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The combining form that means tympanic membrane, (eardrum) is


A) myring/o
B) aur/o
C) labyrinth/o
D) vestibul/o

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

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The combining form ot/o is defined as


A) ear
B) eardrum
C) hearing
D) middle ear bone

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

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Hearing impairment occurring with age is called


A) otosclerosis
B) acoustic neuroma
C) ceruminoma
D) presbycusis

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

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The term that means ringing in the ears is


A) vertigo
B) otalgia
C) tinnitus
D) otitis media

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

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One complication of the patient's upper respiratory infection was inflammation of the inner ear or


A) mastoiditis
B) myringitis
C) labyrinthitis
D) otitis media

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
cochlea
stapes
hearing
tympanic membrane
vestibule
mastoid bone
ear
labyrinth
Responses
staped/o
labyrinth/o
audi/o
aur/i
vestibul/o
myring/o
cochle/o
mastoid/o

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cochlea
stapes
hearing
tympanic membrane
vestibule
mastoid bone
ear
labyrinth

The term that means inflammation of the mastoid bone is


A) otomastoiditis
B) otorrhea
C) mastoiditis
D) otalgia

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

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Abnormal condition of fungus in the ear usually affecting the external auditory canal is called


A) otopyorrhea
B) otomycosis
C) otopyosis
D) otosclerosis

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

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Vestibulocochlear means pertaining to the


A) vestibul and choclea
B) vestibule and cochlea
C) vestebule and cochlea
D) vestibule and chochlae

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

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During an ear exam, the doctor found a discharge containing cerebrospinal fluid.The proper medical term is


A) otopyorrhea
B) otomycosis
C) otorrhea
D) otosclerosis

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

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The combining form labyrinth/o means


A) inner ear
B) middle ear
C) cochlea
D) outer ear

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
one who studies and specializes in hearing
excision of the stapes
graphic record of hearing
instrument used for visual examination of the ear
hearing impairment occurring with age
inflammation of the tympanic membrane
a sense that either one's own body or the environment is revolving
process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea
physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear
discharge of pus from the ear
Responses
electrocochleography
otologist
audiogram
audiologist
stapedectomy
otopyorrhea
presbycusis
vertigo
myringitis
otoscope

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one who studies and specializes in hearing
excision of the stapes
graphic record of hearing
instrument used for visual examination of the ear
hearing impairment occurring with age
inflammation of the tympanic membrane
a sense that either one's own body or the environment is revolving
process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea
physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear
discharge of pus from the ear

The combining form staped/o means


A) ossicles
B) mastoid bone
C) stapes
D) malleus

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

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The patient who swam regularly often suffered from inflammation of the outer ear or


A) otitis media
B) otitis externa
C) presbycusis
D) vertigo

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

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The eustachian tube connects the middle ear and the


A) nose
B) pharynx
C) labyrinth
D) semicircular canals

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

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A discharge of pus from the ear is called


A) otalgia
B) otopyorrhea
C) otorrhea
D) otomycosis

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

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A physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx (throat) is an


A) ophthalmologist
B) audiologist
C) otologist
D) otorhinolaryngologist

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

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An audiologist is one who


A) specializes in surgery
B) treats diseases of the ear
C) treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx
D) specializes in hearing

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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To use the abbreviation to record the diagnosis of inflammation of the middle ear, a doctor would write


A) ENT
B) OM
C) AOM
D) EENT

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

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The patient complained of a pain in his ear and denied other symptoms; his complaint could be described as


A) stapedectomy
B) tympanoplasty
C) otalgia
D) labyrinthectomy

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

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