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