Medical Terminology Chapter 15

Front 1

The ears contain structures for 2 senses. What are they?

Back 1

Hearing

Balance

Front 2

3 divisions of ear

Back 2

External

Middle

Inner

Front 3

The external ear consists of what 2 parts?

Back 3

Auricle (pinna)

External acoustic meatus

Front 4

Which structure of the external ear connects sound waves?

Back 4

Auricle

Front 5

2 functions of the cerumen

Back 5

Lubricate ear

Protect ear

Front 6

3 ossicles of the middle air

Back 6

Malleus (hammer)

Stapes (stirrup)

Incus (anvil)

Front 7

What is the function of the ossicles?

Back 7

Mechanically transmit sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window

Front 8

State 2 functions of the middle ear

Back 8

1. Transmits sound vibrations from tympanic membrane to cochlea

2. Equalizes external/internal air pressure on the tympanic membrane

Front 9

The bony labyrinth of the inner ear consists of 2 things:

Back 9

Cochlea

Semicircular canals

Front 10

3 divisions of the labyrinth

Back 10

Cochlear duct

Semicircular duct

Utricle and saccule

Front 11

Located on basilar membrane containing hair cell sensory receptors for the sense of hearing

Back 11

Organ of Corti

Front 12

Bony structure located between the cochlea and the 3 Semicircular canals

Back 12

Vestibule

Front 13

The auditory nerve is also known as the

Back 13

Acoustic or 8th cranial nerve

Front 14

Dizziness and what are associated with the continued movement of the fluid in the Semicircular canal due to gravitational influences

Back 14

Motion sickness

Front 15

2 types of fluid found in the ear

Back 15

Endolymph

Perilymph

Front 16

End

Back 16

Within

Front 17

Peri

Back 17

Around

Front 18

Mon(o)

Back 18

One

Front 19

Endo

Back 19

Within

Front 20

Bin

Back 20

Twice

Front 21

Audi/o

Back 21

To hear

Front 22

Chol/e

Back 22

Gall, bile

Front 23

Electr/o

Back 23

Electricity

Front 24

Laryng/o

Back 24

Larynx, voice box

Front 25

Myring/o

Back 25

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

Front 26

Ot/o

Back 26

Ear

Front 27

Presby/o

Back 27

Old

Front 28

Scler/o

Back 28

Hardening

Front 29

Steat/o

Back 29

Fat

Front 30

Aur/i

Back 30

Auricle

Front 31

Cochle/o

Back 31

Land snail

Front 32

Labyrinth/o

Back 32

Maze, inner ear

Front 33

Mast/o

Back 33

Mastoid process, breast-shaped

Front 34

Neur/o

Back 34

Nerve

Front 35

Pharyng/o

Back 35

Pharynx

Front 36

Py/o

Back 36

Pus

Front 37

Staped/o

Back 37

Stapes, stirrup

Front 38

Tympan/o

Back 38

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

Front 39

Al

Back 39

Pertaining to

Front 40

Cusis

Back 40

Hearing

Front 41

Gram

Back 41

Mark, record

Front 42

Ic

Back 42

Pertaining to

Front 43

Itis

Back 43

Inflammation

Front 44

Logy

Back 44

Study of

Front 45

Algia

Back 45

Pain

Front 46

Ectomy

Back 46

Surgical excision

Front 47

Graphy

Back 47

Recording

Front 48

Ist

Back 48

One who specializes

Front 49

Lith

Back 49

Stone

Front 50

Lymph

Back 50

Serum, clear fluid

Front 51

Meter

Back 51

Instrument to measure

Front 52

Oid

Back 52

Resemble

Front 53

Osis

Back 53

Condition

Front 54

Rrhea

Back 54

Flow

Front 55

Tome

Back 55

Instrument to cut

Front 56

Y

Back 56

Pertaining to

Front 57

Ion

Back 57

Process

Front 58

Metry

Back 58

Measurement

Front 59

Oma

Back 59

Tumor

Front 60

Plasty

Back 60

Surgical repair

Front 61

Scope

Back 61

Instrument for examining

Front 62

Tomy

Back 62

Incision

Front 63

cle

Back 63

Small

Front 64

ia

Back 64

Condition

Front 65

One who specializes in diagnosing disorders of hearing

Back 65

Audiologist

Front 66

Measurement of the hearing sense

Back 66

Audiometry

Front 67

Pertaining to the sense of hearing

Back 67

Auditory

Front 68

Pertaining to within the ear

Back 68

Endaural

Front 69

Inflammation of the labyrinth

Back 69

Labyrinthitis

Front 70

Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Back 70

Myringoplasty

Front 71

Surgical instrument used for cutting the eardrum

Back 71

Myringotome

Front 72

Pain in the ear, earache

Back 72

Otalgia

Front 73

Study of the ear and larynx

Back 73

Otolaryngology

Front 74

Pertaining to the ear and Pharynx

Back 74

Otopharyngeal

Front 75

Medical instrument used to examine the ear

Back 75

otoscope

Front 76

Serum fluid of the inner ear

Back 76

Perilymph

Front 77

Surgical excision of the Stapes of the ear

Back 77

Stapedectomy

Front 78

Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane

Back 78

Tympanectomy

Front 79

The sensation of ringing or roaring sounds in one or both ears

Back 79

Tinnitus

Front 80

State of balance

Back 80

Equilibrium

Front 81

Inner ear

Back 81

Labyrinth

Front 82

Small bone

Back 82

Ossicle

Front 83

Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Back 83

Tympanoplasty

Front 84

Pertaining to both ears

Back 84

Binaural

Front 85

Sensation of instability, loss of equilibrium

Back 85

Vertigo

Front 86

Surgical operation in which a new opening is made in the labyrinth

Back 86

Fenestration

Front 87

External portion of the ear

Back 87

Auricle

Front 88

Earwax

Back 88

Cerumen

Front 89

Surgical incision of the tympanic membrane

Back 89

Myringotomy

Front 90

Bulging of the tympanic membrane and the presence of virulent fluid in the middle ear.

Back 90

Otitis media

Front 91

Medical instrument used to measure hearing

Back 91

Audiometer

Front 92

Loss of hearing

Back 92

Deafness

Front 93

Pertaining to the sense of hearing

Back 93

Acoustic

Front 94

Pertaining to the ear

Back 94

Aural

Front 95

Clear fluid contained within the labyrinth of the ear

Back 95

Endolymph

Front 96

Surgical instrument used for cutting the eardrum

Back 96

Myringotome

Front 97

Inflammation of the ear

Back 97

Otitis

Front 98

Serum fluid of the inner ear

Back 98

Perilymph

Front 99

Surgical excision of the Stapes in the middle ear

Back 99

Stapedectomy

Front 100

Pertaining to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

Back 100

Tympanic

Front 101

Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Back 101

Tympanoplasty

Front 102

Medical instrument used to measure hearing

Back 102

Audiometer

Front 103

External portion of the ear known as the pinna

Back 103

Auricle

Front 104

Surgical excision of the labryinth

Back 104

Labrynthectomy

Front 105

Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Back 105

Myringoplasty

Front 106

Pain in the ear, earache

Back 106

Otalgia

Front 107

Impairment of hearing that occurs with aging

Back 107

Presbycusis

Front 108

Record of hearing by audiometry

Back 108

Audiogram

Front 109

A state of balance

Back 109

Equilibrium

Front 110

Surgical operation in which a new opening is made in the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing

Back 110

Fenestration

Front 111

Largest of the 3 ossicles, also called the hammer

Back 111

Malleus

Front 112

Small, saclike structure of the labyrinth of the inner ear is

Back 112

utricle

Front 113

The response to auditory stimuli that can be measured independent of the patient's subjective response

Back 113

Auditory-evoked response

Front 114

Recording of eye movement in response to specific stimuli

Back 114

Electronystagmography

Front 115

Visual examination of the external auditory canal and and the tympanic membrane

Back 115

Otoscopy

Front 116

Measurement of the movement of the tympanic membrane

Back 116

Tympanometry

Front 117

This test utilizes a tuning fork to compare bone conduction (BC) hearing with air conduction (AC)

Back 117

Rinne test

Front 118

Air conduction (abb)

Back 118

AC

Front 119

Bone conduction (abb)

Back 119

BC

Front 120

db, dB (abb)

Back 120

Decibel

Front 121

electronystagmography (abb)

Back 121

ENG

Front 122

ENT (abb)

Back 122

Ear, nose, throat

Front 123

Hearing distance (abb)

Back 123

HD

Front 124

Otitis media (abb)

Back 124

OM

Front 125

Visual examination of the ear

Back 125

Pneumatic otoscopy

Front 126

Acetaminophen

Back 126

Analgesic/antipyretic