chapter 13 Flashcards

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external auditory canal (meatus)

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short tube that ends at tympanic membrane

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external ear auricle (pinna)

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external structure

directs sound waves into external auditory canal

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middle ear tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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membrane that separates the external auditory canal and middle ear cavity
transmits sound vibrations to ossicles

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eustachian tube

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connects middle ear to pharynx

equalizes air pressure on both sides of eardrum

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ossicles

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bones of middle ear that carry sound vibrations

malleus(hammer), incus(anvil), stapes(stirrup)

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labyrinth (inner ear)

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bony spaces within the temporal bone of the skull

contains: cochlea, semicircular canals, vestibule

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cochlea

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snailshaped, contains organ of hearing

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semicircular canals and vestibule

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contains receptors and endolymph that help the body maintain its sense of balance

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mastoid bone and cells

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located in the skull bone behind the external auditory canal

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audi/o

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hearing

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aur/i
aur/o
ot/o

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ear

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth (inner ear)

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mastoid/o

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mastoid bone

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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staped/o

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stapes (middle ear bone)

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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labyrinthitis

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inflammation of the labyrinth (inner ear)

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mastoiditis

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inflammation of the mastoid bone

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myringitis

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inflammation of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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otalgia

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pain in the ear

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otomastoiditis

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inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone

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otomycosis

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abnormal condition of fungus in the ear

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otopyorrhea
discharge of puss from the ear
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otorrhea
discharge from ear
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otosclerosis
hardening of the ear (stapes)
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acoustic neuroma
benign tumor within the internal auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve
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ceruminoma
tumor of gland that secretes earwax
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cholesteatoma
cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear
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meniere disease
chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by a sensation of spinning motion, ringing in the ear, aural fullness, fluctuating hearing loss symptoms related to change in volume or composition of fluid within the labrynth
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otitis externa
inflammation of the outer ear
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otitis media (OM)
inflammation of the middle ear
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presbycusis
hearing impairment in old age
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tinnitus
ringing in the ears
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vertigo
sense that either ones own body or the environment is revolving
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cochlear implant
pertaining to the cochlea implant
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labyrinthectomy
excision of the labyrinth
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mastoidectomy
excision of the mastoid bone
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mastoidotomy
incision into the mastoid bone
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myringoplasty
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
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myringotomy
incision into the tympanic membrane
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stapedectomy
excision of the stapes
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tympanoplasty
surgical repair of the middle ear
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audiogram
graphic record of hearing
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audiometry
measurement of hearing
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audiometer
instrument used to measure hearing
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electrocochleography
process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea
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otoscope
instrument used for visual examination of the ear
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otoscopy
visual examination of the ear
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tympanometer
instrument used to measure middle ear
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tympanometry
measurement of movement of the tympanic membrane
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audiologist
one who studies and specializes in hearing
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audiology
study of hearing
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aural
pertaining to the ear
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cochlear
pertaining to the cochlea
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otologist
physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear
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otology
study of the ear
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otorhinolaryngologist
physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, larynx
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vestibular
pertaining to the vestibule
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vestibulocochlear
pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea