Chp 11: The Ear
1. A decongestant:
A. Reduces inflammation
B. inhibits growth of microorganisms
C. blocks the effect of histamine
D. reduces congestion and swelling of membranes
2. The otoscope is used to examine the:
A. internal ear
B. external ear
C. Eustachian tube
D. middle ear
3. Tinnitus is the medical term for:
A. dizziness
B. motion sickness
C. bleeding from the ear
D. buzzing in the ear
4. Which surgical procedure describes the insertion of tubes in the eardrum to treat
otitis media?
A. Stapedectomy
B. tympanoplasty
C. myringotomy
D. otoplasty
5. The medical term for dizziness:
A. otalgia
B. otorrhea
C. vertigo
D. tinnitus
6. The medical term for an incision into the eardrum is:
A. myringotome
B. tympanoplasty
C. tympanotomy
D. myringectomy
7. Which acronym or abbreviation does not pertain to otology?
A. BAER
B. TM
C. ENT
D. OU
8. Tympan/o and _______ are combining forms meaning eardrum.
A. salping/o
B. aur/i
C.myring/o
D. ot/o
9. A stapedectomy is a surgical treatment to correct:
A. mastoiditis
B. otosclerosis
C. myringitis
D. Eustachian obstruction
10. The membrane that covers the opening between the middle and inner ear is
called the:
A. auditory tube
B. Eustachian tube
C. oval window
D. labyrinth
11. Conductive hearing loss is usually caused by:
A. cerumen impaction
B. old age
C. dysfunction of the cochlea
D. interference of vibrations through the ossicles
12. A condition common in early childhood is:
A. presbycusis
B. otosclerosis
C. presbyacusis
D. otitis media
13. Which of the following would not be a term pertaining to the external ear?
A. pinna
B. auricle
C. utricle
D. external auditory meatus
14. The abbreviation for the left ear is:
A. AU
B. EA
C. AD
D. AS
15. An ______ is a hearing specialist
A. acusologist
B. otologist
C. audiometrist
D. audiologist
16. How many semicircular canals are in the inner ear?
Three
17. The plural form of pinna is:
A. pinnal
B. pinnae
C. pinnae
D. pinnas
18. The general term for partial or complete hearing loss is:
A. acoustic neuroma
B. deafness
C. ceruminosis
D. sensorineural hearing loss
19. Salpingo is a combining form that refers to the uterine tube as well as the _______
tube in the ear.
D. Eustachian tube
20. Hearing impairment in old age is termed:
presbycusis
TRUE AND FALSE
1. The middle of the three auditory ossicles is the incus:
TRUE
2. An acoustic neuroma can cause vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus:
TRUE
3. An ear lavage would be preformed to remove excessive cerumen buildup.
TRUE
4. The medical term for earache is otalgia.
TRUE
5. Otoplasty is the surgical repair of the external ear
TRUE
6. The process of measuring hearing is an audiometer
FALSE: audiometry
7. The saccule is the larger of the two sacs in the labyrinth.
FALSE: The saccule is the smaller of the two sacs in the labyrinth; the utricle is the
larger sac.
8. A cochlear implant is one example of auditory prosthesis:
TRUE
9. The endolymph is fluid that fills the bony labyrinth of the inner ear:
FALSE: it is the perilymph
10. A pneumatic otoscopy can detect fluid buildup in the middle ear:
TRUE
Fill in the blank
1. Inflammation of the middle ear that often occurs with frequent air travel is _______
media.
Aerotisis
2. Hardening of the bony tissue of the ear is called _______.
Otosclerosis
3. The tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx is called the _____ tube.
eustachian
4. A record of hearing measurement is called __________.
audiogram
5. A jingling, rining or buzzing in the ear is called ________.
Tinnitus
6. A cerumen impaction is an excessive buildup of ________ in the external ear.
Wax
7. A combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss is called _______
hearing loss
mixed
8. The two-pronged instrument used to test for hearing, especially bond conduction
is called a/an/ _________ fork.
Tuning
9. Inflammation of the eardrum __________
myringitis
10. The external auditory meatus or __________ is the passage for sounds from the
pinna to the tympanum.
Canal
11. Auri is a combining form meaning ________
ear
12. Bleeding from ear is called _________.
Otorrhagia
13. The term for inflammation for inner ear is _________.
Labyrinthitis
14. Excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis is called ________.
Stapedectomy
15. The first of three auditory ossicles of the middle ear which resembles a hammer
is the _______.
Malleus
CASE STUDY
1. When should the patient take the prescribed medication?
Four times a day
2.Which is true of the plan?
Doctor wants to examine the patient again in 10 days.
3. Summarize the subjective information
Patient complains of a sore throat, stuffy nose, and a clogged right ear that is
buzzing.
4. What was noted in objective information regarding the left ear?
Dull and thickened tympanic membrane
5. What procedure was performed?
Irrigation of the external ear
6. What was the assessment?
Inflammation of the right middle ear
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