NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN HCB TEST 6
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024
An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - ANSWER Acute pharyngitis
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - ANSWER Auricle (pinna)
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of sound from th
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
e tympanic membrane to the oval window - ANSWER Auditory ossicle
N N N N N N N N N N
inflammation of the eyelid - ANSWER blepharitis N N N N N N
A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures - ANSWER Oral cancer
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external auditory canal -
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
ANSWER Cerumen (war wax)
N N N N
The coiled bony structure that makes up the inner ear; it contains the organ of corti and perforations for
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
the passage of cochlear division of the auditory nerve - ANSWER Cochlea
N N N N N N N N N N N
Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas - ANSWER Corneal ulcer
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or inflammation, typically contai
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
ning protein and white blood cells - ANSWER Exudate
N N N N N N N N
interpretation of sound waves by the brain - ANSWER Hearing
N N N N N N N N N
suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid - ANSWER Hordeolum (sure)
N N N N N N N N N N N
a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue - ANSWER lesion
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
, an enlargement of the lymph nodes - ANSWER lymphadenopathy
N N N N N N N N
an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina -
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
ANSWER ophthalmoscope
N N
an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the tympanic membrane -
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
ANSWER otitis externa
N N N
an inflammation of the middle ear - ANSWER otitis media
N N N N N N N N N
inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the paranasal - ANSWER sinusitis
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
a spasmodic muscular contraction - ANSWER tic
N N N N N N
an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears, such as ringing, buzzing, hissin
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
g, orr clicking - ANSWER tinnitus
N N N N N
a material used to inspect the oropharynx - ANSWER tongue depressor
N N N N N N N N N N
a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle ear -
N N N N N N N N N N N
ANSWER tympanic membrane
N N N
sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects whirling around oneself -
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
NANSWER vertigo N
a lamp that produces a black light that causes certain substances to fluoresce. It is used primarily to dete
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
rmine the presence of fungi in skin lesions - ANSWER woods lamp
N N N N N N N N N N N
what are the seven bones that compose the brain - ANSWER 2 frontal
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
2 parietal
N N
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