Exam 16: Otolaryngology Ears,Nose,and Throat

The combining form ossicul/o- means "ossicle;________."

Surgical removal of a polyp from the nasal cavity,sinuses,or vocal cord is called a/an ________.

The medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the ears,nose,mouth,and throat and uses diagnostic tests and medical and surgical procedures is called ________.

The nasal ________ is a vertical wall of cartilage and bone that divides the nasal cavity into right and left sides.

All of the following structures are found in the ear EXCEPT ________.

The combining form audit/o- means ________.

A 79-year-old patient presents to the emergency department complaining of feeling dizzy or off balance.It could be said that she has vertigo.

By definition,an acoustic neuroma is a tumor ________.

The medical word for drainage of serous fluid or pus from the ear is ________.

To examine the nose,the physician uses a nasal ________ and shines a penlight to light up the nasal cavity.

Both combining forms audit/o- and aur/i- mean "the sense of hearing."

The combining form acous/o- means ________.

To test a patient's hearing,audiometry uses pure tones while speech audiometry uses spoken words.

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

Redness and hypertrophy of the nose with small-to-large,irregular lumps in the skin is known as ________.

Which diagnostic procedure analyzes the brain's response to sounds?

________ is a thickened white patch on the mucous membrane of the mouth,caused by chronic irritation from tobacco use.

________ is a medical procedure to examine the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane.

The ENT system shares some structures with the gastrointestinal system and the respiratory system.

The auditory cortex is in the ________.