Chapter 17 Practice Ear

Question 1

channel between the middle ear and nasopharynx

Answer 1

eustachian tube

Question 2

passages in the inner ear that are associated with maintaining equilibrium

Answer 2

semicircular glands

Question 3

inflammation of the middle ear with pus formation

Answer 3

suppurative otitis media

Question 4

a snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear; contains hearing sensitive cells

Answer 4

cochlea

Question 5

surgical repair of the eardrum

Answer 5

tympanoplasty

Question 6

waxy substance secreted by the external ear

Answer 6

cerumen

Question 7

surgical repair of a small bone in the middle ear

Answer 7

ossiculoplasty

Question 8

channel leading from the outer ear flap to the eardrum

Answer 8

auditory meatus

Question 9

benign tumor arising from the eighth cranial nerve in the brain

Answer 9

acoustic neuroma

Question 10

incision of the eardrum

Answer 10

myringotomy

Question 11

fluid contained in the inner part of the ear

Answer 11

perilymph

Question 12

maze-like series of canals in the inner part of the ear

Answer 12

labyrinth

Question 13

instrument to measure hearing

Answer 13

audiometer

Question 14

fungal infection of the ear

Answer 14

otomycosis

Question 15

the outer flap of the ear; auricle

Answer 15

pinna

Question 16

sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling) in the ears

Answer 16

tinnitus

Question 17

sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or external objects

Answer 17

vertigo

Question 18

collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear

Answer 18

cholesteatoma

Question 19

specialist in the study of the ear and voice box

Answer 19

otolaryngologist

Question 20

hardening of bony tissue in the middle ear; ankylosis of the stapes may occur

Answer 20

otosclerosis

Question 21

small bone in the middle ear

Answer 21

stapes