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Can
I
Hear
Smell
and Eat
100
I am used to lubricate and protect the ear what am I?
What is Cerumen
100
When performing the "whisper test" how far away should the patient be from the examiner?
What is 2ft (arms length).
100
I am experiencing ringing, crackling, and buzzing in my ear what is wrong with me?
I am suffering from Tinnitus.
100
These filter out the coarsest matter from inhaled air what are they?
What are your nasal hairs.
100
When examining the gums of an elderly patient what might you notice?
That the gums are receding.
200
What is the structure that connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows for passage of air?
What is the Eustachian tube.
200
Another term for the external ear is?
What is the auricle.
200
What is otitis media?
What is a middle ear infection.
200
Nose picking can cause?
What is epistaxis.
200
The highest incidence of cleft lip and palate occurs in this ethnic group?
What is Asian.
300
This part of the ear is responsible for protecting the inner ear by reducing the amplitude of loud sounds among other things, what is it?
What is the middle ear.
300
In the aging adult the eardrum may appear THICKER or THINNER?
What is thicker.
300
What is presbycusis?
What is the hearing loss that occurs with aging.
300
The lateral wall of each nasal cavity contains three parallel bony projections what are they called?
What are turbinates.
300
Small blue-white spots with irregular red halos located in the mouth scattered over the mucosa is better known as?
What are Koplik spots.
400
A patients equilibrium is affected which part of the ear is responsible for this deficit?
What is the Labyrinth.
400
What direction do you pull the pinna in an older adult?
What is up and back.
400
Another term for Otitis EXTERNA is?
What is swimmer's ear.
400
This structure divides the two nares and is continuous inside with the nasal septum, what is it?
What is the columella?
400
How many deciduous teeth are there in the average mouth?
What is 20.
500
If a patient has sensorineural or perceptive loss what cranial nerve could be affected?
What is CN VIII.
500
Name the two types of tuning fork tests.
What are the Weber and Rinne tests.
500
The vestibular apparatus is tested by using which exam?
What is the Romberg test
500
This set of sinuses lies deep within the skull, what are they?
What are the sphenoid sinuses.
500
This glad is the size of a walnut and lies at the angle of the jaw.
What is the submandibular gland.