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3 Sections of Ear
1. Outer Ear
2. Middle Ear
3. Inner Ear
Outer Ear
1. Auricle (pinna)
2. External auditory cannal
3. Tympanic membrane
Middle Ear
Ossicles (smallest bones in body)
1. Malleus (hammer)
2. Incus (anvil)
3. Stapes (stirrup)
Eustachian Tube
Connects Middle Ear to Throat (Pharynx)
Helps equalize pressure in ear
Inner Ear
Cochlea
- snail shell shape
Sound travels through to nerve for brain to interpret
Semicircular
canals (tubes in 3 planes to give balance)
Tiny stones rub against nerve endings
Tympanic Membrane
Separates outer ear from inner ear
Otic
Pretaining to Ear
Otoscope
Used to inspect outer ear
Ear Disease / Dissorder
Otitis External - outer ear infection
Otitis Media - middle ear infection
3 Semicercular Canals
1. Superior Semicircular Canal
2. Posterior Semicircular Canal
3. Lateral Semicircular Canal
Irrigate Ear
1. Solution between 100-105deg
2. View affected ear with otoscope
3. Hand against head, grasp auricle (top of ear)
4. Pull up and back (adults), down and back (child)
5. Turn head and back with basin under ear
6. Aim flow up and to side (not straight into ear drum)
7. Tilt head to side to drain
8. Inspect / repeat if necessary
Instill Ear Medication
1. Warm meds - usually kept in fridge
2. Dropper may not touch ear
3. Ointment should apply to cotton tip
4. Starighten ear (as washing) and apply meds
5. Remain in tilt position to allow meds to settle
Author
Shutrbug20
ID
74036
Card Set
MA 201 Body Structure
Description
Chapter 14 Unit 1
Updated
2011-03-20T19:59:33Z
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