Deck 13: Ear

Question 1

Two functions of the ear are to hear and to provide

A) communication
B) the sense of balance
C) speech
D) homeostasis

Answer 1

the sense of balance

Question 2

The eustachian tube connects the middle ear and the

A) nose
B) pharynx
C) labyrinth
D) semicircular canals

Answer 2

pharynx

Question 3

Sound vibrations are transmitted through the middle ear by the

A) mastoid bone
B) eustachian tube
C) ossicles
D) pinna

Answer 3

ossicles

Question 4

The portion of the ear that contains receptors that help the body to maintain its equilibrium is the

A) mastoid bone
B) eustachian tube
C) external auditory canal
D) semicircular canals and vestibule

Question 5

The combining form aur/i is defined as

A) ear
B) hearing
C) eardrum
D) ear bone

Question 6

The combining form that means hearing is

A) aur/i
B) ot/o
C) tympan/o
D) audi/o

Question 7

The combining form that means tympanic membrane, (eardrum) is

A) myring/o
B) aur/o
C) labyrinth/o
D) vestibul/o

Question 8

A discharge of pus from the ear is called

A) otalgia
B) otopyorrhea
C) otorrhea
D) otomycosis

Question 9

The combining form labyrinth/o means

A) inner ear
B) middle ear
C) cochlea
D) outer ear

Question 10

The combining form ot/o is defined as

A) ear
B) eardrum
C) hearing
D) middle ear bone

Question 11

The structure of the ear located in the skull bone behind the external auditory canal is the

A) cochlea
B) auricle
C) mastoid bone
D) ossicles

Question 12

The part of the ear that directs sound waves into the external auditory canal is the

A) auricle
B) malleus
C) semicircular canals
D) labyrinth

Question 13

The malleus, incus, and stapes make up the

A) ossicles
B) inner ear
C) cochlea
D) external auditory meatus

Question 14

The combining form that means tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear is

A) audi/o
B) tympan/o
C) ot/o
D) labyrinth/o

Question 15

The combining form staped/o means

A) ossicles
B) mastoid bone
C) stapes
D) malleus

Question 16

The glands that secrete earwax or cerumen are located in the

A) pinna
B) semicircular canals and vestibule
C) cochlea
D) external auditory canal (meatus)

Question 17

The organ of hearing is located in the

A) mastoid bone
B) cochlea
C) brain
D) vestibule

Question 18

The structure that equalizes pressure on both sides of the eardrum is the

A) tympanic membrane
B) eustachian tube
C) semicircular canals
D) oval window

Question 19

The external auditory canal and middle ear cavity are separated by the

A) stapes
B) vestibule
C) tympanic membrane
D) oval window

Question 20

The combining form cochle/o means

A) chohlea
B) chochlae
C) cochlea
D) coclea

Question 21

The term for a sense that one's body or the environment is revolving is

A) tinnitus
B) vertigo
C) presbycusis
D) Ménière disease

Question 22

The term that means tumor of the gland that secretes earwax is

A) acoustic neuroma
B) ceruminoma
C) cholesteatoma
D) otorrhea

Question 23

A cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear is called

A) presbycusis
B) cholesteatoma
C) acoustic neuroma
D) ceruminoma

Question 24

Ménière disease is a chronic disease of the

A) external ear
B) middle ear
C) inner ear
D) pinna

Question 25

Abnormal condition of fungus in the ear usually affecting the external auditory canal is called

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

Question 26

The term that means ringing in the ears is

A) vertigo
B) otalgia
C) tinnitus
D) otitis media

Question 27

An instrument used for visual examination of the ear is

A) an ophthalmoscope
B) a stethoscope
C) an otoscope
D) otoscopy

Question 28

In a myringoplasty, the surgical procedure is a(n)

A) excision
B) repair
C) incision
D) loosening

Question 29

The term that means inflammation of the mastoid bone is

A) otomastoiditis
B) otorrhea
C) mastoiditis
D) otalgia

Question 30

Labyrinthectomy is defined as

A) surgical repair of the middle ear
B) surgical excision of the labyrinth
C) incision into the mastoid bone
D) surgical opening into the eardrum

Question 31

The instrument used to measure middle ear function is a(n)

A) tympanometer
B) tympanometry
C) audiometer
D) otoscopy

Question 32

Inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone is called

A) mastoiditis
B) otitis externa
C) otomastoiditis
D) otomycosis

Question 33

The term that means hardening of the ear (stapes) is

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

Question 34

An incision into the tympanic membrane is called

A) myringotomy
B) tympanometry
C) tympanoplasty
D) mastoidotomy

Question 35

The term otalgia is defined as

A) pain in the ear
B) enlarged auricle
C) drainage from the middle ear
D) infection of the eardrum

Question 36

The term that means surgical repair of the middle ear is

A) stapedectomy
B) tympanoplasty
C) stapedoplasty
D) tympanectomy

Question 37

The term that means inflammation of the outer ear is

A) mastoiditis
B) otitis media
C) labyrinthitis
D) otitis externa

Question 38

In a mastoidectomy, the surgical procedure is a(n)

A) excision
B) repair
C) incision
D) drainage

Question 39

The term myringitis is defined as

A) inflammation of the tympanic membrane
B) pain in the middle ear
C) discharge of pus from the ear
D) inflammation of the middle ear

Question 40

Hearing impairment occurring with age is called

A) otosclerosis
B) acoustic neuroma
C) ceruminoma
D) presbycusis

Question 41

Patient history, otoscopy, audiometry, and other studies are used in the diagnosis of inflammation of the mastoid bone, or

A) otitis externa
B) myringitis
C) labyrinthitis
D) mastoiditis

Question 42

Middle ear function is measured by the

A) audiometer
B) optomyometer
C) tympanometer
D) otoscopy

Question 43

Premature babies are often susceptible to middle ear infections or

A) otitis externa
B) otitis media
C) tinnitus
D) mastoiditis

Question 44

A physician may prescribe medication to control nausea and vomiting for acute attacks of a chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss called

A) acoustic neuroma
B) ceruminoma
C) Ménière disease
D) presbycusis

Question 45

During an ear exam, the doctor found a discharge containing cerebrospinal fluid.The proper medical term is

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

Question 46

The patient who swam regularly often suffered from inflammation of the outer ear or

A) otitis media
B) otitis externa
C) presbycusis
D) vertigo

Question 47

A physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx (throat) is an

A) ophthalmologist
B) audiologist
C) otologist
D) otorhinolaryngologist

Question 48

Vestibulocochlear means pertaining to the

A) vestibul and choclea
B) vestibule and cochlea
C) vestebule and cochlea
D) vestibule and chochlae

Question 49

The term aural is defined as

A) acuteness of hearing
B) pertaining to the ear
C) study of the ear
D) study of audiology

Question 51

The process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea is called

A) electrocochleography
B) tympanometry
C) audiometry
D) otoscopy

Question 52

The term audiometry is defined as

A) visual examination of the ear
B) measurement of the tympanic membrane
C) the study of hearing
D) measurement of hearing

Question 53

The patient complained of a pain in his ear and denied other symptoms; his complaint could be described as

A) stapedectomy
B) tympanoplasty
C) otalgia
D) labyrinthectomy

Question 54

The patient complained of loss of equilibrium and of vertigo because of vestibular neuritis also called

A) otosclerosis
B) labyrinthitis
C) ceruminoma
D) acoustic neuroma

Question 55

To use the abbreviation to record the diagnosis of inflammation of the middle ear, a doctor would write

A) ENT
B) OM
C) AOM
D) EENT

Question 56

An audiologist is one who

A) specializes in surgery
B) treats diseases of the ear
C) treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx
D) specializes in hearing

Question 57

The patient's responses to the audiometric testing were plotted on a graphic record of hearing or a(n)

A) audiogram
B) audiometry
C) tympanometer
D) audiometer

Question 58

The term audiogram is defined as

A) visual examination of the ear
B) an instrument used to measure hearing
C) measurement of hearing
D) a (graphic) record of hearing

Question 59

The term that means study of the ear is

A) aural
B) otology
C) audiology
D) otologist

Question 60

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct description below.

A) eustachian tube
B) mastoid bone and cells
C) ossicles
D) tympanic membrane
E) auricle
F) cochlea
G) semicircular canals and vestibule
H) labyrinth

1.bones of the middle ear that carry sound vibrations
2.snail-shaped and contains the organ of hearing
3.contains the cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibule
4.equalizes air pressure on both sides of the eardrum
5.contains receptors and endolymph that help the body maintain equilibrium
6.external structure located on both sides of the head
7.located in the skull bone behind the external auditory meatus
8.separates the external auditory meatus and the middle ear cavity

Question 61

One complication of the patient's upper respiratory infection was inflammation of the inner ear or

A) mastoiditis
B) myringitis
C) labyrinthitis
D) otitis media

Question 63

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) myring/o
B) cochle/o
C) audi/o
D) vestibul/o
E) staped/o
F) labyrinth/o
G) mastoid/o
H) aur/i

9.hearing
10.stapes
11.mastoid bone
12.tympanic membrane
13.labyrinth
14.ear
15.cochlea
16.vestibule

Question 65

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) myringitis
B) otopyorrhea
C) presbycusis
D) vertigo
E) stapedectomy
F) audiogram
G) otoscope
H) electrocochleography
I) audiologist
J) otologist

17.process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea
18.physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear
19.excision of the stapes
20.instrument used for visual examination of the ear
21.hearing impairment occurring with age
22.one who studies and specializes in hearing
23.graphic record of hearing
24.inflammation of the tympanic membrane
25.a sense that either one's own body or the environment is revolving
26.discharge of pus from the ear

Question 67

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) otomycosis
B) otitis media
C) tinnitus
D) tympanoplasty
E) mastoidotomy
F) mastoidectomy
G) tympanometry
H) aural
I) vestibular
J) cochlear implant

27.measurement of the tympanic membrane
28.incision into the mastoid bone
29.pertaining to the vestibule
30.inflammation of the middle ear
31.abnormal condition of fungus in the ear
32.surgically inserted electronic device that converts sound into electrical impulses
33.surgical repair of the middle ear
34.excision of the mastoid bone
35.ringing in the ears
36.pertaining to the ear

Question 69

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) EENT
B) OM
C) AOM
D) ENT

37.acute otitis media
38.ears, nose, and throat
39.eyes, ears, nose, and throat
40.otitis media