Acute Pharyngitis - (correct answer) -Infection of the tonsils or posterior pharnyx
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Auricle (pinna) - (correct answer) -Collects sound energy and directs it to the conducting system of the
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
middle ear
yi yi
Auditory ossicles - (correct answer) -Small bones of the middle ear; form a chain for the transmission of
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Blepharitis - (correct answer) -inflammation of the eyelid
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Oral cancer - (correct answer) -Form of cancer in the oral cavity
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Cerumen (ear wax) - (correct answer) -Secretion of the ceruminous gland
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Cochlea - (correct answer) -Coiled bony structure; inner ear; contains organ of corti and perforations for
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
the passage of the cochlear division of the auditory nerve
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
corneal ulcer - (correct answer) -Infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi or amebas
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Exudate - (correct answer) -Fluid that has escaped from tissue after injury or inflammation containing
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
protein and white blood cells
yi yi yi yi yi
Hearing - (correct answer) -Interpretation of sound waves by the brain
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
hordeolum (stye) - (correct answer) -Suppurative (forming pus) inflammation of a gland of the eyelid
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Lesion - (correct answer) -Wound or injury
yi yi yi yi yi yi
lymphadenopathy - (correct answer) -enlarged lymph nodes yi yi yi yi yi yi
ophthalmoscope - (correct answer) -instrument used to examine the interior of the eye especially the
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
retina
yi
otitis externa - (correct answer) -inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal and tympanic membrane
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
otitis media - (correct answer) -inflammation of the middle ear
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
sinusitis - (correct answer) -Inflammation of mucous membrane in any sinus
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
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