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Musculoskeletal System & Special Senses Flashcards

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Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy

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Surgical removal of (part) of the pituitary gland through the sphenoid bone (nose area)

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Axial Skeleton

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Skull/trunk area

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Appendicular Skeleton

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Connect to extremities (limbs)

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4
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How many bones are in an adult human body?

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206

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Another word for joint

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Articulation

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Cartilage

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Protect bone surface

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Types of cartilage (3)

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Articular
Menisci
Bursa

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Ligaments

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Connect bone to bone

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9
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What are the functions of the skeletal system? (4)

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Framework for muscle and organ attachment
Aid in support of body weight and movement
Hematopoiesis
Mineral storage (calcium)

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Hematopoiesis

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Formation of blood cells

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11
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What aids in mineral storage in bones?

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Osteoclasts

Osteoblasts

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12
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Osteoclasts

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Break down bone by it being dissolved

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13
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What dissolves the bones for mineral storage?

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Parathyroid hormone

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14
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Osteoblasts

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Build bone

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15
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What helps build bone?

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Calcitonin

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16
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What do the stressors on body result in?

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Bones being a “living tissue” because they are constantly being remodeled

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Epiphysis

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End of bone

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18
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Diaphysis

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Shaft of bone

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19
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Epiphyseal Plate

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Growth plate in bones

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20
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Red Bone Marrow

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Formed in bones

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21
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Hematopoietic

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Blood forming

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22
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Yellow Bone Marrow

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Fat storage

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23
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What are muscle cells capable of?

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Shortening/contracting

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24
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Tendons

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Attach muscle to bone

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25
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What do tendons allow for?

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Movement at a joint

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26
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What are the types of muscle tissue? (3)

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Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac

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Skeletal Muscle

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Striated and voluntary

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Smooth Muscle

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Unstriated and involuntary

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29
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Cardiac Muscle

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Heart muscles

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30
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Combining Form for Bone

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Osteo

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31
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Osteomalacia

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Softening of bone (decreased vitamin D and/or calcium)

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32
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Combining Form for Muscle

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Myo

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33
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Myodynia

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Muscle pain

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34
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Myalgia

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Muscle pain

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35
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Fibromyalgia

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Chronic, widespread muscle pain

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36
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Combining Form for Smooth Muscle

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Leiomyo

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37
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Combining Form for Skeletal Muscle

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Rhabdomyo

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38
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Combining Form for Cartilage

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Chondro

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39
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Costochondritis

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Inflammation of rib cartilage

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40
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Combining Form for Joint

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Arthro

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41
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Arthritis

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Inflammation of a joint(s)

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42
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Combining Forms for Vertebra (2)

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Spondylo

Vertebro

43
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Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Inflammation of vertebra

Causes fusion

44
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Combining Form for Bone Marrow/Spinal Cord

45
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Multiple Myeloma

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A cancer of certain white blood cells (plasma cells)

46
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3 Common Types of Arthritis

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Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gout

47
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Osteoarthritis

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Cartilage between bones starts degenerating

48
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What is the most common type of arthritis?

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Osteoarthritis in older individuals

Possibly caused by a previous injury

49
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Autoimmune

Cartilage is attacked by the body

50
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Gout

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Uric acid deposition

51
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Where is gout most common? (2)

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Knuckles and big toes

52
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Osteoporosis (4)

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Decrease in density of bones
Thinning/weakened bones
Decreased joint space
Compression fractures

53
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When is osteoporosis common in females?

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After menopause

54
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When can prevention for osteoporosis occur?

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Ages 1-20 by consuming enough vitamin D and calcium and doing weight bearing exercises

55
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Arthroscopy

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Using an arthroscope to take a look inside and repair a joint

56
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Arthroplasty

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Surgical repair (usually replacement) of a joint

57
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What are the special senses? (5)

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Gustation
Olfaction
Vision
Equilibrium
Audition
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Gustation

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Olfaction

60
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Vision

61
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Equilibrium

62
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Audition

63
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Rods

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Low light

Black and white

64
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Cones

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Color

High light?

65
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Optic Chiasm

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The crossover of eye optic nerves

66
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What can a pituitary tumor lead to?

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Someone losing their peripheral vision because it impacts that nerve on the side of the eyeball

67
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Combining Form for Eyelids

68
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Blepharospasm

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Involuntary contraction of eyelid

“Eye twitching”

69
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Combining Form for Conjunctiva

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Conjunctivo

70
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Conjunctiva

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Thin covering over sclera in eye

71
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Conjunctivitis

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Pink eye

Inflammation of conjunctiva

72
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Combining Form for Pupil

73
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Anisocoria

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Pupillary inequality that may be congenital or due to brain damage

74
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Combining Form for Two

75
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Diplopia

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Double Vision

76
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Combining Forms for Eye (2)

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Oculo

Ophthalmo

77
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Intraocular

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Within the eye

78
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Ophthalmologist

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Eye doctor

79
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Ophthalmoscope

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Instrument for observing the retina and other intraocular structures

80
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Lacrimation

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Tear production

81
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Myopia

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Near-sightedness

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Near-sightedness

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Image is focused before it reaches the retina

Can see things close up but not far away

83
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Hyperopia

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Far-sightedness

84
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Far-sightedness

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Focused after the retina

Can see things far away but not close-up

85
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Cataract

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Clouding of the lens

86
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Glaucoma

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Increased intraocular pressure in the anterior eye cavity due to buildup of the aqueous humor

87
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Macular Degeneration

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Breakdown of the macula resulting in central vision loss

88
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Macula

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Location with the most cones in the eye

89
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Combining Form for Ear

90
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Otorrhea

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Discharge from the ear (swimmer’s ear)

91
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Otitis Media

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Inflammation of middle ear

“Ear infection”

92
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Otoscope

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Instrument used to look inside ears

93
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Otalgia

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Pain in the ear

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Otodynia

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Pain in the ear

95
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Combining Form for Salpingo

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Eustachian tubes (also uterine tubes)

96
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Salpingitis

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Inflammation of the auditory tubes

97
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Presbycusis

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Hearing impairment associated with age

98
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Conductive Hearing Loss

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Issues with middle ear bones

Sounds not conducted to the cochlea well

99
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss

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Cells in cochlea

Damaged due to loud sounds

100
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Tinnitus

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Ringing in the ears

101
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Vertigo

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Sensation of movement or spinning

Due to damage or infection of inner ear

102
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Combining Forms for Tympanic Membrane (2)

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Myringo

Tympano

103
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Myringotomy

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Incision into eardrum with tube placement to equalize air pressure and prevent infections

104
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PE Tubes

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Pressure equalizing tubes

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