Week 1 Flashcards
Is the discipline involved in auditory, and vestibular impairment.
Audiology
the professional who engage in professional practice (research, intervention, preservation, assessment, awareness, and advocacy) in the area of communication and swallowing across the life span.
Speech-language pathologist
SLP and Audiologist use their individual expertise to first develop their own plan, and then come together to discuss it.
Multidisciplinary
both professionals collaborate and share ideas from the beginning to create a total plan that covers all necessary diagnoses and treatment for a patient.
Transdisciplinary
Combines two the disciplines to a new level of integration, e.g., for the Audioligest to work as an SLP
Interdisciplinarity
The outer ear is made of the
pinna
A cup shape that gather the sound waves
Ear canal
Is an inch passage way leading to eardrum
Ear canal
The middle ear is connected to the nasal cavity by the
Eustachian tube
A snail shape structure filled with fluid
Cochlea
The system that control the sense of balance
Vestibular system
Plays an important role in localization and lateralization of sound.
Brainstem
is the ability to determine the source of sound in space.
Sound localization
is identifying whether sound is coming from the right or left side.
Sound lateralization
main function is speech comprehension.
Wernicke’s area