The Ear Flashcards
1
Q
External ear function
A
sound collection
2
Q
Middle ear function
A
Sound transmission
3
Q
Inner ear function
A
Sound reception
4
Q
External ear parts
A
Pinna and external canal
5
Q
Middle ear parts
A
Ossicles and tympanic membrane
6
Q
Inner ear parts
A
Fluid chambers
7
Q
Pinna
A
Visible portion of the outer ear
8
Q
Mesenchyme
A
Type of tissue that gives rise to connective tissues
9
Q
Nerve and it’s branches that innervate the inner ear
A
Vestibulocochlear nerve, vestibular and cochlear branch
10
Q
Maculae
A
Utriculus and saccule
11
Q
Perilymph Fluid
A
The fluid between the membranous labyrinth of the ear and the bone that encloses it
12
Q
Rami
A
Branch or either a blood vessel or nerve
13
Q
Dysphagia
A
Inability to feed
14
Q
Epistaxis
A
Blood coming out of the nose
15
Q
Organ of Corti
A
Outer hairs, inner hairs, tectorial membrane
