Medical Terminology - Chapter 15 Ear

Question 1

audi/o

Answer 1

to hear

Question 2

aur/i

Answer 2

ear

Question 3

chol/e

Answer 3

gall or bile

Question 4

cochle/o

Answer 4

land snail

Question 5

electr/o

Answer 5

electricity

Question 6

labyrinth/o

Answer 6

maze, inner ear

Question 7

laryng/o

Answer 7

larynx, voice box

Question 8

mast/o

Answer 8

mastoid process, breast-shaped

Question 9

myring/o

Answer 9

eardrum, tympanic membrane

Question 10

neur/o

Answer 10

nerve

Question 11

ot/o

Answer 11

ear

Question 12

pharyng/e

Answer 12

pharynx

Question 13

presby/o

Answer 13

old

Question 14

py/o

Answer 14

pus

Question 15

scler/o

Answer 15

hardening

Question 16

staped/o

Answer 16

stapes, stirrup

Question 17

steat/o

Answer 17

fat

Question 18

tympan/o

Answer 18

eardrum, tympanic membrane

Question 19

is attached to the tympanic membrane

Answer 19

malleus

Question 20

eardrum

Answer 20

tympanic membrane

Question 21

name 3 auditory ossicles

Answer 21

malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), stapes (stirrup)

Question 22

when ear bones become hard and fuse into one another, hardening (stiffening) condition of the ear structures characterized by progressive deafness

Answer 22

otosclerosis

Question 23

inner ear is also called

Answer 23

labyrinth

Question 24

3 regions of labyrinth

Answer 24

semi-circular canals, vestibule, cochlea

Question 25

8th cranial nerve, assists in hearing

Answer 25

vestibulocochlear (acoustic) nerve

Question 26

auditory tube (AKA)

Answer 26

Eustachian tube

Question 27

-ic

Answer 27

pertaining to

Question 28

-gram

Answer 28

a mark, record

Question 29

-meter

Answer 29

instrument to measure

Question 30

phone

Answer 30

voice

Question 31

-meter

Answer 31

instrument to measure

Question 32

-metry

Answer 32

measurement

Question 33

-y

Answer 33

condition, pertaining to, process (procedure)

Question 34

bin

Answer 34

twice

Question 35

steat

Answer 35

fat

Question 36

dividing line between external and middle ear

Answer 36

tympanic membrane

Question 37

clear fluid within the labyrinth of the ear

Answer 37

endolymph

Question 38

endo-

Answer 38

within

Question 39

serum fluid of the inner ear

Answer 39

perilymph

Question 40

-lymph

Answer 40

serum, clear fluid

Question 41

-graphy

Answer 41

recording

Question 42

fenestrat

Answer 42

window

Question 43

-scope

Answer 43

instrument for examining

Question 44

-dynia

Answer 44

pain

Question 45

presby

Answer 45

old

Question 46

earwax, the yellowish substance secreted by the glands in the auditory canal of the external ear

Answer 46

cerumen

Question 47

-cle

Answer 47

little, tiny, small

Question 48

inflammation of the external ear

Answer 48

otitis externa

Question 49

inflammation of the middle ear

Answer 49

otitis media

Question 50

inflammation of the inner ear

Answer 50

otitis interna

Question 51

collects and directs sound waves into auditory canal and then into tympanic membrane

Answer 51

auricle (pinna)

Question 52

numerous glands line this canal and secrete cerumen to lubricate and protect ear

Answer 52

external auditory canal (external acoustic meatus)

Question 53

contains the ossicles, has several openings, is lined with mucous membrane

Answer 53

middle ear

Question 54

transmits sound vibrations from tympanic membrane to cochlea. equalizes external/internal air pressure on tympanic membrane

Answer 54

middle ear

Question 55

allows us to hear/hearing organ, contains hair cell sensory receptors, contains organ of corti

Answer 55

cochlea

Question 56

where is perilymph found

Answer 56

in pouches of vestibule (urticle and saccule)

Question 57

contain nerve endings in the form of hair cells that note changes in the position of the head

Answer 57

semicircular canals

Question 58

BC

Answer 58

bone conduction

Question 59

ENT

Answer 59

ear, nose, throat (otorhinolaryngology)

Question 60

HD

Answer 60

hearing distance

Question 61

OM

Answer 61

otitis media

Question 62

TM

Answer 62

tympanic membrane

Question 63

clear fluid contained within the labyrinth of the ear

Answer 63

endolymph

Question 64

pertaining to the sense of hearing

Answer 64

acoustic, auditory

Question 65

study of hearing disorders

Answer 65

audiology

Question 66

medical instrument used to measure hearing

Answer 66

audiometer

Question 67

pertaining to the ear

Answer 67

aural, otic

Question 68

serum fluid within labyrinth of the ear, receives sound first and transfers to endolymph

Answer 68

perilymph

Question 69

clear fluid within the labyrinth of the ear

Answer 69

endolymph

Question 70

external portion of ear, known as pinna

Answer 70

auricle

Question 71

tumorlike mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol

Answer 71

cholesteatoma

Question 72

portion of the inner ear shaped like a snail shell, contains organ of Corti

Answer 72

cochlea

Question 73

helps in maintaining equalibrium, bony structure located between cochlea and the three semi-circular canals, contains urticle and saccule

Answer 73

vestbule

Question 74

state of balance

Answer 74

equilibrium

Question 75

narrow tube between middle ear and throat that serves to equalize pressure on both sides of eardrum

Answer 75

eustachian tube

Question 76

-ory

Answer 76

pertaining to

Question 77

middle of the ossicles

Answer 77

incus (anvil)

Question 78

labyrinth, the inner ear is made up of

Answer 78

vestibule, cochlea, semicircular canals

Question 79

largest of the 3 ossicles

Answer 79

malleus (hammer)

Question 80

pain in mastoid process (the bony protuberance of skull near ear)

Answer 80

mastoidalgia

Question 81

abnormality of inner ear causing a host of symptoms including vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating hearing loss and sensation of pressure or pain in affected ear

Answer 81

Meniere’s disease

Question 82

surgical excision of tympanic membrane

Answer 82

myringectomy

Question 83

small bone, any one of the 3 bones of middle ear

Answer 83

ossicle

Question 84

pertaining to the ear

Answer 84

otic, aural

Question 85

pain in the ear, earache

Answer 85

otodynia, otalgia

Question 86

stapes is attached to

Answer 86

oval window

Question 87

ear stone

Answer 87

otolith

Question 88

pus in the ear

Answer 88

otopyorrhea

Question 89

study of the ear nose throat and larynx

Answer 89

otorhinolaryngology

Question 90

impairment of hearing that occurs with aging

Answer 90

presbycusis

Question 91

sensation of ringing or roaring sounds in one or both ears, symptom associated with damage to auditory canals in inner ear

Answer 91

tinnitus

Question 92

tests for tinnitus and vertigo (tests whether we are able to maintain balance)

Answer 92

falling test

Question 93

surgical operation in which a new opening is made in labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing

Answer 93

fenestration

Question 94

surgical excision of tympanic membrane

Answer 94

tympanectomy, myringectomy

Question 95

sensation of instability and loss of equilibrium, patients feel like they are spinning in space or objects around them are spinning. caused by disturbance in semicircular canal or vestibular nuclei of the brainstem

Answer 95

vertigo

Question 96

(Dx and lab) response to auditory stimuli (sound) that can be measured independently of the patient’s subjective response. uses electroencephalograph

Answer 96

auditory-evoked response

Question 97

(Dx & lab) recording eye movement in response to specific stimuli such as sound, nused to determine presence and location of lesion in the vestibule

Answer 97

electronystagomography

Question 98

(Dx/lab) visual examination of external auditory canal and tympanic membrane via an otoscope

Answer 98

otoscopy

Question 99

bony structure located between cochlea and the three semi-lunar canals

Answer 99

vestibule

Question 100

method of testing hearing by the use of a tuning fork. to distinguish conductive and perceptive hearing loss

Answer 100

tuning fork test

Question 101

-cusis

Answer 101

hearing