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The ears contain structures for 2 senses. What are they? |
Hearing Balance |
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3 divisions of ear |
External Middle Inner |
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The external ear consists of what 2 parts? |
Auricle (pinna) External acoustic meatus |
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Which structure of the external ear connects sound waves? |
Auricle |
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2 functions of the cerumen |
Lubricate ear Protect ear |
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3 ossicles of the middle air |
Malleus (hammer) Stapes (stirrup) Incus (anvil) |
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What is the function of the ossicles? |
Mechanically transmit sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window |
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State 2 functions of the middle ear |
1. Transmits sound vibrations from tympanic membrane to cochlea 2. Equalizes external/internal air pressure on the tympanic membrane |
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The bony labyrinth of the inner ear consists of 2 things: |
Cochlea Semicircular canals |
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3 divisions of the labyrinth |
Cochlear duct Semicircular duct Utricle and saccule |
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Located on basilar membrane containing hair cell sensory receptors for the sense of hearing |
Organ of Corti |
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Bony structure located between the cochlea and the 3 Semicircular canals |
Vestibule |
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The auditory nerve is also known as the |
Acoustic or 8th cranial nerve |
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Dizziness and what are associated with the continued movement of the fluid in the Semicircular canal due to gravitational influences |
Motion sickness |
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2 types of fluid found in the ear |
Endolymph Perilymph |
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End |
Within |
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Peri |
Around |
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Mon(o) |
One |
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Endo |
Within |
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Bin |
Twice |
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Audi/o |
To hear |
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Chol/e |
Gall, bile |
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Electr/o |
Electricity |
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Laryng/o |
Larynx, voice box |
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Myring/o |
Eardrum, tympanic membrane |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Presby/o |
Old |
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Scler/o |
Hardening |
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Steat/o |
Fat |
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Aur/i |
Auricle |
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Cochle/o |
Land snail |
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Labyrinth/o |
Maze, inner ear |
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Mast/o |
Mastoid process, breast-shaped |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharynx |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Staped/o |
Stapes, stirrup |
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Tympan/o |
Eardrum, tympanic membrane |
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Al |
Pertaining to |
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Cusis |
Hearing |
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Gram |
Mark, record |
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Ic |
Pertaining to |
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Itis |
Inflammation |
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Logy |
Study of |
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Algia |
Pain |
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Ectomy |
Surgical excision |
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Graphy |
Recording |
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Ist |
One who specializes |
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Lith |
Stone |
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Lymph |
Serum, clear fluid |
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Meter |
Instrument to measure |
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Oid |
Resemble |
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Osis |
Condition |
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Rrhea |
Flow |
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Tome |
Instrument to cut |
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Y |
Pertaining to |
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Ion |
Process |
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Metry |
Measurement |
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Oma |
Tumor |
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Plasty |
Surgical repair |
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Scope |
Instrument for examining |
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Tomy |
Incision |
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cle |
Small |
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ia |
Condition |
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One who specializes in diagnosing disorders of hearing |
Audiologist |
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Measurement of the hearing sense |
Audiometry |
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Pertaining to the sense of hearing |
Auditory |
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Pertaining to within the ear |
Endaural |
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Inflammation of the labyrinth |
Labyrinthitis |
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
Myringoplasty |
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Surgical instrument used for cutting the eardrum |
Myringotome |
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Pain in the ear, earache |
Otalgia |
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Study of the ear and larynx |
Otolaryngology |
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Pertaining to the ear and Pharynx |
Otopharyngeal |
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Medical instrument used to examine the ear |
otoscope |
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Serum fluid of the inner ear |
Perilymph |
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Surgical excision of the Stapes of the ear |
Stapedectomy |
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Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane |
Tympanectomy |
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The sensation of ringing or roaring sounds in one or both ears |
Tinnitus |
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State of balance |
Equilibrium |
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Inner ear |
Labyrinth |
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Small bone |
Ossicle |
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
Tympanoplasty |
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Pertaining to both ears |
Binaural |
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Sensation of instability, loss of equilibrium |
Vertigo |
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Surgical operation in which a new opening is made in the labyrinth |
Fenestration |
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External portion of the ear |
Auricle |
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Earwax |
Cerumen |
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Surgical incision of the tympanic membrane |
Myringotomy |
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Bulging of the tympanic membrane and the presence of virulent fluid in the middle ear. |
Otitis media |
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Medical instrument used to measure hearing |
Audiometer |
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Loss of hearing |
Deafness |
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Pertaining to the sense of hearing |
Acoustic |
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Pertaining to the ear |
Aural |
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Clear fluid contained within the labyrinth of the ear |
Endolymph |
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Surgical instrument used for cutting the eardrum |
Myringotome |
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Inflammation of the ear |
Otitis |
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Serum fluid of the inner ear |
Perilymph |
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Surgical excision of the Stapes in the middle ear |
Stapedectomy |
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Pertaining to the eardrum (tympanic membrane) |
Tympanic |
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
Tympanoplasty |
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Medical instrument used to measure hearing |
Audiometer |
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External portion of the ear known as the pinna |
Auricle |
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Surgical excision of the labryinth |
Labrynthectomy |
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
Myringoplasty |
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Pain in the ear, earache |
Otalgia |
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Impairment of hearing that occurs with aging |
Presbycusis |
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Record of hearing by audiometry |
Audiogram |
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A state of balance |
Equilibrium |
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Surgical operation in which a new opening is made in the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing |
Fenestration |
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Largest of the 3 ossicles, also called the hammer |
Malleus |
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Small, saclike structure of the labyrinth of the inner ear is |
utricle |
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The response to auditory stimuli that can be measured independent of the patient's subjective response |
Auditory-evoked response |
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Recording of eye movement in response to specific stimuli |
Electronystagmography |
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Visual examination of the external auditory canal and and the tympanic membrane |
Otoscopy |
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Measurement of the movement of the tympanic membrane |
Tympanometry |
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This test utilizes a tuning fork to compare bone conduction (BC) hearing with air conduction (AC) |
Rinne test |
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Air conduction (abb) |
AC |
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Bone conduction (abb) |
BC |
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db, dB (abb) |
Decibel |
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electronystagmography (abb) |
ENG |
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ENT (abb) |
Ear, nose, throat |
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Hearing distance (abb) |
HD |
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Otitis media (abb) |
OM |
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Visual examination of the ear |
Pneumatic otoscopy |
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Acetaminophen |
Analgesic/antipyretic |