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33 Cards in this Set
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cochlea and organs of equilibrium (semicircular canals and vestibule)
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labyrinth
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organ of equilibrium in the inner ear
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semicircular canal
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passageway between the middle ear and the throat
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auditory (eustachian) tube
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third ossicle (little bone) of the middle ear
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stapes
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passageway between the middle ear and the throat
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organ of Corti
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auditory fluids circulating within the inner ear
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perilymph and endolymph
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wax in the external auditory meatus
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cerumen
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central cavity of the inner ear that connects the semicircular canals and the cochlea
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vestibule
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delicate membrane between the middle and the inner ears
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oval window
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tympanic membrane
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eardrum
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instrument to examine the ear
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otoscope
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removal of the third bone of the middle ear
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stapedectomy
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pertaining to the auditory tube and throat
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salpingopharyngeal
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flow of pus from the ear
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otopyorrhea
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instrument to measure hearing
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audiometer
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incision of the eardrum
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myringotomy or tympanotomy
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surgical repair of the eardrum
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tympanoplasty or myringoplasty
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deafness due to old age
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presbycusis
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small ear
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microtia
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inflammation of the middle ear
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otitis media
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sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects
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vertigo
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disorder of the labyrinth marked by elevation of ear fluids and pressure within the cochlea (tinnitus, vertigo, and nausea result)
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Ménière disease
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hardening of the bony tissue of the labyrinth of the inner ear
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otosclerosis
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noise (ringing, buzzing) in the ears
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tinnitus
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inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear
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labyrinthitis
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collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear with bacterial infection and pus collection
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cholesteatoma
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inflammation of the middle ear with bacterial infection and pus collection
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suppurative otitis media
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benign tumor arising from the acoustic nerve in the brain
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acoustic neuroma
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inflammation of the mastoid process (behind the ear)
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mastoiditis
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inflammation of the eardrum
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myringitis
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EENT
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ears, eyes, nose and throat
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PE tube
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ventilating tube placed in the eardrum
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A SHORT QUIZ:
arrange the following terms in the correct order to indicate their sequence in the transmission of sound waves to the brain from the inner ear: 1) incus, 2) tympanic membrane, 3) pinna, 4) cochlea, 5) malleus, 6) oval window, 7) external auditory canal, 8) auditory liquids and receptors, 9) stapes, 10) auditory nerve fibers, 11) cerebral cortex |
answers: 3, 7, 2, 5, 1, 9, 6, 4, 8, 10, 11
pinna, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window, cochlea, auditory liquids and receptors, Auditory nerve fibers, cerebral cortex |
