Exploring Medical Language- Ch. 13, Ears: Structures and Word Parts

Question 1

snail-shaped and contains the organ of hearing; connects to the oval window in the middle ear

Answer 1

cochlea

Question 2

contains receptors and endolymph that help the body maintain its sense of balance

Answer 2

semicircular canals and vestibules

Question 3

located in the skull bone behind the external auditory canal

Answer 3

mastoid bone and cells

Question 4

audi/o

Answer 4

hearing

Question 5

aur/i, aur/o

Answer 5

ear

Question 6

ot/o

Answer 6

ear

Question 7

cochle/o

Answer 7

cochlea

Question 8

labyrinth/o

Answer 8

labyrinth (inner ear)

Question 9

mastoid/o

Answer 9

mastoid bone

Question 10

myring/o

Answer 10

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Question 11

staped/o

Answer 11

stapes (middle ear bone)

Question 12

tympan/o

Answer 12

tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear

Question 13

vestibul/o

Answer 13

vestibule

Question 14

external structure located on both sides of the head; detects sound waves into the external auditory canal

Answer 14

external ear auricle (pinna)

Question 15

short tube that ends at the tympanic membrane; contains the glands that secrete earwax

Answer 15

external auditory canal (meatus)

Question 16

semitransparent membrane that separates the external auditory canal and the middle ear cavity; transmits sound vibrations to the ossicles

Answer 16

middle ear tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Question 17

connects the middle ear and the pharynx; equalizes air pressure on both sides of the eardrum

Answer 17

eustachian tube

Question 18

bones of the middle ear that carry sound vibrations; composed of the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup); transmits sound vibrations to the cochlea of the inner ear

Answer 18

ossicles

Question 19

bony spaces within the temporal bone of the skull; contains cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibule

Answer 19

labyrinth (inner ear)