Acute Pharyngitis - (correct answer) -infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Auricle (pinna) - (correct answer) -3-D structure collects sound energy and directs it to the conducting
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
system of the middle ear
yi yi yi yi yi
Auditory Ossicles - (correct answer) -transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
window
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) -waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external auditory
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
canal
yi
Cochlea - (correct answer) -coiled bony structure within the inner ear, auditory nerve
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Corneal Ulcer - (correct answer) -infection due to bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amoebas
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Otitis Externa - (correct answer) -inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
tympanic membrane, Swimmers ear
yi yi yi yi
Otitis media - (correct answer) -inflammation of the middle ear
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
Tinnitus - (correct answer) -auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard, ex: ringing, buzzing,
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
hissing
yi
What is the location of the tympanic membrane? - (correct answer) -lays between the external ear and
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
the middle ear (eardrum)
yi yi yi yi
Vertigo - (correct answer) -sensation of dizziness
yi yi yi yi yi yi
woods lamp - (correct answer) -lamp that produces black light to fluoresce fungi or skin lesions
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
How many bones is the skull composed of? - (correct answer) -seven bones that are fused together
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
which of the following is not a cavity of the face? - (correct answer) -ears
yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
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