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Med Terminology: CH6
Sydney Henderson
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| salping/o | tube |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| External Ear | outer structures of ear that collect sound |
| auricle | projected part of external ear |
| pinna | projected part of external ear |
| external acoustic meatus | external passage for sounds collected from the auricle to the tympanic membrane |
| external auditory meatus | external passage for sounds collected from the auricle to the tympanic membrane |
| cerumen | a waxy substance secreted by glands located throughout the external canal |
| Middle Ear | structures in the middle of the ear that vibrate sound from the tympanic membrane to the internal ear |
| tympanic membrane | drum-like structure that receives sound collected in the external acoustic meatus and amplifies it through the middle ear |
| tympanum | drum-like structure that receives sound collected in the external acoustic meatus and amplifies it through the middle ear |
| malleus (hammer) | first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| incus (anvil) | middle of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| stapes (stirrups) | last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| eustachian tube | tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat) |
| auditory tube | tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat) |
| oval window | membrane that covers the opening between the middle ear and internal ear |
| Internal Ear | intricate, fluid-filled, intercommunicating bony and membranous passages that function in hearing by relaying sound waves to auditory nerve fibers on a path to the brain for interpretation; also sense body movement and position to maintain balance and equ |
| labyrinth | intricate, fluid-filled, intercommunicating bony and membranous passages that function in hearing by relaying sound waves to auditory nerve fibers on a path to the brain for interpretation; also sense body movement and position to maintain balance and equ |
| cochlea | coiled tubular structure of the internal ear that contains the spiral organ of Corti; cochlear duct is the membranous tube within the cochlea |
| perilymph | fluid that fills the bony labyrinth of the internal ear |
| endolymph | fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear |
| spiral organ | structure located in the cochlea; contains receptors (hair cells) that receive vibrations and generate nerve impulses for hearing |
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