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22 Cards in this Set
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annulus |
outer fibrous rim encircling the eardrum |
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atresia |
congenital absence or closure of ear canal |
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cerumen |
yellow, waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal |
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cochlea |
inner ear structure containing the central hearing apparatus |
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eustachian tube |
connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows passage of air |
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helix |
superior posterior free rim of the pinna |
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incus |
"anvil" middle of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear |
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malleus |
"hammer" first of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear |
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mastoid |
bony prominence of the skull located just behind the ear |
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organ of corti |
sensory organ of hearing |
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otalgia |
pain in the ear |
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otitis externa |
inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal |
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otitis media |
inflammation of the middle ear and tympanic membrane |
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otorrhea |
discharge from the ear |
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pars flaccida |
small, slack, superior section of tympanic membrane |
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pars tensa |
thick, taut, central/inferior section of tympanic membrane |
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pinna |
auricle, or outer ear |
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stapes |
"stirrup" inner of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear |
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tinnitus |
ringing in the ears |
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tympanic membrane |
"eardrum" thin, translucent, oval membrane that stretches across he ear canal and separates the middle ear from the outer ear |
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umbo |
knob of the malleus that shows through the tympanic membrane |
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vertigo |
a spinning, twirling sensation |
