q

sensory to the middle ear region and inner surface of ear drum

A

Tympanic N.

24
Q

Tympanic N. is from what cranial nerve

A

Glossopharyngeal N.

IX

25
Q

branch of Tympanic N. is

A

Lesser Petrosl N.

26
Q

Lesser Petrosal N. is innervation to what

A

parasympathetic fibers to Otic Ganglion & Parotid gland

27
Q

Chorda Tympani N. does what

A

crosses inter surface of the Tympanic Membrane

Does NOT INNervation structures of the ear

28
Q

Chorda Tympani N. is a branch of

A

Facial N.

VII

29
Q

inner ear is situated in the

A

petrous part of the temporal bone

30
Q

the inner ear consists of

A

bony labyrinth

membranous labyrith

31
Q

the bony labyrinth has 3 parts

A

vestibule
semicircular canals
cochlea

32
Q

Vestibule is the

A

central part

the round & oval window are in its lateral wall

33
Q

Semicircular Canals is

A

balance
posterior, superior, & lateral canals
open into the post. aspect of the vestibule

34
Q

Cochlea is the

A

hearing
resembles a snail shell
opens into the anterior part of the vestibule

35
Q

inner ear is innervated by the

A

Vestibular N. and Cochlear N.

Vestibulocochlear VIII

36
Q

stapes transmits pressure to the oval window and into the labyrinth via

A

perilymph