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22 Cards in this Set
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Study of the ear |
Otology (Oto) |
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Study of hearing disorders |
Audiology |
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2 senses the ear is responsible for |
Hearing Equilibrium |
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Cranial nerve VIII is what |
Vestibulocochlear nerve |
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2 divisions of the vestibulocochlear nerve |
Cochlear nerve Vestibular nerve |
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The cochlear nerve does what |
Carries hearing information |
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The vestibular nerve does what |
Carries equilibrium information |
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The ear is divided into 3 area called |
External ear Middle ear Inner ear |
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3 parts of the external ear |
Auricle Auditory canal Tympanic membrane |
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Another word for auricle |
Pinna |
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Visible portion of the ear |
Auricle |
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The tympanic membrane does what |
Separates the external ear from the middle ear. Also vibrates when hearing sounds |
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Another name for earwax |
Cerumen |
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The middle ear contains 3 tiny bones called what |
Ossicles |
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Names of the 3 bones in the middle ear |
Malleus Incus Stapes |
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What is the thin membrane that covers the opening to the inner ear called |
Oval window |
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What is the inner ear referred to as |
Labyrinth (because of its shape) |
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First structure in the inner ear |
Vestibule |
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What is the cochlea |
Sensory organ for hearing |
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What are the sensory organs for equilibrium |
Semicircular canals Utricle Saccule |
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The hair cells in the cochlea are referred to as what |
Organs of Corti |
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2 main categories of hearing loss |
Conductive hearing loss Sensorineural hearing loss |
