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Chapter 6

Haley McHaney

acous/o a waxy substance secreted by glands located throughout the external canal
audi/o tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat)
aur/i hearing
ot/o membrane that covers the opening between the middle ear and internal ear
myring/o coiled tubular structure of the internal ear that contains the spiral organ of Corti; cochlear duct is the membranous tube within the cochlea
tympan/o drum-like structure that receives sound collected in the external acoustic meatus and amplifies it through the middle ear
aer/o projected part of the external ear
salping/o  tube
cerumin/o middle of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
-acusis drum-like structure that receives sound collected in the external acoustic meatus and amplifies it through the middle ear
External Ear  air or gas
auricle last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
pinna eardrum
external auditory meatus  external passage for sounds collected from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
cerumen eardrum
Middle Ear ear
tympanic membrane 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 equilibrium
tympanum hearing condition
malleus (hammer) outer structures of the ear that collect sound
incus (anvil) ear
stapes (stirrup) structure located in the cochlea; contains receptors (hair cells) that receive vibrations and generate nerve impulses for hearing
organ of Corti external passage for sounds collected from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
endolymph structures in the middle of the ear that vibrate sound from the tympanic membrane to the internal ear
perilymph hearing
cochlea first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
labyrinth fluid that fills the bony labyrinth of the internal ear
Internal ear wax
oval window fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear
auditory tube 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 equilibrium
eustachian tube tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat)

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