The Ear
The study of the ear
What is Otology?
A chemical messenger
What is a Neurotransmitter?
Process by which one ovary releases an ovum.
What is Ovulation?
Another word for swallowing.
What is Deglutition?
Study of Tissue
What is Histology?
Produced in oil glands in the auditory canal
What is Cerumen?
Bundles of nerve fibers interconnecting different parts of the central nervous system.
What are Tracts?
The end of the 8th week the infant is referred to as
What is an Embryo?
The roof of the oral cavity
What is the Palate?
Found throughout the body and is composed of closely packed cells that form the covering for and lining of body structures
What is Epithelium?
It connects the nasopharynx with the middle ear.
What is the Eustachian Tube?
Located in the upper portion of the brain as well as the largest section
What is the Cerebrum?
As the cervix dilates and becomes thinner is referred to as.
What is Effacement?
Commonly referred to as baby teeth
What are deciduous Teeth?
Provides protective padding around body structures
What is Adipose?
The first structure of the inner ear
What is Vestibule?
Acts as a pathway for impulses to be conducted between the brain and the spinal cord.
What is the Midbrain?
When the head of the baby appears first during delivery is referred to as.
What is Crowning?
The cartilaginous flap that folds down to cover the larynx and trachea so food is prevented from entering the respiratory tract
What is the Epiglottis?
Tightly connected skeletal muscles to bones
What are Tendons?
In the cochela, the hair cells
What is the Organ of Corti?
The innermost membrane layer and is applied directly to the surface of the brain and spinal cord.
What is the Pia Mater?
Another word for Uterine Tubes
What are Fallopian Tubes?
Regulates the passage of food into the small intestine
What is the Pyloric Sphincter?
The study of cells and their functions
What is Cytology?