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22 Cards in this Set
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Annulus:
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Outer fibrous rim encircling the eardrum
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Atresia:
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Congenital absence or closure of ear canal
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Cerumen:
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Yellow waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal
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Cochlea:
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Inner ear structure containing the central hearing apparatus
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Eustachian tube:
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connects the middle ear with nasopharynx and allows passage of air
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Helix:
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superior, posterior free rim of the pinna
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Incus:
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Anvil; middle of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear
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Malleus:
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Hammer; First of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear
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Mastoid:
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bony prominence of the skull located just behind the ear
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Organ of Corti:
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Sensory organ of hearing
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Pain in the ear
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Otalgia:
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inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal
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Otitis externa:
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inflammation of the middle ear and tympanic membrane
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Otitis media:
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discharge from the ear
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Otorrhea:
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small, slack, superior section of tympanic membrane
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Pars flaccida:
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thick, taut, central/inferior section of tympanic membrane
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Pars tensa:
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auricle, or outer ear
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Pinna:
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stirrup; inner of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear
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Stapes:
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ringing in the ears
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Tinnitus:
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“eardrum”; thin, translucent, oval membrane that stretches across the ear canal and separates the middle ear from the outer ear
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Tympanic membrane:
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Knob of the malleus that shows through the tympanic membrane
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Umbo:
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a spinning, swirling sensation
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Vertigo:
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