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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 the 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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Otalgia
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pain in the ear
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Otitis externa
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inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal
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Otitis media
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inflammation of the middle ear and tympanic membrane
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Otorrhea
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discharge from the ear
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Pars flaccida
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small, slack, superior section of tympanic membrane
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Pars tensa
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thick, taut, central/inferior section of tympanic membrane
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Pinna
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auricle, or outer ear
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Stapes
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“stirrup,” inner of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear
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Tinnitus
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ringing in the ears
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Tympanic membrane
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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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Umbo
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knob of the malleus that shows through the tympanic membrane
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Vertigo
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a spinning, twirling sensation
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