Ears

Question 1

sense organ of hearing and equilibrium

Answer 1

ear

Question 2

3 distinct part of ears

Answer 2

external ear
middle ear
inner ear

Question 3

what separates the external ear from the middle ear

Answer 3

tympanic membrane

Question 4

distinct part of the ear that used in testing hearing acuity

Answer 4

middle and inner ear

Question 5

external ear is composed if

Answer 5

auricle, pinna and the external auditory canal

Question 6

s-shaped in the adult

Answer 6

external auditory canal

Question 7

Modified sweat glands in the external ear canal secrete

Answer 7

cerumen

Question 8

a wax-like substance that keeps the tympanic membrane soft

Answer 8

cerumen

Question 9

has bacteriostatic properties, and its sticky consistency serves as a defense against foreign bodies.

Answer 9

cerumen

Question 10

pearly gray appearance and serves as a partition stretched across the inner end of the auditory canal

Answer 10

tympanic membrane

Question 11

concave and located at the end of the auditory canal in a tilted position such that the top of the membrane is closer to the auditory meatus than the bottom.

Answer 11

tympanic membrane

Question 12

nearest auditory ossicle that can be seen through the translucent membrane

Answer 12

Handle and short process of the malleus

Question 13

the base of the malleus, also serving as a center point landmark

Answer 13

umbo

Question 14

the reflection of the otoscope light seen as a cone due to the concave nature of the membrane

Answer 14

cone of light

Question 15

the top portion of the membrane that appears to be less taut than the bottom portion

Answer 15

pars flaccida

Question 16

the bottom of the membrane that appears to be taut

Answer 16

pars tensa

Question 17

tympanic cavity, is a small, air-filled chamber in the temporal bone.

Answer 17

middle ear

Question 18

the middle ear contains 3 auditory ossicles

Answer 18

malleus
incus
stapes

Question 19

These tiny bones are responsible for transmitting sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear through the oval window.

Answer 19

malleus
incus
stapes

Question 20

air pressure is equalized on both sides of the tympanic membrane and connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx

Answer 20

eustachian tube

Question 21

labyrinth

Answer 21

inner ear

Question 22

fluid filled and made up of the bony labyrinth and an inner membranous labyrinth.

Answer 22

inner ear

Question 23

the inner cochlear duct contains the spiral organ which is the sensory organ for hearing

Answer 23

corti

Question 24

where is the sensory receptors located

Answer 24

vestibule and in the membranous semicircular canals

Question 25

sense position and head movements to help maintain both static and dynamic

Answer 25

sensory receptors

Question 26

Nerve fibers from these areas form the vestibular nerve, which connects with the cochlear nerve to form:

Answer 26

eighth cranial nerve the acoustic or vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 27

transmission of sound waves through the external and middle ear is referred to as

Answer 27

conductive hearing

Question 28

transmission of sound waves in the inner ear

Answer 28

perceptive or sensorineural hearing

Question 29

dysfunction of the external ear or middle ear

Answer 29

conductive hearing loss

Question 30

impacted earwax, otitis media, foreign object, perforated eardrum, drainage in the middle ear or otosclerosis

Answer 30

conductive hearing loss

Question 31

organ of corti, cranial nerve 8 or temporal lobe of brain

Answer 31

perceptive or sensorineural

Question 32

characterized by an increased sensitivity to certain frequencies and volume ranges of sound (a collapsed tolerance to usual environmental sound)

Answer 32

hyperacusis

Question 33

condition of having non serviceable hearing in one ear

Answer 33

single sided deafness

Question 34

occurs when a virus or bacteria cause the area behind the eardrum to become inflamed

Answer 34

otitis media

Question 35

condition when one of the two vestibular nerves that send information to the brain about spatial navigation and balance control becomes inflamed

Answer 35

labyrinthitis

Question 36

disorder of the inner ear that can lead to dizzy spells (vertigo) and hearing loss

Answer 36

meniere's disease

Question 37

ringing in the ears

Answer 37

tinnitus

Question 38

normal size of ears

Answer 38

4 to 10 cm

Question 39

enlarged pre-auricular and post-auricular lymph nodes

Answer 39

infection

Question 40

tophi non-tender, hard, cream-colored nodules on the helix or anti-helix, containing uric acid crystals

Answer 40

gout

Question 41

ulcerated, crusted nodules that bleed

Answer 41

skin cancer

Question 42

redness, swelling, scaling or itching

Answer 42

otitis externa

Question 43

pale blue ear color

Answer 43

frostbite

Question 44

tenderness over the mastoid process suggests?

Answer 44

mastoiditis

Question 45

A painful auricle or tragus

Answer 45

otitis externa or a post-auricular cyst