Study sets matching "and ear anatomy physiology"
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Outer Ear & ear canal
Eardrum
Ossicles
Eustachian tube
Brings sound into eardrum.
Vibrates to amplify sound & separates inner and middle ear.
Anvil, Stirrup, Stapes ... Amplify sound (small bones) which vib…
Connects middle ear to throat and equalizes pressure on eardru…
Outer Ear & ear canal
Brings sound into eardrum.
Eardrum
Vibrates to amplify sound & separates inner and middle ear.
Pinna
External Auditory Canal
Tympanic Membrane
Semicircular canals
cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head
directs the sound to the middle ear
captures sounds and sends it down to the hammer
send information on balance and head position to the brain
Pinna
cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head
External Auditory Canal
directs the sound to the middle ear
Describe the Tympanic Membrane
What are some characteristics of the Ty…
What is the function of the Tympanic me…
What are the three divisions of the mid…
Thin oval membrane; translucent w/ pearly gray color; 1 cm in…
Pars Flaccida; Pars tensa; manubrium; Umbo; Annulus; Cone of l…
To protect the middle ear from the external ear. Activates the…
Epitympanum, mesotympanum, and hypotympanum
Describe the Tympanic Membrane
Thin oval membrane; translucent w/ pearly gray color; 1 cm in…
What are some characteristics of the Ty…
Pars Flaccida; Pars tensa; manubrium; Umbo; Annulus; Cone of l…
Pinna
Ear Canal
Tympanic Membrane
Cochlea
External part of the ear, reflects sound waves into the ear.
Tube of the ear that runs from the pinna to the Tympanic Membr…
At the end of the ear canal, it vibrates in response to audio…
Spiral part of the ear the produces nerve impulses in response…
Pinna
External part of the ear, reflects sound waves into the ear.
Ear Canal
Tube of the ear that runs from the pinna to the Tympanic Membr…
The area of sharpest visual acuity that…
Rods and cones are called _______ becau…
The overlapping of the two visual field…
The gland that produces tears in the ey…
fovea
receptors
binocular vision
lacrimal gland
The area of sharpest visual acuity that…
fovea
Rods and cones are called _______ becau…
receptors
otosclerosis
tympanic
tinnitus
cerumen
conduction deafness caused by the fusion of the ossicles
the thin membrane that serves as the entrance into the middle…
ringing of the ears
the technical term for ear wax; helpful to protect the ear
otosclerosis
conduction deafness caused by the fusion of the ossicles
tympanic
the thin membrane that serves as the entrance into the middle…
Pinna/Auricle
Auditory Canal
Tympanic Membrane/Ear Drum
Semicircular canals
cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head
directs the sound to the middle ear
captures sounds and sends it down to the hammer
send information on balance and head position to the brain
Pinna/Auricle
cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head
Auditory Canal
directs the sound to the middle ear
Outer ear
External auditory canal
Outer ear
Tympanic membrane
Captures sound waves and funnels through external auditory can…
Resonates and so increases sound level at tympanic membrane
Aids sound localisation
Vibrates and transmits sound waves to bones of middle ear
Outer ear
Captures sound waves and funnels through external auditory can…
External auditory canal
Resonates and so increases sound level at tympanic membrane
Outer ear
External auditory canal
Outer ear
Tympanic membrane
Captures sound waves and funnels through external auditory can…
Resonates and so increases sound level at tympanic membrane
Aids sound localisation
Vibrates and transmits sound waves to bones of middle ear
Outer ear
Captures sound waves and funnels through external auditory can…
External auditory canal
Resonates and so increases sound level at tympanic membrane
Pinna
Auditory Canal
Eardrum
Semicircular canals
cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head
directs the sound to the middle ear
captures sounds and sends it down to the hammer (aka tympanic…
send information on balance and head position to the brain
Pinna
cartilage covered by skin placed on opposite sides of the head
Auditory Canal
directs the sound to the middle ear
What are the three main divisions of th…
What divisions of the ear are involved…
What divisions of the ear are involved…
How many main divisions of the ear are…
outer, middle, inner
outer, middle
inner
three
What are the three main divisions of th…
outer, middle, inner
What divisions of the ear are involved…
outer, middle
Cochlea
Tympanic Membrane
Malleus
Incus
The auditory portion of the inner ear
The thin, cone-shaped structure separates the external ear fro…
The hammer-shaped small bone in the inner ear that connects wi…
The anvil-shaped small bone that receives vibrations from the…
Cochlea
The auditory portion of the inner ear
Tympanic Membrane
The thin, cone-shaped structure separates the external ear fro…
Pinna
External Auditory Canal
Tympanic Membrane
Malleus/Hammer
directs sound waves into the ear canal and to the tympanic mem…
Sound wave travels through this tunnel to cause the eardrum to…
separates outer and middle ear. vibrates at the same frequency…
transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus
Pinna
directs sound waves into the ear canal and to the tympanic mem…
External Auditory Canal
Sound wave travels through this tunnel to cause the eardrum to…
Tympanic Membrane
Functions of the Middle Ear:
Tensor Tympani Muscle
Eustachian Tube (auditory tube)
- Thin but tough membrane ... - Forms boundary between outer ear…
1. Transmit vibro-mechanical energy from the TM tonthe inner e…
small muscle, innervated by the trigeminal nerve, and inserted…
Channel connecting the middle war and the nasopharynx on each…
Tympanic Membrane
- Thin but tough membrane ... - Forms boundary between outer ear…
Functions of the Middle Ear:
1. Transmit vibro-mechanical energy from the TM tonthe inner e…