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Med Term 3 ENT Flashcards

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids- one of three pairs of tonsils lactated in pharynx; also called pharyngeal tonsils. House large number of WBC that protect body by removing foreign invaders from air, food, and drink passing through pharynx

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Audi/o

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Hearing

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Audit/o

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Hearing

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Aur/o

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Ear- responsible for hearing and equilibrium; external ear middle ear and inner ear, pinna (auricle)

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Cochle/o

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Cochlea; part of inner ear containing hair cells responsible for hearing; shaped like a coiled snail shell

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis- cartilage flap that sits above larynx; rotates to cover larynx with each swallow; prevents food or drink from entering larynx and trachea

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Laryng/o

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Larynx commonly called voice box, located between pharynx and trachea; contains paired vocal cords

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Myring/o

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Tympanic membrane: located at end of external auditory canal, tympanic membrane converts sound waves striking it into vibrations that move the ossicles of middle ear

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Nas/o

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Nose: air enters through two nares passes through nasal cavity and enter pharynx; divided by nasal septum lines by mucous membrane

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-osmia

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Smell

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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3 tonsils

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Adenoids, palatine, lingual

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-phonia

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Voice

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sinus/o

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Sinuses; air filled cavities located within facial bones and connected to nasal cavity; lined with mucous membrane; act as echo chamber for sound production

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Tonsil/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Tympan/o

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Tympanic membrane

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Acoustic neuroma

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Benign tumor of auditory nerve sheath; symptoms include tinnitus, headache, vertigo, and progressive hearing loss

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Cochlear implant

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Hearing device surgically placed under skin behind ear; converts sound signals into magnetic impulses to simulate auditory nerve

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Croup

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Acute resp condition common in infants and children; symptoms include barking cough.

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Deafness

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Inability to hear or having some degree of hearing impairment

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Decongestant

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Medication to reduce nasal and sinus stiffness and congestion

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Diphtheria

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Bacterial upper respiratory infection; characterized by formation of thick membranous film across throat and high mortality rate; uncommon now due to diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine

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Endotracheal intubation

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Inserting tube through mouth and into trachea, creates open upper resp airway

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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Falling test

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Group of tests to evaluate balance and equilibrium; balancing on one foot. Heal to toe walking and walking forward with eyes open.

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Hearing aid

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Device used by persons with impaired hearing to amplify sound

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Meniere disease

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Acute or chronic inner ear condition can lead to progressive hearing loss symptoms include vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus

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Nasal cannula

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Two-pronged plastic device for delivering oxygen directly into nose; one prong is inserted into each nares

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Otitis externa

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External ear infection frequently caused by fungus, swimmers ear

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Otitis interna

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Inflammation of inner ear; can affect both hearing and equilibrium, inner ear infection

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Otitis media

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Bacterial or viral infection of middle ear, common in children, often preceded by upper resp infection during which pathogens move from pharynx to middle ear through auditory tube

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Pertussis

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Bacterial infection of upper resp tract, uncommon now due to diphtheria, pertussis tetanus

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Pressure-equalizing tube

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Small tube surgically placed in eardrum; assists in draining trapped fluid and equalizing pressure between middle ear cavity and atmosphere

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Rinne and Weber tuning for test

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Assess both function of auditory nerve and ability of ear structures to conduct sound waves to inner ear; physicians holds tuning fork against or near bones on side of patients head

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Tinnitus

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ringing in the ears

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Vertigo

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Sensation of spinning or whirling around incorrectly used to mean dizziness

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