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Medical Terminology Ears Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Outer ear - external portion

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Pinna

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2
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Transmits sound from pinna to tympanic membrane

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External auditory canal

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3
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Earwax

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CerUmen

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4
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Eardrum

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Tympanic membrane

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5
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Hollow air spaces surrounding middle ear

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Mastoid Bone Cells

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Bones in middle ear - general term

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Aduitory oSSicles

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7
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3 bones of middle ear

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Malleus (hammer), Incus (Anvil), Stapes (stirrup)

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8
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Tubes from middle ear to nasal cavity

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EusTACHian Tubes

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9
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LabrYinth - contains sensory receptors for balance and hearing

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Inner Ear

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10
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Membrane separates middle ear from inner ear

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Oval Window

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11
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Snail-shaped structure of inner ear

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CochLea

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12
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Fluid filled cavity within cochlea, vibrates from sound waves

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Cochlear Duct

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13
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Relays vibrations from cochlear duct to auditory nerve fibes

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Organ of Corti

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14
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Endolymph filled canals - maintain balance

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Semicircular Canals

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15
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Action - air enters ear through pinna

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Air Conduction

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16
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Action - eardrum vibrates, moves bones

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Bone Conduction

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17
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Action - inner ear receives sound waves and relays it to auditory nerve

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Sensor i neural Conduction

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18
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Dr measures hearing, rehab hearing loss

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Audiologist

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19
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Mass of ear wax

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Impacted Cerumen

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20
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Earache

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OTalgia

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21
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Inflamation of ear

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OTitis - externa, media, interna

22
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Swimmers ear - fungal infection

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OTomycosis

23
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Puss from ear

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Otopyrrhea

24
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Blood from ear

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Otorrhagia

25
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Discomfort from pressure changes

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Barotrauma

26
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Inflamation of eustachian tube

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EusTACHitis

27
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Inflamation of mastoid bones

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Mastoiditis

28
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Contagious blisters/inflamation on eardrum

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Infectious Myringitis

29
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Ankylosis/hardening of bones in middle ear

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Otosclerosis

30
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Distention of eustacian tube

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PatULous Eustachian Tube

31
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Inflamation of MIDDLE ear - general

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Otitis Media - acute, serous, purulent

32
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Inflamation of middle ear - assoc with upper respitory infection

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Acute Otitis Media

33
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Inflamation of middle ear - FLUID buildup following acute otitis media

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Serous Otitis Media

34
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Inflamation of middle ear - buildup of PUS

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Acute Purulent Otitus Media

35
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Inflamation of INNER ear (labyrinth)

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Labyrinthitis

36
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Chronic disease - intermittent vertigo, hearing loss

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Meniere’s Syndrome

37
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Ringing/buzzing in both ears

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TiNNitUs (2 Ns + Us)

38
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Gradual loss of hearing with age

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Presbycusis

39
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Hearing loss due to BLOCKAGE

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Conductive hearing loss

40
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Nerve deafness - due to damage

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SensorinNeural hearing loss

41
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Test of hearing AND understanding

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Audiological Evaluation

42
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Testing hearing with one ear

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Monoaural testing

43
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Testing hearing with both ears

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Binaural testing

44
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Testing ears with air pressure

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TympaNOmetry

45
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Surgical repair of pinna

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Otoplasty

46
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Process - Surgical incision to place tubes in eardrum

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Myringotomy

47
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Tubes - Pedriatric ear tubes through eardrum

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TympanOStomy Tubes

48
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Surgical correction of middle ear

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TympanOplasty

49
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Surgical removal of stapes bone, replace with piston

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StapeDectomy (add D)

50
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Surgical incision in labyrinth - to restore hearing

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Fenestration

51
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Measurement of hearing

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Audiometry

52
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Incision into semicircular canals - to help vertigo

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LabyrinthOTOMY

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