Ear 1
Ear 2
Ear and disease of the ear

Ear diseases
Taste and Smell
100
3 main sections of the ear
What is outer ear, middle ear and inner ear?
100
name the ossicles
What is malleus, incus stapes?
100
receptor of sound waves and transmits the impulses from sound waves to the auditory nerve which carries the impulse to the temporal lobe of the brain where the impulse is interpreted as hearing
What is the organ of corti?
100
disease that results from a collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the inner ear and a degeneration of the hair cells in the cochlea and vestibule. S/S include severe vertigo, tinnitus, N/V, loss of balance and frequent falls.
What is meniere's disease?
100
name for the projections on the tongue that contain taste buds that are stimulated by flavors of foods
What is papillae?
200
external part of the ear (2 names)
What is the pinna or auricle?
200
separates the middle ear from the inner ear
What is the oval window?
200
Located in the inner ear and contains a liquid and delicate hair-like cells that bend when the liquid moves with head and body movements. Sends impulses to the brain to help maintain a sense of balance and equilibrium.
What is semicircular canals?
200
inflammation of the external auditory canal caused by a pathogenic organism such as a bacterium or virus. Swimmer's ear is a form of this.
What is otitis externa?
200
four main tastes and their locations where they are sensed
What is sweet (tip), salty (front sides), sour (lateral/ sides), bitter (back)
300
vibrates when sound waves hit it and transmits waves to the middle ear
What is the tympanic membrane or eardrum?
300
a wax that is produced in the auditory canal to protect the ear
What is cerumen?
300
structure that connects the middle ear to the pharynx (throat) and allows air to enter the middle ear to help equalize the air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
What is the eustachian tube?
300
inflammation or infection of the middle ear and is caused by a bacterium or virus. S/S include severe pain, fever, vertigo, N/V, fluid buildup in the middle ear. Sometimes tubes are placed to relieve pressure and drain fluid.
What is otitis media?
300
name for the receptors located in the nasal cavity that can sense over 6,000 smells
What is olfactory?
400
separates the outer ear from the middle ear
What is the tympanic membrane or eardrum?
400
First section of the inner ear that acts as the entrance to the inner ear (cochlea and organ of corti).
What is the vestibule?
400
hearing loss when the sound waves are not conducted to the inner ear and may possibly be caused by a wax plug, otosclerosis, an infection, or use of a hearing aid
What is conductive hearing loss?
400
disease when the stapes becomes immobile causing conductive hearing loss. S/S include gradual hearing loss, tinnitus and at times vertigo
What is otosclerosis?
400
these allow the human body to respond to it's environment and help it react to conditions that can cause injury
What is sense receptors?
500
contains 3 small bones (ossicles)
What is the middle ear?
500
shaped like a snails shell and contains delicate, hairlike cells, which compose the organ of corti
What is the cochlea?
500
hearing loss that involves damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve and cannot be corrected but may improve with a cochlea implant
What is sensory hearing loss?
500
the auditory canal and tympanic membrane are located here
What is the outer ear?
500
name 5 general sense receptors
What is pressure, heat, cold, touch, and pain?
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