Deck 23: The Ear

Question 1

People who suffer from seasickness or airsickness have a problem with their semicircular canals processing the stimuli that are essential for maintaining:

A) Open Eustachian tubes
B) Equilibrium
C) Mobility
D) Ossicles
E) Vertigo

Answer 1

Mobility

Question 2

The most typical feature of Ménière's disease is:

A) Deafness
B) Vertigo
C) Strabismus
D) Otosclerosis
E) Acoustic hallucinations

Answer 2

Vertigo

Question 3

Medications such as streptomycin,antimalarial drugs,and certain diuretics may cause deafness and are classified as:

A) Aural toxic
B) Otosclerosis
C) Ototoxic
D) Cochlear-toxic
E) Presbycusis

Answer 3

Ototoxic

Question 4

Neural hearing loss is a feature of:

A) Otosclerosis
B) Cholesteatoma
C) Otitis media
D) Multiple sclerosis
E) Presbycusis

Question 5

What type of tumor accounts for most tumor-related hearing loss?

A) Squamous cell carcinoma of the auricle
B) Basal cell carcinoma of the external ear
C) Acoustic neuroma of cranial nerve VIII
D) Neurilemoma of cranial nerve VII
E) Pituitary adenoma

Question 6

The ear is connected to the nasopharynx by the:

A) Internal auditory canal
B) External auditory canal
C) Tympanic membrane
D) Eustachian tube
E) Stapes

Question 7

The tympanic cavity is part of the:

A) Auricle
B) External ear
C) Auditory meatus
D) Middle ear
E) Internal ear

Question 8

The ceruminous glands produce a greasy substance known as earwax and are located in the:

A) External auditory canal
B) Internal auditory canal
C) Middle ear
D) Inner ear
E) Tympanic membrane

Question 9

Jimmy,10 years old,is on the swim team.He practices 4 days a week for 3 hours a day.Jimmy returns from swim practice complaining of ear pain.What is the most likely cause of the pain?

A) Otitis media
B) Otitis externa
C) Cauliflower ear
D) Ménière's disease
E) Vertigo

Question 10

The main purpose of this organ is to collect sound waves and direct them toward the eardrum.This organ is known as the:

A) Middle ear
B) Inner ear
C) Auricle
D) Inner auditory canal
E) Tympanic membrane

Question 11

Conductive hearing loss may be caused by:

A) Trauma to the tympanic membrane
B) Streptomycin
C) Antimalarial drugs
D) Tumor of the acoustic nerve
E) Brain injury

Question 12

The physician diagnosed Jane with contact dermatitis of the earlobe.What is the primary cause of this disease?

A) Hearing aids
B) Otosclerosis
C) Vertigo
D) Ménière's disease
E) Earrings

Question 13

Mike is having a hard time hearing and tries to remove some earwax with a toothpick.He suddenly feels a sharp pain and is unable to hear well.Mike has most likely caused what type of injury to what part of the ear?

A) Scratched the inner ear canal
B) Punctured the external ear canal
C) Perforated the tympanic membrane
D) Perforated the Eustachian tube
E) Experienced trauma to the stapes

Question 14

Earwax is secreted by:

A) Lacrimal glands
B) Ceruminous glands
C) Auditory ossicles
D) Cochlea
E) Eustachian tube

Question 15

Malleus,incus,and stapes are located in the:

A) Auricle
B) Auditory canal
C) Middle ear
D) Inner ear
E) Externally to the eardrum

Question 16

Sensory hearing loss of unknown etiology that affects elderly persons is called:

A) Glaucoma
B) Otosclerosis
C) Presbycusis
D) Ménière's disease
E) Vertigo

Question 17

Otosclerosis involves all of the following except:

A) Malleus
B) Incus
C) Stapes
D) Oval window
E) Acoustic nerve

Question 18

Accumulation of fluid in the inner ear is known as:

A) Purulent otitis media
B) Purulent otitis externa
C) Acute otitis media
D) Serous otitis media
E) Serous otitis externa

Question 19

Sensory hearing loss may be a consequence of:

A) Perforation of the tympanic membrane
B) Infection of the external auditory canal
C) Cholesteatoma
D) Noise trauma
E) Laceration of the auricle

Question 20

A common and treatable cause of conductive hearing loss is:

A) Glaucoma
B) Otosclerosis
C) Impacted cerumen
D) Ménière's disease
E) Vertigo