All of the following are division of the membranous labyrinth except
a. utricle/saccule
b. vestibule
c. cochlear duct
d. semicircular duct
b. vestibule???
The ___________ attaches to a thin membrane covering the oval window.
a. vestibule
b. cochlea
c. tympanic membranes
d. stapes
d. stapes
All of the following are related except
a. stapes
b. stirrup
c. serum of the inner ear
d. innermost of the ossicles in the middle ear
c. serum of the inner ear
The clear fluid contained within the labyrinth is the
a. cerumen
b. plasma
c. perilymph
d. endolymph
c. perilymph
Which of the following means a fungal infection of the ear?
a. otolith
b. otomicosys
c. otomycosis
d. otopyorrhea
c. otomycosis
Which of the following terms means pus in the ear?
a. otoplasty
b. otopharyngeal
c. otopiorrhia
d. otopyorrhea
d. otopyorrhea
The fluid that fills the cochlear duct is
a. perilymph
b. cerumen
c. endolymph
d. plasma
c. endolymph
The medical term ____________ means pertaining to the sense of hearing.
a. auditory
b. endaural
c. audiology
d. aural
a. auditory
Which structure contains the organ of Corti?
a. semicircular canals
b. vestibule
c. utricle
d. cochlea
d. cochlea
The root myring means
a. auditory
b. ear
c. eardrum
d. hearing
c. eardrum
Complete or partial loss of the ability to hear is:
a. deafness
b. mute
c. blindness
d. vitiligo
a. deafness
The three ossicles of the middle ear are all of the following except
a. malleus
b. stapes
c. cochlear duct
d. incus
c. cochlear duct
The middle of the three ossicles is called:
a. stapes
b. incus
c. cochlea
d. malleus
b. incus
A recording of eye movement in response to specific stimuli is known as:
a. electronystagmography
b. auditory evoked response
c. otoscopy
d. falling test
a. electronystagmography
The sensation of ringing or roaring sounds in the ear is called:
a. vertigo
b. labrynthitis
c. tympanitis
d. tinnitus
d. tinnitus
Located on the basilar membrane is the ___________ containing hair cell sensory receptors for the sense of hearing.
a. cochlear duct
b. semicircular canals
c. tympanic membrane
d. organ of Corti
d. organ of Corti
The suffix -cusis means
a. eardrum
b. ear
c. serum
d. hearing
d. hearing
The root in labyrinthitis means:
a. equal
b. maze
c. snail
d. window
b. maze
In the term acoustic, the root acoust means:
a. noise
b. hearing
c. sound
d. voice
b. hearing
An instrument used for cutting the eardrum is:
a. myringoscope
b. myringotomy
c. myringotome
d. myringoplasty
c. myringotome
The root aur means
a. auditory
b. ear
c. within
d. tympanic
b. ear
In the term fenestration, the root fenestrat means:
a. footplate
b. door
c. window
d. tissue
c. window
All of the following are ossicles of the middle ear except
a. anvil
b. vestibule
c. hammer
d. stirrup
b. vestibule
Which of the following terms means pertaining to the eardrum?
a. stapes
b. tympanic
c. perilymph
d. tympanectomy
b. tympanic
A state of balance is known as:
a. equilibrium
b. epilation
c. equivalence
d. equatorial
a. equilibrium
An instrument used to examine the eardrum is called:
a. myringoscope
b. otoscope
c. audiometer
d. tuning fork
a. myringoscope
What is an instrument used to measure hearing called?
a. audiometer
b. otoscope
c. audiophone
d. myringoscope
a. audiometer