Exam 16: Otolaryngology Ears,Nose,and Throat

Rhinophyma is ________.

All of the following combining forms mean "ear" EXCEPT ________.

A mastoidectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part of the tympanic membrane as a result of chronic middle ear infection.

Otosclerosis is hardening of the arteries of the ear,similar to arteriosclerosis of the cardiovascular system.

The combining form tonsill/o- means ________.

Patients with allergic rhinitis can find relief by using all of the following drugs EXCEPT ________.

All of the following are inhaled antigens that cause allergic rhinitis EXCEPT ________.

Which word is MISSPELLED?

Anosmia occurs when a person loses the sense of smell.

Otorrhea is the drainage of serous fluid or pus from the ________.

The combining form gloss/o- means ________.

The first combining form in the word leukoplakia tells you that this plaque in the mouth is ________.

A physician can look into the ear with a lighted instrument known as a/an ________.

Loss of the sense of smell is known as ________.

A collection of fluid behind the tympanic membrane that creates an air-fluid level is ________.

Why is otitis media common in young children?

A ________ is a hollow cavity within a cranial or facial bone.

John is a 6-year-old boy with chronic serous otitis media.Treatment for his condition would be ________.

When cerumen occludes the external auditory canal,it is known as cerumen ________.

The vertical groove in the upper lip is the ________.