external and middle ear

Question 1

auditory

AW - dih - tor - ee

Answer 1

pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing

Question 2

auricle

AW - ri - kul

Answer 2

the shell like external ear

Question 3

cerumen

seh - ROO - men

Answer 3

waxy secretion of ceruminous glands of external ear canal

Question 4

eustachian tube

you - STAY - shun TYUB

Answer 4

tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx

Question 5

incus

IN - cuss

Answer 5

middle one of the 3 ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like an anvil

Question 6

malleus

MAL - ee - us

Answer 6

outer one of the 3 ossicles in the middle ear, shaped like a hammer

Question 7

mastoid

MASS - toyd

Answer 7

small bony protrusion immediately behind the ear

Question 8

meatus

mee - AY - tus

Answer 8

passage or channel; used to denote the external opening of a passage

Question 9

meatal

mee - AY - tal

Answer 9

pertaining to a meatus

Question 10

nasopharynx

NAY - zoh - FAIR - inks

Answer 10

region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate

Question 11

ossicle

OS - ih - kel

Answer 11

small bone, particularly relating to the 3 bones in the middle ear

Question 12

pinna

PIN - ah

Answer 12

another name for auricle

Question 13

stapes

STAY - pees

Answer 13

inner one of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear, shaped like a stirrup

Question 14

tonsil

TON - sil

Answer 14

mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue

Question 15

tonsillar

TON - sih - lar

Answer 15

pertaining to the tonsils

Question 16

tympanic

tim - PAN - ik

Answer 16

pertaining to the tympanic membrane or tympanic cavity