Med Term 3 ENT

Question 1

Adenoid/o

Answer 1

Adenoids- one of three pairs of tonsils lactated in pharynx; also called pharyngeal tonsils. House large number of WBC that protect body by removing foreign invaders from air, food, and drink passing through pharynx

Question 2

Audi/o

Answer 2

Hearing

Question 3

Audit/o

Answer 3

Hearing

Question 4

Aur/o

Answer 4

Ear- responsible for hearing and equilibrium; external ear middle ear and inner ear, pinna (auricle)

Question 5

Cochle/o

Answer 5

Cochlea; part of inner ear containing hair cells responsible for hearing; shaped like a coiled snail shell

Question 6

Epiglott/o

Answer 6

Epiglottis- cartilage flap that sits above larynx; rotates to cover larynx with each swallow; prevents food or drink from entering larynx and trachea

Question 7

Laryng/o

Answer 7

Larynx commonly called voice box, located between pharynx and trachea; contains paired vocal cords

Question 8

Myring/o

Answer 8

Tympanic membrane: located at end of external auditory canal, tympanic membrane converts sound waves striking it into vibrations that move the ossicles of middle ear

Question 9

Nas/o

Answer 9

Nose: air enters through two nares passes through nasal cavity and enter pharynx; divided by nasal septum lines by mucous membrane

Question 10

-osmia

Answer 10

Smell

Question 11

Ot/o

Answer 11

Ear

Question 12

Pharyng/o

Answer 12

Pharynx

Question 13

3 tonsils

Answer 13

Adenoids, palatine, lingual

Question 14

-phonia

Answer 14

Voice

Question 15

Rhin/o

Answer 15

Nose

Question 16

Sinus/o

Answer 16

Sinuses; air filled cavities located within facial bones and connected to nasal cavity; lined with mucous membrane; act as echo chamber for sound production

Question 17

Tonsil/o

Answer 17

Tonsils

Question 18

Trache/o

Answer 18

Trachea

Question 19

Tympan/o

Answer 19

Tympanic membrane

Question 20

Acoustic neuroma

Answer 20

Benign tumor of auditory nerve sheath; symptoms include tinnitus, headache, vertigo, and progressive hearing loss

Question 21

Cochlear implant

Answer 21

Hearing device surgically placed under skin behind ear; converts sound signals into magnetic impulses to simulate auditory nerve

Question 22

Croup

Answer 22

Acute resp condition common in infants and children; symptoms include barking cough.

Question 23

Deafness

Answer 23

Inability to hear or having some degree of hearing impairment

Question 24

Decongestant

Answer 24

Medication to reduce nasal and sinus stiffness and congestion

Question 25

Diphtheria

Answer 25

Bacterial upper respiratory infection; characterized by formation of thick membranous film across throat and high mortality rate; uncommon now due to diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine

Question 26

Endotracheal intubation

Answer 26

Inserting tube through mouth and into trachea, creates open upper resp airway

Question 27

Epistaxis

Answer 27

Nosebleed

Question 28

Falling test

Answer 28

Group of tests to evaluate balance and equilibrium; balancing on one foot. Heal to toe walking and walking forward with eyes open.

Question 29

Hearing aid

Answer 29

Device used by persons with impaired hearing to amplify sound

Question 30

Meniere disease

Answer 30

Acute or chronic inner ear condition can lead to progressive hearing loss symptoms include vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus

Question 31

Nasal cannula

Answer 31

Two-pronged plastic device for delivering oxygen directly into nose; one prong is inserted into each nares

Question 32

Otitis externa

Answer 32

External ear infection frequently caused by fungus, swimmers ear

Question 33

Otitis interna

Answer 33

Inflammation of inner ear; can affect both hearing and equilibrium, inner ear infection

Question 34

Otitis media

Answer 34

Bacterial or viral infection of middle ear, common in children, often preceded by upper resp infection during which pathogens move from pharynx to middle ear through auditory tube

Question 35

Pertussis

Answer 35

Bacterial infection of upper resp tract, uncommon now due to diphtheria, pertussis tetanus

Question 36

Pressure-equalizing tube

Answer 36

Small tube surgically placed in eardrum; assists in draining trapped fluid and equalizing pressure between middle ear cavity and atmosphere

Question 37

Rinne and Weber tuning for test

Answer 37

Assess both function of auditory nerve and ability of ear structures to conduct sound waves to inner ear; physicians holds tuning fork against or near bones on side of patients head

Question 38

Tinnitus

Answer 38

ringing in the ears

Question 39

Vertigo

Answer 39

Sensation of spinning or whirling around incorrectly used to mean dizziness