Deck 31: Ear and Mastoid Process

Question 1

The process of viewing the ear is ____________________.

Answer 1

otoscopy

Question 2

Surgically forming part or all of the ear is ____________________.

Answer 2

otoplasty

Question 3

Another term for a myringostomy is ____________________.

Answer 3

tympanostomy

Question 4

Loss of hearing common in old age is ____________________.

Question 5

Inflammation of the inner ear is ____________________.

Question 6

Releasing the stapes to restore hearing is ____________________.

Question 7

The eardrum is the ____________________ membrane.

Question 8

An abnormal ringing sound heard in one or both ears is ____________________.

Question 9

Another term for the pinna is the ____________________.

Question 10

The inner ear is the ____________________.

Question 11

Intermittent hearing loss resulting from a lack of blood supply to the ear is transient ___________ deafness.

Question 12

The hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear is the ____________________.

Question 13

The term for earwax is ____________________.

Question 14

Drug-induced hearing loss is termed ____________________ hearing loss.

Question 15

The process of measuring the eardrum is ____________________.

Question 16

Another term for the auditory tube is the ____________________ tube.

Question 17

The three tiny bones in the middle ear are called the ossicles or the ossicular ____________________.

Question 18

Another term for a tympanotomy is ____________________.

Question 19

Discharge from the auditory canal is ____________________.

Question 20

A cystic mass of cholesterol and epithelial cells is a(n) ____________________.

Question 21

Match each definition with the correct word part.
release, breaking down

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 22

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Ot/o

A)Earwax
B)Ear
C)Eustachian tube
D)Inner ear
E)Hearing
F)Eardrum

Question 23

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Acous/o

A)Earwax
B)Ear
C)Eustachian tube
D)Inner ear
E)Hearing
F)Eardrum

Question 24

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Myring/o

A)Earwax
B)Ear
C)Eustachian tube
D)Inner ear
E)Hearing
F)Eardrum

Question 25

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Cerumin/o

A)Earwax
B)Ear
C)Eustachian tube
D)Inner ear
E)Hearing
F)Eardrum

Question 26

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Salping/o

A)Earwax
B)Ear
C)Eustachian tube
D)Inner ear
E)Hearing
F)Eardrum

Question 27

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Open

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 28

The O in OM stands for ____________________.

Question 29

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Stiff

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 30

Inflammation of the vestibular nerve is called vestibular ____________________.

Question 31

Cutting out part or all of the mastoid process is ____________________.

Question 32

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Hold back

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 33

The plural of stapes is ____________________.

Question 34

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Labyrinth/o

A)Earwax
B)Ear
C)Eustachian tube
D)Inner ear
E)Hearing
F)Eardrum

Question 35

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Hearing

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 36

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Jingling

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 37

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Fat

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 38

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Turn

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 39

Recording the electrical activity of the cochlea to test hearing is ____________________.

Question 40

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Petrous bone

A)Petros/o
B)Isch/o
C)Patul/o
D)Steat/o
E)Ankyl/o
F)-acusis
G)Tinnit/o
H)Vert/o

Question 41

Match each definition with the correct term.
Pain of the ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 42

Match each definition with the correct term.
Inflammation of the middle ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 43

The cochlea is an organ of hearing.

Question 44

Match each definition with the correct term.
Discharge from the ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 45

Match each definition with the correct term.
Surgically forming the ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 46

Match each definition with the correct term.
Bursting forth from the ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 47

Match each definition with the correct word part.
viewing

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 48

Match each definition with the correct word part.
surgically forming

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 49

The tympanic membrane is between the middle and inner ear.

Question 50

Match each definition with the correct word part.
cutting out

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 51

Match each definition with the correct word part.
the study of

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 52

Match each definition with the correct term.
Inflammation of the outer ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 53

Match each definition with the correct term.
Viewing the ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 54

The pinna is a structure of the inner ear.

Question 55

Match each definition with the correct word part.
recording

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 56

The term for a stirrup-shaped bone is the incus.

Question 57

Match each definition with the correct word part.
measuring

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 58

The labyrinth is the inner ear.

Question 59

Match each definition with the correct term.
Poison of the ear

A)Otorrhagia
B)Otorrhea
C)Otalgia
D)Otitis externa
E)Otoplasty
F)Otoscopy
G)Ototoxic
H)Otitis media

Question 60

Match each definition with the correct word part.
making a new opening

A)-graphy
B)-logy
C)-metry
D)-plasty
E)-lysis
F)-ectomy
G)-stomy
H)-scopy

Question 61

A tympanogram is the graphic representation of tympanometry.

Question 62

Surgically forming part or all of the stirrup-shaped bone of the ear is a stapedoplasty.

Question 63

Hearing loss caused by damage of the inner ear or auditory nerve is sensorineural hearing loss.

Question 64

Diplacusis is the perception of a single sound being two.

Question 65

Tinnitus is an abnormal sensation of movement.

Question 66

A general term for hearing loss is paracusis.

Question 67

Otoplasty is surgically forming all or part of the ear.

Question 68

Hyperacusis is hearing that is above normal, whereby a patient is able to hear more acutely than normal.

Question 69

The term for earwax is cerumen.

Question 70

A chronic condition of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus is Ménière's disease.

Question 71

A term for an earache is otorrhea.

Question 72

Inflammation of the middle ear is otitis media.

Question 73

Diagnostic audiology is a diagnostic study of an individual's ability to hear.

Question 74

Presbyopia is a type of hearing loss common in old age.

Question 75

A cochlear implant is used to assist with correcting a sense of disequilibrium.

Question 76

Surgically forming part or all of the eardrum is a tympanoplasty.

Question 77

Inflammation of the external ear is labyrinthitis.

Question 78

The graphic representation of the results of audiometry is an audiometer.

Question 79

Otorrhagia is the rapid discharge of blood from one or both ears.

Question 80

The surgical cutting through the eardrum to promote drainage is a myringotomy.