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LOM Ch 17 Sense Organs Set 9
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner Sense Organs
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07/04/2010

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auditory tube
Definition
channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx
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auricle
Definition
flap of the ear, the protruding part of the external ear
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cerumen
Definition
waxy substance secreted by the external ear
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cerumen
Definition
another name for ear wax
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cochlea
Definition
snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear that contains hearing-sensitive receptor cells
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endolymph
Definition
fluid within the lybrinth of the inner ear
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eustachian tube
Definition
auditory tube
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incus
Definition
second ossicle bone of the middle ear
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labyrinth
Definition
maze-like series of canals of the inner ear
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cochlea, vestibule, semicircular canals
Definition
What three things make up the labyrinth?
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malleus
Definition
first ossicle of the middle ear
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organ of Corti
Definition
sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear
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ossicle
Definition
small bone of the ear
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malleus, incus, stapes
Definition
What three bones make up the ossicles?
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oval window
Definition
membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear
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perilymph
Definition
fluid contained in the labyrinth of the inner ear
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pinna
Definition
auricle--flap of the ear
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semicircular canals
Definition
passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium
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stapes
Definition
third ossicle of the middle ear
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tympanic membrane
Definition
membrane between the outer and the middle ear, also known as eardrum
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vestibule
Definition
central cavity of the labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea--contains the saccule and utricle to help maintain equilibrium
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acous/o, audit/o
Definition
two combined forms meaning hearing
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acoustic
Definition
pertaining to hearing
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audi/o
Definition
combined form meaning hearing or the sense of hearing
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audiogram
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a record of hearing
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audiologist
Definition
a healthcare professional specializing in the evaluation and rehabilitation of people with hearing loss
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auditory
Definition
pertaining to hearing
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aur/o,auricul/o, ot/o
Definition
three combined forms meaning ear
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aural
Definition
pertaining to the ear
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postauricular
Definition
pertaining to behind the ear
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