Deck 15: Special Senses: The Ear

Question 1

In the term presbycusis,the suffix -cusis means:

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

Answer 1

hearing.

Question 2

The auditory nerve is also known as the ________ cranial nerve.

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

Answer 2

8th

Question 3

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

A) audiologist.
B) laryngologist.
C) otolaryngologist.
D) otorhinolaryngologist.

Answer 3

audiologist.

Question 4

A state of good balance achieved by the ear is known as:

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

Question 5

Which structure of the external ear collects sound waves?

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

Question 6

What is an instrument used to measure hearing called?

A) otoscope
B) audiology
C) audiometer
D) myringoscope

Question 7

All of the following terms are spelled correctly except:

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

Question 8

Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane is called:

A) myringotomy.
B) myringoplasty.
C) myringectomy.
D) myringotome.

Question 9

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 10

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

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

Question 11

In the term presbycusis,the root presby means:

A) hardening.
B) softening.
C) old.
D) fat.

Question 12

The external ear consists of all of the following except:

A) cochlea.
B) auditory canal.
C) auricle.
D) external acoustic meatus.

Question 13

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

A) perilymph.
B) cerumen.
C) plasma.
D) endolymph.

Question 14

A ringing sound in the ear is called:

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

Question 15

The medical term for earache is:

A) mastoiditis.
B) otalgia.
C) otic.
D) otitis.

Question 16

In the term perilymph,the prefix peri- means:

A) beside.
B) through.
C) within.
D) around.

Question 17

What is a fungus condition of the ear called?

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

The ossicle whose Latin name means stirrup is:

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

Question 20

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 21

An instrument used for cutting the eardrum is:

A) myringoscope.
B) myringoplasty.
C) myringotomy.
D) myringotome.

Question 22

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) Rinne test.

Question 23

Each of the following are antibiotics except:

A) penicillins.
B) dimenhydrinate.
C) tetracyclines.
D) cephalosporins.

Question 24

A disease of the inner ear that presents a group of symptoms that recur and are caused by a change in fluid volume in the ear is:

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

Question 25

In the term fenestration,the root fenestrat means:

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

Question 26

In the term monaural,the prefix mon(o)- means:

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

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

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

A) pure tone audiometry.
B) tympanometry.
C) Rinne test.
D) otoscopy.

Question 29

The term ossicle means:

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

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 32

In the term binaural,the prefix bin- means:

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

Question 33

In the term myringotomy,the suffix -tomy means:

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

Question 34

Which structure contains the organ of Corti?

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

Question 35

The term endaural means pertaining to:

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

Question 36

The medical term for earwax is:

A) cerumen.
B) cochlea.
C) perilymph.
D) endolymph.

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

Which structure separates the external ear from the middle ear?

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

Question 39

Complete or partial loss of the ability to hear is:

A) blindness.
B) aphasia.
C) vitiligo.
D) deafness.

Question 40

In the term auricle,the suffix -cle means:

A) small.
B) large.
C) hernia.
D) sac.

Question 41

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

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

Question 42

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

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

Question 43

The suffix in the term acoustic means:

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

Question 44

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

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

Question 45

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

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

Question 46

The middle of the three ossicles is called:

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

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

At what age do the earlobes of the fetus become firm?

A) 24 weeks.
B) 30 weeks.
C) 36 weeks.
D) 40 weeks.

Question 49

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

A) cochlea
B) tympanic membrane
C) auditory fluids
D) semicircular canals

Question 50

The purpose of the ossicles is to ________ sound waves.

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

Question 51

In the term audiogram,the suffix -gram means:

A) study of.
B) instrument.
C) hearing.
D) record.

Question 52

All of the following drugs can be used to treat vertigo except:

A) Keflex.
B) anticholinergics.
C) antidopamines.
D) antihistamines.

Question 53

A tumorlike mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol is:

A) otolith.
B) cerumen.
C) endolymph.
D) cholesteatoma.

Question 54

Which of the following drug types can be used to reduce fever?

A) antibiotic
B) analgesic
C) antipyretic
D) anticholinergic

Question 55

A cochlear implant has all of the following parts except:

A) a microphone.
B) a speech processor.
C) otalgia translator.
D) a group of electrodes.

Question 56

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

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

Question 57

A sensation of objects spinning around a person is:

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

Question 58

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

A) fenestration.
B) otomycosis.
C) Ménière's disease.
D) otosclerosis.

Question 59

What is the correct spelling for the tube that goes from the middle ear to the throat?

A) ustashean
B) eustashian
C) eustachean
D) eustachian

Question 60

Keflex is an example of an:

A) analgesic.
B) antipyretic.
C) antihistamine.
D) antibiotic.

Question 61

The root in labyrinthitis means:

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

Question 62

Write the correct abbreviation for hearing distance:

Question 63

Write the correct abbreviation for otitis media:

Question 64

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

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

Question 65

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

A) otoplasty.
B) tympanoplasty.
C) stapedectomy.
D) tympanectomy.

Question 66

Match the following terms.

A)surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
B)the inner ear
C)a physician who specializes in the study of the ear and larynx
D)flow of pus from the ear
E)pertaining to the eardrum
F)pertaining to one ear
G)inflammation of the ear
1)myringoplasty
2)otitis
3)otolaryngologist
4)labyrinth
5)otopyorrhea
6)monaural
7)tympanic

Question 67

The beginning of the inner ear is marked by the:

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

Question 68

Match the following terms.

A)pertaining to both ears
B)a small,saclike structure
C)the study of the ear,nose,and larynx
D)the process of making a new opening in the labyrinth
E)external portion of the ear
F)the middle of the three ossicles; the anvil
G)contains the organ of Corti
8)auricle
9)binaural
10)cochlea
11)fenestration
12)incus
13)utricle
14)otorhinolaryngology

Question 69

Write the correct meaning for OM:

Question 70

Match the following word part with its meaning.

A)within
B)around
C)eardrum
D)fat
E)larynx
F)old
G)shaped like a snail shell
H)maze,inner ear
I)resemble
J)pus
K)ear
L)to hear
15)endo-
16)peri-
17)audi/o
18)cochlea
19)labyrinth/o
20)laryng/o
21)myring/o
22)ot/o
23)-oid
24)steat
25)presby
26)py/o

Question 71

Write the correct meaning for BC:

Question 72

Match the following word part with its meaning.

A)incision
B)stirrup
C)ear
D)stone
E)measurement
F)eardrum
G)nose
H)serum,pale fluid
I)hearing
J)flow
27)rhin/o
28)stapes
29)tympan
30)-cusis
31)aur/i
32)-lith
33)-lymph
34)-metry
35)-rrhea
36)-tomy

Question 73

Write the correct meaning for db,dB:

Question 74

Write the correct abbreviation for bone conduction:

Question 75

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

Question 76

Write the correct meaning for HD:

Question 77

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

Question 78

Write the correct abbreviation for ears,nose,throat:

Question 79

Write the correct abbreviation for air conduction:

Question 80

Write the correct meaning for AC: