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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

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discharge of puss from the ear

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otorrhea

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discharge from ear

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otosclerosis

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hardening of the ear (stapes)

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acoustic neuroma

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benign tumor within the internal auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve

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ceruminoma

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tumor of gland that secretes earwax

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cholesteatoma

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cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear

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meniere disease

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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

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inflammation of the outer ear

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otitis media (OM)

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inflammation of the middle ear

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presbycusis

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hearing impairment in old age

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tinnitus

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ringing in the ears

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vertigo

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sense that either ones own body or the environment is revolving

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cochlear implant

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pertaining to the cochlea implant

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labyrinthectomy

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excision of the labyrinth

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mastoidectomy

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excision of the mastoid bone

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mastoidotomy

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incision into the mastoid bone

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myringoplasty

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surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

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myringotomy

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incision into the tympanic membrane

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stapedectomy

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excision of the stapes

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tympanoplasty

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surgical repair of the middle ear

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audiogram

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graphic record of hearing

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audiometry

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measurement of hearing

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audiometer

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instrument used to measure hearing

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electrocochleography

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process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea

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otoscope

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instrument used for visual examination of the ear

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otoscopy

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visual examination of the ear

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tympanometer

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instrument used to measure middle ear

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tympanometry

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measurement of movement of the tympanic membrane

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audiologist

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one who studies and specializes in hearing

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audiology

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study of hearing

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aural

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pertaining to the ear

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cochlear

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pertaining to the cochlea

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otologist

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physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear

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otology

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study of the ear

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otorhinolaryngologist

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physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, larynx

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vestibular

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pertaining to the vestibule

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vestibulocochlear

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pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea

Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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