Deck 15: Special Senses: the Ear

Question 1

One who specializes in disorders of hearing is called a/an:

A)Audiologist
B)Laryngologist
C)Otolaryngologist
D)otorhinolaryngologist

Answer 1

Audiologist

Question 2

The clear fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the ear is:

A)Perilymph
B)Cerumen
C)Plasma
D)Endolymph

Answer 2

Endolymph

Question 3

In the term perilymph,the prefix peri- means

A)across
B)through
C)within
D)around

Answer 3

around

Question 4

The ossicle whose Latin name means stirrup is:

A)malleus
B)cerumen
C)incus
D)stapes

Question 5

Located on the basilar membrane is the ________ containing hair cell sensory receptors for the sense of hearing.

A)semicircular canals
B)cochlear duct
C)organ of Corti
D)tympanic membrane

Question 6

In the term presbycusis,the suffix -cusis means

A)voice
B)hearing
C)sound
D)noise

Question 7

The ________ is a bony structure located between the cochlea and the three semicircular canals.

A)auricle
B)vestibule
C)utricle
D)saccule

Question 8

The ________ is located between the middle ear and the throat and serves to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

A)eustachian tube
B)tympanic membrane
C)auditory canal
D)oval window

Question 9

What is a fungus condition of the ear called?

A)otomycosis
B)otopyorrhea
C)otosclerosis
D)otolith

Question 10

Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane is called:

A)Myringotomy
B)Myringoplasty
C)Myringectomy
D)Myringotome

Question 11

A ringing sound in the ear is called:

A)vertigo
B)tinnitus
C)presbycusis
D)tympanitis

Question 12

A state of good balance and posture is known as:

A)homeostasis
B)equivalence
C)eupnea
D)equilibrium

Question 13

In the term presbycusis,the root presby means

A)hard
B)soft
C)old
D)fat

Question 14

The medical term for earache is:

A)Mastoidalgia
B)Otodynia
C)Otic
D)Otitis

Question 15

What is an instrument used to measure hearing called?

A)Otoscope
B)Audiphone
C)Audiometer
D)Myringoscope

Question 16

All of the following terms are spelled correctly except:

A)acoustic
B)tympanic
C)labryinthitis
D)otosclerosis

Question 17

Which structure of the external ear collects sound waves?

A)cochlea
B)tympanic membrane
C)auricle
D)external acoustic meatus

Question 18

The auditory nerve is also known as the:

A)5th cranial nerve
B)7th cranial nerve
C)9th cranial nerve
D)8th cranial nerve

Question 19

The external ear consists of all of the following except:

A)cochlea
B)tympanic membrane
C)auricle
D)external acoustic meatus

Question 20

All of the following are ossicles of the middle ear except:

A)malleus
B)incus
C)utricle
D)stapes

Question 21

The term endaural means pertaining to:

A)behind the ear
B)within the ear
C)within sound waves
D)within hearing

Question 22

In the term binaural,the prefix bin- means

A)one
B)single
C)triple
D)twice

Question 23

Measurement of the movement of the tympanic membrane and pressure in the middle ear is:

A)tuning fork test
B)tympanometry
C)otoscopy
D)Rinne test

Question 24

In the term acoustic,the root acoust means

A)sound
B)hearing
C)voice
D)noise

Question 25

Which structure separates the external ear from the middle ear?

A)pinna
B)auditory canal
C)tympanic membrane
D)ossicles

Question 26

In the term auricle,the suffix -cle means

A)Small
B)Large
C)Hernia
D)Sac

Question 27

The medical term for earwax is:

A)Cerumen
B)Cochlea
C)Perilymph
D)Endolymph

Question 28

In the term fenestration,the root fenestrat means

A)door
B)footplate
C)tissue
D)window

Question 29

Which structure contains the organ of Corti?

A)vestibule
B)semicircular canals
C)utricle
D)cochlea

Question 30

Complete or partial loss of the ability to hear is:

A)Blindness
B)Mute
C)Vitiligo
D)Deafness

Question 31

In the term myringotomy,the suffix -tomy means

A)excision
B)incision
C)repair
D)to remove

Question 32

The visual examination of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane is:

A)tuning fork test
B)tympanometry
C)electronystagmography
D)otoscopy

Question 33

The response to auditory stimuli that can be measured independent of the patient's subjective response is:

A)auditory evoked response
B)pure tone audiometry
C)tuning fork test
D)otoscopy

Question 34

Disease of the inner ear that presents a group of symptoms that recur is:

A)otolith
B)otitis media
C)Méniére's
D)otopyorrhea

Question 35

A test that compares bone conduction to air conduction of sound is:

A)tuning fork test
B)tympanometry
C)Rinne test
D)otoscopy

Question 36

The term ossicle means

A)to oscillate or turn
B)small bone
C)small opening
D)cold bone

Question 37

A recording of eye movement in response to specific stimuli is known as:

A)auditory evoked response
B)electronystagmography
C)tympanometry
D)otoscopy

Question 38

In the term monaural,the prefix mono)- means

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)one

Question 39

The medical term ________ means pertaining to the sense of hearing.

A)aural
B)auditory
C)endaural
D)audiology

Question 40

An instrument used for cutting the eardrum is:

A)Myringoscope
B)Myringoplasty
C)Myringotomy
D)Myringotome

Question 41

Which procedure is done to remove fluids from the inner ear:

A)otoplasty
B)stapedectomy
C)myringotomy
D)tympanectomy

Question 42

Progressive deafness of the ear that is caused by a hardening condition is known as:

A)fenestration
B)mastoidalgia
C)Ménière's disease
D)otosclerosis

Question 43

The middle ear:

A)contains the ossicles
B)has no openings
C)is lined with fine hairs
D)all of the above

Question 44

In the term audiophone,the term phone means

A)sound
B)instrument
C)hearing
D)voice

Question 45

Another term for semicircular canals is:

A)tympanic membrane
B)cochlea
C)vestibule
D)labyrinth

Question 46

The ________ attaches to a thin membrane covering the oval window.

A)tympanic membrane
B)stapes
C)vestibule
D)cochlea

Question 47

The term that means pertaining to the ear is:

A)audiometry
B)audiphone
C)aural
D)auditory

Question 48

Pain in the bony process behind the ear caused by an extension of otitis media is:

A)mastoiditis
B)mastoidalgia
C)otalgia
D)otitis externa

Question 49

A tumor-like mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol is:

A)otolith
B)cerumen
C)endolymphoma
D)cholesteatoma

Question 50

Balance and body position are maintained by the:

A)ossicles
B)cochlear hairs
C)organ of Corti
D)semicircular canals

Question 51

The middle of the three ossicles is called:

A)incus
B)malleus
C)cochlea
D)stapes

Question 52

A sustained decibel range of over ________ decibels can cause permanent hearing loss.

A)55
B)70
C)85
D)100

Question 53

A thermometer used in the ear to determine body temperature is the ________ thermometer.

A)auricle
B)cochlear
C)eustachian
D)tympanic

Question 54

The suffix in the term acoustic means

A)condition of
B)pertaining to
C)study of
D)tissue

Question 55

Which portion of the ear transforms sound vibrations to nerve impulses?

A)cochlea
B)tympanic membrane
C)ossicles
D)semicircular canals

Question 56

The purpose of the ossicles is to:

A)interpret sound waves
B)collect sound waves
C)transfer sound waves
D)transform sound waves

Question 57

The first middle ear bone,the malleus,is also known as the:

A)hammer
B)stirrup
C)pliers
D)anvil

Question 58

The area of the ear that contains the utricle and saccule is:

A)cochlea
B)tympanic membrane
C)vestibule
D)ossicles

Question 59

A sensation of objects spinning around a person is:

A)tinnitus
B)tympanitis
C)vertigo
D)otitis

Question 60

The yellowish substance secreted by the glands in the external canal is:

A)endolymph
B)cerumen
C)perilymph
D)otopyorrhea

Question 61

Write the correct meaning for db,dB:

Question 62

The root in labyrinthitis means

A)equal
B)window
C)snail
D)maze

Question 63

Write the correct meaning for HD:

Question 64

Numerous glands line the auditory canal and secrete ________,or earwax,to lubricate and protect the ear.

Question 65

The ________ is a narrow tube between the middle ear and the throat that serves to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Question 66

Write the correct meaning for ENT:

Question 67

Write the correct abbreviation for ears,nose,throat:

Question 68

Write the correct abbreviation for bone conduction:

Question 69

Write the correct abbreviation for otitis media:

Question 70

An instrument used to examine the eardrum is called:

A)audiophone
B)audiometer
C)myringoscope
D)tuning fork

Question 71

The beginning of the inner ear is marked by the:

A)tympanic membrane
B)oval window
C)eustachian tube
D)middle ear

Question 72

Write the correct abbreviation for hearing distance:

Question 73

Write the correct meaning for OM:

Question 74

Write the correct abbreviation for decibel:

Question 75

Write the correct meaning for AC:

Question 76

The term for the surgical repair of the tympanic membrane is spelled:

A)myringectomy
B)myringotomy
C)myrigoplasty
D)myringoplasty

Question 77

The procedure for replacing the innermost ossicle with a prosthesis is:

A)otoplasty
B)tympanotomy
C)stapedectomy
D)tympanectomy

Question 78

Write the correct meaning for BC:

Question 79

The ________ is a spiral-shaped bony structure,so named because it resembles a snail shell.

Question 80

Write the correct abbreviation for air conduction: