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33 Cards in this Set
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Tympanic Membrane (TM) |
eardrum |
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Auricle |
Pinna or outer projecting portion of the ear |
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Ear Canal |
Narrow, tube-like passage through which sound enters the ear. |
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External Ear |
Outer portion of the ear, including the auricle and the canal |
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Eustachian Tube |
Auditory tube or a narrow channel connecting the middle ear and the nasopharynx |
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Nasal Septum |
Partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities |
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Sinus |
Air-filled cavities in the bones of the forehad and face |
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Frontal Sinuses |
The pair of air-filled cavities in the frontal bone of the skull |
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Maxillary Sinuses |
Pair of air-filled cavities in the maxillary bone of the skull |
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Pharynx |
Area at the back of the mouth extending from the nasal cavity to the larynx |
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Tonsils |
oval shaped masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat b/w mouth and the pharynx |
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Uvula |
Small, Conical fleshy mass of tissue suspended from the center of the soft palate |
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Gingiva |
Gums, that envelop the teeth |
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Effusion |
Seepage of fluid into a body cavity or tissue |
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Exudate |
Fluid or even pus that seeps out of the blood vessels, tissues and organs, usually caused by inflammation |
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Tonsillar Exudates |
White pus deposits on the tonsils |
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Bulging TM |
occurs due to fluid collection in the middle ear cavity |
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Cerumen |
presence of EARWAX in ear canal
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Post Nasal Drip |
accumulation of mucus in the back of the throat and nose, produced by nasal mucosa |
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Tinnitus |
Ringing in the ears |
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Vertigo |
type of dizziness involved with the sensation of spinning around |
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Dysphagia |
difficulty or inability to swallow |
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Odynophagia |
pain or discomfort when swallowing, it is usually caused by an infection of throat |
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Otitis Media |
Inflammation of middle ear, usually due to infection |
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Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) |
Inflammation of the outter ear, and the ear canal it is due to an infection |
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Otalgia |
common earache or pain in the ear |
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Otorrhea |
discharge from the ear |
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Pharyngitis |
inflmmation of the pharynx (Throat) due to viral or bacterial infections |
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Tonsillitis |
Inflmmation of the tonsils, also causes swelling |
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Sinusities |
Inflammation of the mucus membrane that lines the sinuses, due to infection |
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Rhinorrhea |
Discharge from the nose, commonly just a runny nose |
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Congestion |
Narrowing of the passages due to swollen membranes from inflamed blood vessels |
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Epistaxis |
Nosebleed or hemorrhage from the nose. |
