Combing Forms
Abbrevations
Special Senses
Definitions
FYI
100
Py/o
Pus
100
AC
Air Conduction
100
Collects and directs sound waves into the auditory canal and then into the tympanic membrane
Auricle (Pinna) 
100
Acoustic
Pertaining to the sense of hearing
100
What is a cochelar implant?
A small, complex electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound
200
Steat/o
Fat 
200
BC
Bone Conduction
200
Numerous glands line the canal and secrete cerumen (earwax) to lubricate and protect the ear 
External Acoustic Meatus 

(Auditory Canal) 

200
Cerumen
Yellowish substance secreted by the glands (earwax)
200
What are the three structures of the external or outer ear?
The pinna, external auditory canal, and tympanic membrane
300
Presby/o
Old
300
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
300
Separates the external ear from the middle ear and is not actually part of the external ear 
Tympanic Membrane (eardrum) 
300
Equilibrium
State of balance
300
What does the bony labyrinth consist of?
The cochlea, vestibule, and three semicircular canals.
400
Mast/o
Mastoid Process, breast-shaped
400
Hz
Cycles/second
400
Contains the utricle and saccule, membranous pouches containing perilymph 
Vestibule
400
Suppurative 
The process of pus formation
400

What are the three ossicles of the middle ear?

Malleus, Incus, & Stapes
500
Labyrinth/o
Maze, Inner Ear 
500
ENG 
Electronystagmography
500
Located on the basilar membrane in the organ of Corti containing hair cell sensory receptors for the sense of hearing 
Cochlea
500
Otolith
Ear stones
500
At how many weeks does the fetus have soft & rounds ears and when do they become firm?
At 36 weeks they are soft & round. Around 40 weeks they become firm.
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