examination of the ear with an otoscope to ensure that the path to the eardrum is clear and that there is no perforation ... canal. The instrument changes the pressure in the ear, generates a pure tone, and measures the eardrum ... Type A. There is a normal pressure in the middle ear with normal mobility of the eardrum and the conduction ... more details
Infobox Anatomy Name PAGENAME Latin pars flaccida membranae tympanicae GraySubject GrayPage Image View normal tympanic membrane.png Caption Right tympanic membrane as seen through a speculum. Image2 Gray909.png Caption2 Right tympanic membrane as seen through a speculum. Precursor System Artery Vein Nerve Lymph MeshName MeshNumber In human anatomy , the Pars flaccida of tympanic membrane or Shrapnell s membrane also known as Rivinus ligament is the small, triangular, flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane , or eardrum. It lies above the malleolar folds attached directly to the Petrous portion of the temporal bone petrous bone at the notch of Rivinus. On the inner surface of the tympanic membrane, the chorda tympani crosses this area. It is named after Henry Jones Shrapnell . ref http www.whonamedit.com synd.cfm 2301.html Who Named It?, Definition of Shrapnell s membrane ref References reflist anatomy stub Auditory and vestibular systems Category Auditory system ... more details
Himei Koukotsu Japanese is an experimental noise artist from the United Kingdom. He has released works in many different styles of noise including Japanese style noise, harsh noise , power electronics , ambient and rhythmic noise . Selected discography Himei Koukotsu 2005 Knitting Needle Related Eardrum Accident 2006 Environmental Pressure 2006 External links http www.himeikoukotsu.co.uk Himei Koukotsu Official Website http www.himeikoukotsu.co.uk Himei 20Koukotsu 20Environmental 20Pressure.htm Official Free Download of Environmental Pressure Album http www.myspace.com koukotsu Himei Koukotsu Myspace Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Koukotsu, Himei ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Koukotsu, Himei Category Living people Category Noise music Japan musician stub ... more details
An earmold ear mold British ear mould or earmould is a device worn inserted into the ear for sound conduction or ear protection. Earmolds are anatomical ly shaped and can be produced in different sizes for general use or specially cast from particular ear forms. Some users specify how hard or soft they want their mould to be, an audiologist can also suggest this. As a conductor, it improves sound transmission to eardrum s. This is an essential feature to diminish feedback paths in hearing aid s and assure better intelligibility in noisy environment communication. The main goal in wearing earmolds is to attain better user comfort and efficiency. Earmolds and their tubes often turn yellow and stiff with age, and thus need replacement on a regular basis. The job of making earmoulds is very time consuming and skilful, each one is made individually. General references http www.bernafon us.com eprise main downloads 10 UK English SWISSEAR Consumers 9567521000 SE BTE IFU UK.pdf www.bernafon us.com dead link date March 2011 Category Hearing med stub ... more details
Merge Ectotympanic ring discuss Talk Ectotympanic Merge discussion date April 2011 The ectomtympanic is a bone that suspends the eardrum in mammal s. It is homologus with the angular . External links http www.webref.org anthropology e ectotympanic.htm webref Anthropology cite journal author Hershkovitz P title The Ectotympanic Bone and Origin of Higher Primates journal Folia Primatologica volume 22 issue 4 pages 237 42 year 1974 doi 10.1159 000155628 url http content.karger.com ProdukteDB produkte.asp?Aktion ShowPDF&ArtikelNr 155628&Ausgabe 238881&ProduktNr 223842&filename 155628.pdf pmid 4218574 cite journal author Jones FW, Lambert VF title The occurrence of the lemurine form of the ectotympanic in a primitive marsupial journal J. Anat. volume 74 issue Pt 1 pages 72 5 year 1939 month October pmid 17104802 pmc 1252559 Category Anatomy ... more details
The pneumatic otoscope is the standard tool used in diagnosing otitis media . In addition to the pneumatic diagnostic head, a surgical head also is useful. The pneumatic head contains a lens, an enclosed light source, and a nipple for attachment of a rubber bulb and tubing. The head is designed so that when a speculum is attached and fitted snugly into the patient s external auditory canal, an air tight chamber is produced. In some cases, the addition of a small sleeve of rubber tubing at the end of the plastic speculum or use of a rubber tipped speculum helps to avoid trauma and improve the air tight seal.1 Gently squeezing and releasing the rubber bulb in rapid succession permits observation of the degree of eardrum mobility in response to both positive and negative pressure. References http www.or live.com cpi 1556 pdfs slidebook.pdf?moduleID 860991573 20 A View Through Distinguishing Acute Otitis Media From Otitis Media With Effusion THE OTOSCOPE Ear procedures Category Ear procedures Category Medical equipment ar bs Otoskop de Otoskop fr Otoscope nl Otoscoop no Otoskop nn Otoskop pt Otosc pio ... more details
Taxobox image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Noctuidae genus Tympanobasis Tympanobasis lang grc eardrum wikt basis is a genus of moth s of the Noctuidae family. The described three species live in Central America , in areas of Nicaragua , Costa Rica and Panama . The species that go by the names tumicosta , plerogoneis and thyrsipalpis were described by George Hampson Hampson in 1926. As too little is known of them, they have not been evaluated by their scarcity and thus are not included in the IUCN Red List . References http www.nhm.ac.uk jdsml research curation projects butmoth GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL index.dsml&SUPERFAMIL &FAMILYqtype starts with&FAMILY noctuidae&SUBFAMILYqtype starts with&SUBFAMILY &TRIBEqtype starts with&TRIBE &SUBTRIBEqtype starts with&SUBTRIBE &GENUSqtype starts with&GENUS &AUTHORqtype starts with&AUTHOR &YEARqtype equals&YEAR &sort GENUS Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Category Calpinae Calpinae stub vi Tympanobasis ... more details
Merge Ectotympanic discuss Talk Ectotympanic Merge discussion date April 2011 The ectotympanic ring , or tympanicum , is a bony ring that holds the eardrum , or tympanic membrane. ref cite book last Ankel Simons first F. title Primate Anatomy edition 3rd publisher Academic Press year 2007 page 435 436 isbn 0 12 372576 3 ref Its position and attachment to the skull vary within mammal s, and particularly primate s, and can be either intrabullar or extrabullar. ref cite journal last Archibald first J.D. title Ectotympanic bone and internal carotid circulation of eutherians in reference to anthropoid origins journal Journal of Human Evolution volume 6 issue 7 year 1977 pages 609 622 doi 10.1016 S0047 2484 77 80134 6 ref ref cite web url http homepage.mac.com wis Personal lectures primate adaptation 04StrepsirhineHaplorhineID.pdf title Strepsirhine Haplorhine Split last Sellers first W.I. accessdate 18 August 2010 ref References reflist Category skull Category Vertebrate anatomy musculoskeletal stub Veterinary med stub animal anatomy stub ... more details
about the ossicle Infobox Bone Name Malleus Latin Malleus GraySubject 231 GrayPage 1044 Image Gray916.png Caption Left malleus. A. From behind. B. From within. Image2 Gray912.png Caption2 The right membrana tympani with the hammer and the chorda tympani , viewed from within, from behind, and from above. Malleus visible at center. Map Middle ear map MapPos Malleus MapCaption Bones and muscles in the tympanic cavity in the middle ear Precursor 1st branchial arch ref EmbryologyUNC hednk 023 ref Origins Greek Insertions Articulations MeshName Malleus MeshNumber A09.246.397.247.524 The malleus or hammer is a hammer shaped small bone or ossicles ossicle of the middle ear which connects with the incus and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum . The word is Latin for hammer . It transmits the sound vibrations from the eardrum to the incus . The malleus is unique to mammals, and Evolution of mammalian auditory ossicles evolved from a lower jaw bone in basal Amniota amniotes called the articular , which still forms part of the jaw joint in reptiles and birds. ref Ramachandran, V. S. and Blakeslee, S. 1999 Phantoms in the Brain , p. 210 ref Embryologically it is derived from the first pharyngeal arch along with the rest of the bones of mastication, such as the maxilla and Human mandible mandible . sound waves hit the ear drum and together with the other bones it tends to transit the vibrations from the ear drum to the cochlea to the brain so as to enable one to hear. Additional images gallery File Illu auditory ossicles.jpg Ossicle s File Gray43.png Head and neck of a human embryo eighteen weeks old, with Meckel s cartilage and hyoid bone exposed. File Gray907.png External and middle ear , opened from the front. Right side. File Gray919.png Chain of ossicles and their ligament s, seen from the front in a vertical, transverse section of the Eardrum tympanum . gallery See also Wiktionary malleus Bone Terminology Bone terminology Evolution of mammalian auditory ossicles ... more details
Multiple issues cleanup September 2007 refimprove September 2007 Fyre Dept is the production team of Adam Deitch and Eric Krasno. Songs Their songs are now featured on two of the 2007 s biggest records My Gun Go Off , found on 50 Cent s album Curtis 50 Cent album Curtis , and The Nature by Talib Kweli w Justin Timberlake , featured on Talib s album Eardrum album Eardrum . The duo co produced The Nature with Justin Timberlake, who also performs on the track. Eardrum debuted at Number 2 on the Billboard charts. These releases come in a year when the production duo has already had multiple tracks on albums by Redman rapper Redman Red Gone Wild , Def Jam Recordings Def Jam and Xzibit Full Circle Xzibit album Full Circle , Koch Records Koch . Bands Eric Krasno Soulive and Adam Deitch drummer for Wyclef Jean , John Scofield , etc. combine live instrumentation with modern production techniques to create a unique sound. Although Krasno and Deitch both play a variety of instruments, they have put together a crew of the best instrumentalists in New York, ranging from classical string players to horn sections. They rarely rely on samples when producing, preferring to use live musicians. As a touring band the Fyre Dept. most recently backed GZA from the Wu Tang Clan on tour and have backed the likes of Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch , Black Thought , The Beatnuts , Chali 2na , Jean Grae , J Live , Slick Rick and KRS One . Experience Eric Krasno is a founding member and guitarist of the soul rock outfit Soulive. Soulive has released records for Velour Music Group, Blue Note Records Blue Note and currently is signed to the revived Stax Records label. With Soulive, Krasno has toured nationally and internationally, opened for the like of the Rolling Stones and Dave Matthews Band . Adam Deitch s career has crossed genres, focusing on hip hop, funk and jazz, playing the role of both drummer and producer. He has done major session work on drums for artists including Justin Timberlake, Da ... more details
of the eardrum , into amplified pressure waves in the fluid of the cochlea or inner ear with a lever arm factor of 1.3. Since the area of the eardrum is about 17 fold larger than that of the oval window, the sound pressure is concentrated, leading to a pressure gain of at least 22. The eardrum is merged ... as the umbo of tympanic membrane umbo and the level of the middle of the stapes. The eardrum is actually attached to the malleus handle over about a 0.5 cm distance. In addition the eardrum itself moves in a very chaotic fashion at frequencies 3 kHz. The linear attachment of the eardrum ... it from the outside world becomes the eardrum. The inner part of the spiracle, still connected to the pharynx ..., there is only a single auditory ossicle, the stapes. This runs directly from the eardrum to the fenestra ... missing or, in the absence of an eardrum, connects to the quadrate bone in the skull, although, it is presumed ... more details
index.php?term stapes ref Anatomy The ossicles are, in order from the eardrum to the inner ... to the tympanic membrane eardrum , from which vibrational sound pressure motion is passed. The incus ... membrane eardrum , it in turn moves the nearest ossicle, the malleus, to which it is attached. The malleus ... of the fenestra ovalis, the opening to the vestibule of the inner ear. The ossicles give the eardrum ... more details
. This test tells the audiologist how well the eardrum and other structures in the middle ear are working. The ear canal volume indicates whether a perforation in the eardrum tympanic membrane may ... also called glue ear or otitis media with effusion . Compliance measurement indicates how well the eardrum ... in protecting the ear from loud noises, such as a person s own speech which may be 90 dBSPL at the eardrum ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 Ubi pus, ibi evacua is a Latin aphorism or adage , often cited ref http books.google.com books?id pvcAAAAAYAAJ&pg PA226&lpg PA226&dq ubi pus ibi evacua&source web&ots hxYU IzEr2&sig OsKXsVPt5bmuLou BxUsoRQYIvQ American Medical Journal , Vol. 6 , no. 6, June 18, 1876, p 226. ref in medicine , meaning where there is pus, there Incision and drainage evacuate it . It refers to what clinicians should do when there is a collection of pus in the body that is, to create an opening for it to evacuate. A contemporary expression of the same sentiment is also used if there s pus about, let it out . Examples include what an otorhinolaryngologist will often do in case of a child with chronic recurring otitis media Insert a tympanostomy tube grommet in the eardrum to help evacuate the excess fluid within. Antibiotic s often have difficulties getting into an abscess , and do not work well because of a low pH evacuation through a drainage channel, on the other hand, will remove a large number of bacteria and thus greatly aid the resolution of the infection . References references Category Latin medical phrases med stub es Ubi pus, ibi evacua nl Ubi pus evacua sk Ubi pus, ibi evacua uk Ubi pus, ibi evacua ... more details
Infobox Bone Name Jugular fossa Latin fossa jugularis ossis temporalis GraySubject 34 GrayPage 144 Image Jugular fossa.PNG Caption Base of the skull. Inferior surface. Jugular fossa labeled in purple near center. Image2 Gray911.png Caption2 View of the inner wall of the Eardrum tympanum . Jugular fossa visible at bottom. System MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre f 14 DorlandsSuf 12376246 The jugular fossa is a deep depression in the inferior part of the base of the skull . More specifically, it is located in the temporal bone , posterior to the carotid canal and the aqu ductus cochle . It is of variable depth and size in different skulls it lodges the bulb of the internal jugular vein . In the bony ridge dividing the carotid canal from the jugular fossa is the small inferior tympanic canaliculus for the passage of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve . In the lateral part of the jugular fossa is the mastoid canaliculus for the entrance of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. Behind the jugular fossa is a quadrilateral area, the jugular surface, covered with cartilage in the fresh state, and articulating with the jugular process of the occipital bone . See also Fossa anatomy Additional images gallery Image Gray141.png Left temporal bone . Inferior surface. Label for jugular fossa at left, sixth from bottom. Image Temporal bone1.jpg Temporal bone gallery External links http face and emotion.com dataface anatomy skullviews.jsp Picture 32 on third diagram RocheLexicon 34257.000 1 Gray s Skull Category Bones of the head and neck musculoskeletal stub ... more details
A tympanal organ is a hearing organ in insects , consisting of a membrane eardrum tympanum stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons. Sounds vibrate the membrane, and the vibrations are sensed by a chordotonal organ . Tympanal organs occur in just about any part of the insect the thorax , the base of the wing, the abdomen , the legs, etc., depending on the group of insects. The structures are thought to have evolved independently many times. As a result, their position and structures are often used to help determine the taxonomy of the species. For example, all members of the Geometridae share distinctive paired abdominal tympanal organs that open towards the front side of the first abdominal segment. Within the organ, particular structures vary in shape and are used to indicate shared ancestry of subfamilies. In other families of Lepidoptera having abdominal tympanal organs, the opening may be in a different orientation and the structures differ in shape. See also Tympanum zoology Chordotonal organ References reflist cite book last1 Scoble first1 MJ. title The Lepidoptera Form, function, and diversity. year 1992 publisher Oxford Univ. Press isbn 9781402062421 Category Sensory organs Category Insect anatomy insect anatomy stub de Tympanalorgan no Tympanalorgan pl Narz d tympanalny sl Timpanalni organ ... more details
Ceruminous glands are specialized sudoriferous glands sweat glands located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal . Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells ref name Saladin . The glands drain into larger ducts, which then drain into the guard hairs that reside in the external auditory canal ref name Medscape http emedicine.medscape.com article 1960501 overview ref . Here they produce cerumen , or earwax, by mixing their secretion with sebum and dead epidermal cells. Cerumen keeps the eardrum pliable, lubricates and cleans the external auditory canal , waterproofs the canal, kills bacteria, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles dust, fungal spores, etc. by coating the guard hairs of the ear, making them sticky ref name Saladin Saladin,Kenneth. Anatomy & Physiology The Unity of Form and Function, Fifth Edition . McGraw Hill. 2010 ref . These glands are capable of developing both benign and malignant tumors. The benign tumors include ceruminous adenoma , ceruminous pleomorphic adenoma , and ceruminous syringocystadenoma papilliferum . The Malignant tumors include ceruminous adenocarcinoma , adenoid cystic carcinoma , and mucoepidermoid carcinoma . ref name Medscape References references External links http www.anatomyatlases.org MicroscopicAnatomy Section07 Plate07142.shtml http emedicine.medscape.com article 1960501 overview Category Glands Category Ear anatomy stub Auditory and vestibular anatomy Integumentary system ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox status EN status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Edgar Lehr year 2008 id 57204 title Melanophryne carpish downloaded 20 May 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Microhylidae see text subfamilia Microhylinae ? genus Melanophryne species P. carpish binomial Melanophryne carpish binomial authority Lehr, Rodriguez & Cordova, 2002 synonyms Phrynopus carpish small Lehr, Rodriguez & Cordova, 2002 small Melanophryne carpish is a rare and little known species of microhylid frog Endemism endemic to Peru . It lacks eardrum s, and at a cursory glance it resembles leptodactylid frog s of the genus Phrynopus where it was initially placed. It also has no tympanic annulus and stapes , making it probably extremely hard of hearing . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest s. It is almost extinct due to habitat destruction . Source ZoolJLinnSoc149 583. Reflist Microhylidae stub Category Microhylidae Category Amphibians of Peru Category Amphibians of the Andes ca Phrynopus carpish es Phrynopus carpish fr Melanophryne carpish pt Phrynopus carpish vi Melanophryne carpish ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Okeeblow Type Album Artist Scapegoat Wax Cover Scapegoat Wax Okeeblow.jpg Genre Hip Hop br Rap music Rap br Breakbeat Label Grand Royal Records Length Producer Recorded Released June 19, 2001 Last album Luxurious br This album Okeeblow br 2001 Next album SWAX br 2002 album ratings noprose yes rev1 Allmusic rev1Score rating 2 5 ref Allmusic class album id r537198 tab review first Michael last Gallucci accessdate February 9, 2012 ref Okeeblow is an album by Scapegoat Wax , released in 2001. See 2001 in music . Track listing Star 6 3 08 Aisle 10 Hello Allison 3 43 Chico Boy 0 15 Freeway 4 05 Crawling 4 00 Eardrum feat. The Suspects 3 57 Space to Share 4 04 For All We Have 1 12 Light of the Moon 4 14 Evelyn 4 24 Perfect Silence 3 59 Party of One 1 33 Almost Fine 3 44 OKEEBLOW 0 33 Revenge of the Dope Fiend Beat 3 22 References reflist 2000s hiphop album stub Category Scapegoat Wax albums Category 2001 albums Category Grand Royal albums ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 A Water polo cap is a piece of headgear used in water polo . The caps are used to protect the ears from injury possibly caused by a water polo ball hitting the ears at high speed. They are also used to identify the player, using the number on the cap. image Fieldcap.jpg thumb A field player cap image Goaliecap.jpg thumb left A goalkeeper cap Caps are differentiated by the number printed on them as well as the color. Players from the visiting team will wear light colored caps, whereas the home team players will wear dark caps. The goalkeepers wear quartered red caps, numbered 1 , while substitute goalies have caps which are either numbered 1 A in NCAA games, or 13 in FINA international games. Underwater hockey In underwater hockey , water polo caps are worn by competitors to help make the teams distinct from each other, and to offer some protection to individuals against the possibility of a burst eardrum caused by the blade of a swimfin making direct contact across the ear. Opposing teams wear either light or dark caps, whilst the water referee s wear red caps as well as bright often yellow shirts and orange gloves. See also Water polo Water polo ball Underwater Hockey Category Water polo Category Headgear waterpolo stub it Cuffia da pallanuoto ... more details
infobox record label Image Contactimg.gif parent Fontana Distribution Fontana founded 2005 founder Talib Kweli , Corey Smyth distributor Element 9 Fontana Distribution Fontana United States US genre Hip hop music Hip hop , R&B country United States US url http blacksmithnyc.com Blacksmith Music is a record label headed by Harlem born Corey Smyth and Talib Kweli of Black Star hip hop group Black Star . Signees include Jean Grae , Strong Arm Steady and Idle Warship and Kweli has stated he hopes to sign Camp Lo and had expressed interest in Rakim . Talib Kweli announced that there will be a BlackSmith TV where people will get information about the label. The label was originally distributed through Warner Bros. Records but split in December 2008. Talib did confirm to AllHipHop.com that Warner Bros. would still distribute Reflection Eternal & Talib Kweli projects but not any other Blacksmith acts. It s now believed that the label has distribution through Element 9 Fontana Distribution Fontana with Strong Arm Steady latest project and Idle Warship s upcoming debut album said to have distribution through them. http www.hiphopdx.com index news id.16776 title.idle warship to release lp habits of the heart on october 24th Artists Talib Kweli Jean Grae Strong Arm Steady Krondon, Mitchy Slick , Phil da Agony Anjulie Idle Warship Producers Hi Tek Releases 2006 Blacksmith The Movement 2007 Talib Kweli & Madlib Liberation Talib Kweli and Madlib album Liberation 2007 Talib Kweli Eardrum album Eardrum 2008 Jean Grae & 9th Wonder Jeanius 2009 Idle Warship Party Robot 2010 Reflection Eternal Talib Kweli & Hi Tek Revolutions Per Minute Reflection Eternal album Revolutions Per Minute 2011 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows 2011 Strong Arm Steady Arms & Hammers Upcoming Albums 2011 Idle Warship Habits Of The Heart http www.hiphopdx.com index news id.16776 title.idle warship to release lp habits of the heart on october 24th 2011 Talib Kweli Prisoner of Consciousness 2011 Jean Grae Cookies or Co ... more details
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