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Write the correct meaning for HD:

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As part of the stapedectomy procedure,the stapes is removed and replaced with a prosthesis.

A) True
B) False

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A tumorlike mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol is:


A) otolith.
B) cerumen.
C) endolymph.
D) cholesteatoma.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The external acoustic meatus is also known as the auricle.

A) True
B) False

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The auditory nerve is also known as the ________ cranial nerve.


A) 5th
B) 7th
C) 9th
D) 8th

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Ménière's disease is a disease of the inner ear.

A) True
B) False

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The largest of the three ossicles,also called the hammer,is the ________.

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Match the following word part with its meaning.

Premises
peri-
audi/o
ot/o
labyrinth/o
endo-
presby
steat
myring/o
laryng/o
py/o
-oid
cochlea
Responses
old
to hear
eardrum
fat
maze,inner ear
shaped like a snail shell
ear
resemble
within
around
pus
larynx

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peri-
audi/o
ot/o
labyrinth/o
endo-
presby
steat
myring/o
laryng/o
py/o
-oid
cochlea

Write the correct meaning for db,dB:

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An instrument used to measure the level of hearing to determine the amount of hearing loss is a/an ________.

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Write the correct abbreviation for decibel:

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Write the correct abbreviation for hearing distance:

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Located on the basilar membrane is the ________,containing hair cell sensory receptors for the sense of hearing.


A) semicircular canals
B) cochlear duct
C) organ of Corti
D) tympanic membrane

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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The auricle directs sound waves to the tympanic membrane.

A) True
B) False

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The substance secreted by the glands in the external auditory canal is:


A) endolymph.
B) cerumen.
C) perilymph.
D) otopyorrhea.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The ________,or eardrum,separates the external ear from the middle ear.

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The medical term for earwax is:


A) cerumen.
B) cochlea.
C) perilymph.
D) endolymph.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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In the term perilymph,the prefix peri- means:


A) beside.
B) through.
C) within.
D) around.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Match the following terms.

Premises
otitis
tympanic
monaural
labyrinth
otolaryngologist
otopyorrhea
myringoplasty
Responses
pertaining to one ear
inflammation of the ear
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
pertaining to the eardrum
flow of pus from the ear
the inner ear
a physician who specializes in the study of the ear and larynx

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otitis
tympanic
monaural
labyrinth
otolaryngologist
otopyorrhea
myringoplasty

Each of the following are antibiotics except:


A) penicillins.
B) dimenhydrinate.
C) tetracyclines.
D) cephalosporins.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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