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Ear Terms

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pinna   outer part of ear  
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middle ear bones   malleus, incus, stapes  
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oval window   where stapes vibrates to cause sound to travel to inner ear  
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semicircular canals   found in inner ear and maintain balance  
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endolymph fluid   found in cochlear canal  
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organ of Corti   made of cells with projected hairs that transmit sound to acoustic nerve  
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otoscopy   direct visualization of the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane with otoscope  
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otosclerosis   slow growth of spongy bone in the otic capsule, most common cause of progressive hearing loss  
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presbycusis   result of aging with the loss of hair cells in the organ of Corti  
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infectious myringitis   inflammation, hemorrhage,and effusion of fluid into the tissue and at end of external canal and eardrum  
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labrynthitis   inflammation of the labrynth of the inner ear causing severe vertigo  
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mastoiditis   bacterial infection and inflammation of mastoid antrum air cells  
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Meniere's disease   labyrinthine dysfunction known to cause violent attacks of severe vertigo lasting from 10 minutes to several hours  
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otitis externa   inflammation of external ear canal  
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otitis media   inflammation of middle ear  
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cerumeolytics   help remove impacted cerumen  
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myringotomy   incision into TM to relieve pain and drain pus from the middle ear  
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myringoplasty   repair of ruptured TM  
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stapedectomy   removal of all or part of the stapes  
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olfactory   refers to nose  
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olfactory epithelium   real organ of smell  
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how smells get to brain   olfactory epithelium to olfactory bulb to olfactory center in brain  
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cilia   tiny hairs in vestibule of nose that filter air  
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nasal meatus   grooves that separate the turbinates  
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turbinates   curved bony structures that warm, filter, and humidify inhaled air  
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root   upper narrow end of nose  
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external nares   two outer openings separated by septum  
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Merkel's disks   tactile corpuscles in epidermis that relay light touch and superficial pressure  
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Meissner's corpuscles   located in corium below epidermis, receive light pressure sensation  
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Pacini's corpuscles   in subcut. layer, transmit heavy pressure  
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Ruffini's corpuscles   in corium, help send temperature info to brain  
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taste buds   receptors for taste nerve fibers located in papillae  
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papillae   small projections on tongue  
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