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Purple Module
Purple Module Ear
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anacusis | Complete deafness |
| antiemetics | Treat & prevent nausea/vomiting/vertigo by reducing the sensitivity of the inner ear. |
| audiometry | Measurement of hearing acuity at various sound wave frequencies. |
| audition | Hearing |
| caloric stimulation test | Test using different water temperatures on the vestibular portion of the nerve of the inner ear to determine if nerve damage is the cause of vertigo. |
| cerumen | Waxy secretion. |
| cochlea | Snail shaped structure in the inner ear. |
| cochlea implant | Artificial hearing device that electrically stimulates nerves in the inner ear. |
| conduction impairment | Blocking of sound waves that pass through the external and middle ear. |
| ear canal | Slender tube lined with glands that sound waves travel to the middle ear. |
| equilibrium | State of balance controlled by the semicircular canals and the vestibule. |
| Eustachian tube | A tube connecting the nose and throat with the cavity of the middle ear. |
| eustachitis | Inflammation of the eustachian tube. |
| hairs of Corti | Tiny nerve ending in the cochlea combined with cochlea fluid to generate nerve impulses to the brain via the auditory nerve. |
| incus | One of three bones in the middle ear; shaped like an anvil. |
| labyrinth | Series of intricate communicating passages. |
| labyrinthitis | Inflammation of the inner ear usually resulting from an acute febrile process. |
| malleus | One of three bones in the middle ear; shaped like a hammer. |
| mastoid antrotomy | Surgical opening of a cavity in the mastoid process. |
| mastoid process | One of the temperal bones which encloses the sinuses. |
| Meniere disease | Disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing. |
| noise-induced hearing loss | Condition caused by the destruction of hair cells (from too loud, too long, too close). |
| ossicles | Three tiny articulating bones in the middle ear. |
| otalgia | Ear pain |
| otitis externa | Infection of the external auditory canal. |
| otitis media | Inflammation of the middle ear. |
| otoplasty | Corrective surgery - pinna. |
| otopyorrhea | Discharge of pus from the ear. |
| otosclerosis | Hardening of the spongy bone around the oval window of the ear causing hearing loss. |
| otoscopy | Visual examination of the external auditory canal& tympanic membrane with an otoscope. |
| perilymph | Fluid found in the cochlea. (resembles spinal fluid) |
| prebycusis | Impairment of hearing - old age. |
| pressure-equalizing tubes | Tubes inserted through the tympanic membrane.(treat chronic otits media) |
| semicircular canals | One of the three structures in the inner ear, responsible for balance. |
| stapes | One of the three bones in the middle ear, shaped like stirrups. |
| tinnitus | Perception of ringing in the ears or head. |
| tympanoplasty | Reconstruction of the eardrum. |
| vertigo | Feeling of spinning or dizziness. |
| vestibule | A chamber joining the cochlea and semicircular canals. |
| acuity | Clearness, sharpness of a sensory function. |
| adnexa | Tissues/structures adjacent to/near a related structure. |
| anosmia | Loss of sense of smell. |
| articulating | Loosely joined/allows motion between parts. |
| gustation | Taste |
| humor | Any fluid or semifluid. |
| olfaction | Smell |
| olfactory | Pertaining to smell. |
| tunic | Layer of tissue; also called membrane layer. |
Created by:
Barbara Ross
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