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Module 5: Ch. 15 Flashcards

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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separates the external ear from the middle ear and is not actually part of the external ear

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external acoustic meatus (auditory canal)

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numerous glands line the canal and secrete cerumen (earwax) to lubricate and protect the ear

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middle ear

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separated from the external ear by the eardrum; it is an air-filled cavity (tympanic cavity) carved out of the temporal bone;

it contains the ossicles: malleus, incus, and stapes; has several openings and is lined with mucous membrane

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cochle/o

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land snail

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electr/o

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electricity

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labyrinth/o

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maze, inner ear

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laryng/o

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larynx, voice box

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mast/o

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mastoid process, breast-shaped

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myring/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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neur/o

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nerve

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inner ear

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consists of a membranous labyrinth or maze-like network of canals located within a bony labyrinth

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cochlea

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located on the basilar membrane is the organ of Corti containing hair cell sensory receptors for the sense of hearing

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vestibule

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contains the utricle and saccule, membranous pouches containing perilymph

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semicircular canals

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contain nerve endings in the form of hair cells that note changes in the position of the head and reports such movement to the brain through fibers leading to the eighth cranial nerve

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audi/o

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to hear

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aur/i

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ear

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ot/o

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ear

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pharyng/e

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pharynx

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presby/o

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old

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py/o

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pus

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scler/o

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hardening

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staped/o

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stapes, stirrup

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steat/o

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fat

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tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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chol/e

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gall or bile

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auricle (pinna)

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

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external ear

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the appendage on the side of the head consisting of the auricle or pinna and the external acoustic meatus

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acoustic

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acoust -ic
hearing = pertaining to

pertaining to the sense of hearing

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audiologist

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one who specializes in diagnosing disorders of hearing

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audiology

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study of hearing disorders

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audiometer

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medical instrument used to measure hearing

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audiometry

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measurement of the hearing sense

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auditory

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pertaining to the sense of hearing

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aural

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pertaining to the ear

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auricle

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aur/i -cle
ear = small

external portion of ear, known as the pinna

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cerumen

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

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cochlea

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

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deafness

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complete or partial loss of the ability to hear

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ear

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contains structures for both the sense of hearing and the sense of balance

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endaural

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end- aur -al
within = ear = pertaining to

pertaining to within the ear

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equilibrium

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state of balance

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eustachian tube

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

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incus

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middle of the three ossicles; also called the anvil

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labyrinth

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the inner ear; made up of the vestibule, cochlea, and semicircular canals

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malleus

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largest of the three ossicles; also called the hammer

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monaural

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pertaining to one ear

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myringectomy

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surgical excision of the tympanic membrane

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myringoplasty

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surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

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myringotome

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surgical instrument used for cutting the eardrum

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ossicle

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small bone; any one of the three bones of the middle ear; the malleus, the incus, or the stapes

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otic

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ot -ic
ear = pertaining to

pertaining to the ear

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otitis

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inflammation of the ear

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otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear

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otodynia

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pain in the ear, earache; also referred to as otalgia

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otolaryngologist

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physician who specializes in the study of the ear and larynx (voice box)

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otolaryngology

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study of the ear and larynx

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otolith

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ot/o -lith
ear = stone

ear stone

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otomycosis

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ot/o myc -osis
ear = fungus = condition

fungal infection of the ear

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otoplasty

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plastic surgical repair of the ear

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otosclerosis

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hardening (stiffening) condition of the ear structures characterized by progressive deafness

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oval window

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membrane in the middle ear into which the footplate of the stapes fits

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perilymph

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peri- -lymph
around = serum, pale fluid

serum fluid of the inner ear

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presbycusis

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presby -cusis
old = hearing

impairment of hearing that occurs with aging

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stapes

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innermost of the ossicles in the middle ear; also called the stirrup

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tinnitus

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the sensation of ringing or roaring sounds in one or both ears is a symptom associated with damage to the auditory cells in the inner ear

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tympanic

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pertaining to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

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utricle

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small, saclike structure of the labyrinth of the inner ear

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vertigo

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sensation of instability and loss of equilibrium; patients feel like they are spinning in space or objects around them are spinning

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AC

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air conduction

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BC

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bone conduction

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db, dB

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ENT

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ear, nose, throat (otorhinolaryngology)

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HD

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hearing distance

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OM

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otitis media

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