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The Ear

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What are the 3 principle regions of the ear   External ear, middle ear, Inner ear  
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auricle   EXTERNAL EAR. Gathers sound  
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External auditory meatus   EXTERNAL EAR. s-shaped tube. Outer 2/3 cartilage, Inner 1/3 = Bone  
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Why is the external auditory meatus a certain shape   S-shape discourages things from flying in.  
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Purpose of hair and glands in ear   collect dust  
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cerumenous glands   secrete wax to repel insects  
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cerumen   ear wax. sticky and unpleasant odor  
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otitis externa   "swimmers ear". Inflammation of the external acoustic meatus due to an accumulation of bacteria  
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Tympanic membrane   EXTERNAL EAR. ear drum. Separates outer ear from middle ear  
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What are the three layers of the tympanic membrane   outer - modified skin. middle - fibrous. inner - mucous  
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How can you see the tympanic membrane?   Pull auricle posterior and superior  
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Why would you want to look at the tympanic membrane?   You can see through it into the middle ear to view the bone (malleus) and see if fluid is present  
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Where is the tympanic cavity located?   In the middle ear  
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Another name for the Auditory tube   eustachian tube  
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Auditory/Eustachian tube location   connects middle ear with the nasal pharynx  
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Otitis media   Middle ear infection. -Auditory/Eustachian tube is horizontal in children and bacteria can easily travel from the nasal pharynx to the middle ear  
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What are the ossicles of the middle ear   Malleus, Incus, Stapes  
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Malleus   "hammer". Connected to the tympanic membrane  
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Incus   "anvil". In between the malleus and stapes  
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stapes   "stirrup" connected to the beginning of the inner ear (oval window)  
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Where are the structures for hearing and equilibrium located?   in the structures of the inner ear  
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What are the 2 portions of the "labyrinth"?   outer bony and inner membranous  
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Cochlea   "snail part" of inner ear  
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Where are perilymph and endolymph found?   As part of the cochlea  
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Perilymph   fluid outside membranous tube of cochlea  
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endolymph   fluid inside membranous tube of cochlea. Allows the tube to float  
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Organ of corti   INNER EAR. Allows for "hearing". Inside tubes of cochlea. Hair cells move and send electrical impulse to brain.  
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Auditory pathway   sound->tympanic membrane->stapes->hit oval window->hit membrane->fluid produce waves->hair cells &organ of corti move->electrical impulse->CN VIII->nucleus of VIII in medulla->thalamus->temporal lobe  
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Vestibular apparatus   Equilibrium  
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semicicular canals   (3) Sense dynamic equilibrium  
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utricle and saccule   sense static equilibrium  
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dynamic equilibrium   movement  
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static equilibrium   position of head  
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