Deck 23: The Ear

Question 1

Earwax is secreted by:

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

Answer 1

Ceruminous glands

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

Neural hearing loss is a feature of:

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

Answer 3

Multiple sclerosis

Question 4

Tympanic cavity is part of the:

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

Question 5

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 6

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 7

Otosclerosis involves all the following except:

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

Question 8

Which of the following tumors may cause vertigo?

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

Question 9

Sensory hearing loss may be a consequence of:

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

Question 10

Conductive hearing loss may be caused by:

A) Impacted cerumen
B) Streptomycin
C) Antimalarial drugs
D) Tumor of the acoustic nerve
E) Brain injury