Exam 15: Special Senses: The Ear

Impairment of hearing that occurs with aging is called ________.

The beginning of the inner ear is marked by the:

The external ear consists of all of the following except:

The response to auditory stimuli that can be measured independent of the patient's subjective response is:

Motion sickness occurs because of fluid movement in the ________.

One who specializes in disorders of hearing is called a/an:

________ is a flow of pus from the ear.

The glands in the auditory canal secrete cerumen.

Write the correct abbreviation for bone conduction:

An instrument used for cutting the eardrum is:

The stapes attaches to a thin membrane covering a small opening in the middle ear called the ________.

A disease of the inner ear that presents a group of symptoms that recur and are caused by a change in fluid volume in the ear is: