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| Name the structure of hearing |
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| The outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear |
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| The inner ear controls these functions. |
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| The outer ear is composed of these two main structures. |
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| Auricle (Pinna)and External Auditory Meatus (EAM -ear canal) |
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| What is the function of the outer ears? |
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| To channel sound into the ear |
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| What gives the ear its structure? |
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| Helix, Concha, lobe, and Tragus |
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| What is the function of the outer ears? |
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| To channel the sound into the ear |
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| What problems can stem from hearing impairment? |
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| Speech problems, social problems, which both would lead to communications problems. |
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| What is the entrance to the middle ear? |
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| EAM (External Auditory Meatus) |
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| Characterized by absence of the external ear canal. |
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| lined w/ hair (cilia) and cerumen (earwax) |
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| What is function of the celia? |
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| Hair filter and prevents DUST???? |
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| What is function of the cerumen? |
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| Pretect the ear canal from drying out. It also bitter and sticky which prevents intrusion of insect and other foreign bodies. It also water proofs |
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| modified sebaceous glands (modified sweat glands) |
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| What marks the boundary between the out and middle ear? |
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| Tympanic membrance is also known as? |
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| Tympanic membrane is made up of? |
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| Epithelial cells (epithelial lining) |
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| what are the three structural layers of the ear drums? |
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* A thin outer layer cutaneous layer, which is continuous from the EAM to the Tympanic membrane.
* A fibrous middle layer, responsible for the compliance of the eardrum.
* Internal layer of mucous membrane, which is continuous w/ the lining of the tympanic membrane. |
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