Exam 15: Special Senses: the Ear

All of the following terms are spelled correctly except:

A ringing or jingling sound in the ear is ________.

The medical term for earache is:

With aging,changes occur in the external,middle,and inner ear.Describe the changes associated with aging.

The first middle ear bone,the malleus,is also known as the:

Describe vertigo.Name three types of drugs used to treat vertigo.

Name the two functions associated with the middle ear.

The middle of the three ossicles is called:

In the term presbycusis,the root presby means :

The external ear consists of all of the following except:

The medical term ________ means pertaining to the sense of hearing.

Which structure of the external ear collects sound waves?

Write the correct abbreviation for otitis media:

The ________ is a spiral-shaped bony structure,so named because it resembles a snail shell.

Write the correct meaning for OM:

At the base of each semicircular canal is an enlargement called a/an ________ containing nerve endings in the form of hair cells.

The auricle directs sound waves to the tympanic membrane.

Complete or partial loss of the ability to hear is:

A ringing sound in the ear is called:

The root in labyrinthitis means :