A&P of Hearing Mechanisms

Transverse Plane

Divides the body from top and bottom

Sagittal Plane

Divides the body into left and right

Coronal Plane

Divides the body into front and back

Epithelial

A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out

Muscle

Tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body

Tendons

Connects muscle to bone

Ligaments

Connects bone to bone

Cartilage

Protects your joint and bones from things that can damage them like bones rubbing against one another

Fascia

A layer of connective tissue that surrounds all the cells, nerves, joints, and organs in your body

Neurology

The study of the nervous system

Osteology

The study of the skeleton (bones)

Clinical or applied anatomy

Anatomical study for diagnosis and treatment of disease

Physiology

The study of body function

Anatomy

The study of body structure

Cytology

The study of cells

Respiratory system

The organs and structures in your body that allow you to breathe

Nervous system

The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body

Digestive system

Breaks down food into smaller molecules and absorbs these nutrients into the body

Skeletal system

Gives our bodies structure and protects major organs like the heart, lungs, and brain

Muscular system

Enables movement of the body and internal organs

Articulatory system

This system is the combination of structures used to alter the characteristics of the sounds of speech

Resonatory system

This system is responsible for the uniqueness of one's voice, and includes the mouth, nasal passages, sinuses, and mouth

Phonatory system

Produces voiced sound

Mesoderm

Middle layer

Endoderm

Inner layer

Ectoderm

Outer layer

Auricle

External portion of the ear

True or False? The external auditory canal vibrates.

False

What are the three layers of the Tympanic membrane?

Skin, connective, and mucous.

Is the Tympanic membrane held by the annulus?

Yes

Canaloplasty

Reconstruction of the canal

Myringotomy

Incision into the tympanic membrane

External otitis

Inflammation of the external ear

Tympanosclerosis

Hardening of the tympanic membrane

Cerumenolytic

A substance that breaks down ear wax

Anotia

Absence of pinna

Atresia

Absence of normal body opening

Extoses

Non-tender swelling in ear canal

Microtia

Structural abnormalities of outer ear (small ears)

Collapsing ear canal

Eardrum pulls inward toward the middle of the ear

Osteoma

bone tumor

Basal cell carcinoma

malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

Myringitis

Inflammation of the tympanic membrane