AAO-HNSF Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel

Anatomy

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The Hearing and Balance Systems

• Auditory and vestibular systems represent complex interactions within multiple systems within the human body

• Disorders of hearing and balance represent medical problems needing medical diagnoses prior to recommending treatment

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The Ear • Compound organ contained within the temporal bone • External ear (auricle, ear canal) • Middle ear (tympanic membrane, ossicles, eustachian tube, facial nerve) • Inner ear (cochlea, balance canals, CN VII, VIII)

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