OB/ENT

Question 1

mechanical movement of external and middle ear in response to sound waves

Answer 1

Conductive hearing

Question 2

pertaining to ears nose and throat

Answer 2

otorhinolaryngeal

Question 3

sensory and neural pathways that convert sound to impulses transferring them from inner ear to brain

Answer 3

sensorineural hearing

Question 4

What are the three parts of the ear?

Answer 4

outer, middle, inner

Question 5

What are the two parts of the nose?

Answer 5

external protrusion, internal nasal cavities

Question 6

What are the three parts of the mouth and throat?

Answer 6

Mouth, larynx, pharynx

Question 7

specialized clear fluid that fills membranous labyrinth

Answer 7

Endolymph

Question 8

specialized epithelium responsible for tracking head movement and acceleration

Answer 8

macula

Question 9

very small hardened “ear stones” composed of protein and calcium phosphate providing weight and respond readily to gravity

Answer 9

otoliths

Question 10

fluid that surrounds the membranous labyrinth and acts like CFS; buffer

Answer 10

perilymph

Question 11

skin flap that acts like trumpet, funneling sound waves

Answer 11

auricle

Question 12

what do auditory sweat glands secrete?

Answer 12

cerumen

Question 13

How long is the external auditory meatus?

Answer 13

about 3cm long

Question 14

What are the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear?

Answer 14

tympanic membrane, auditory ossicles, Eustachian tube

Question 15

Connects to inner surface of tympanic membrane, provides primary translation of sound waves into movement

Answer 15

Malleus

Question 16

What separates the outer and middle ear?

Answer 16

tympanic membrane

Question 17

Interface between hammer and stirrup, transfers movement of hammer to stirrup

Answer 17

Incus (anvil)

Question 18

connects incus to oval window of inner ear

Answer 18

stapes (stirrup)

Question 19

composed of composite bone and cartilage with mucosal lining that extends downward to throat

Answer 19

Eustachia (auditory tube)

Question 20

Contains primary sense organs providing balance and hearing to the body

Answer 20

inner ear (otic capsule)

Question 21

Central section of bony inner ear and primary connection between middle and inner ear

Answer 21

vestibule

Question 22

what connects the staples to the vestibule?

Answer 22

oval window

Question 23

bulbous area where each semicircular canal connects with vestibule

Answer 23

ampulla

Question 24

What kind of fluid is found in the ampulla?

Answer 24

Endolymph

Question 25

What are the three membranous semicircular canals?

Answer 25

posterior canal, lateral canal, superior canal

Question 26

snail shaped part of boney labyrinth that contains primary sense organ, organ of corti

Answer 26

Cochlea

Question 27

What membrane is closest to the cochlea?

Answer 27

Round window

Question 28

What separates the inferior and superior scala?

Answer 28

cochlear duct

Question 29

What are the three sections of the cochlear duct?

Answer 29

basal run, middle turn, apical turn

Question 30

What is the middle ear cavity lined with?

Answer 30

Epithelium

Question 31

some bone, some cartilage and fibrous tissue covered with mucosal lining

Answer 31

eustachian tube

Question 32

What are the components of the inner ear?

Answer 32

bony labyrinth, membranous labyrinth, reissner's membrane (vestibule), tectorial and basilar membranes (cochlea)

Question 33

Which bones make up the nose?

Answer 33

nasal, frontal, lacrimal, and maxillary bones

Question 34

sandwiched between upper and lower lateral cartilages

Answer 34

sesamoid cartilage

Question 35

lower portion of nasal septum provides firm, flexible support for skin tissue

Answer 35

hyaline cartilage

Question 36

houses coarse nose hairs and sebaceous glands that filter air for respiration

Answer 36

Vestibule

Question 37

Lateral divisions within cavity serve as slow passage of air while warming and moistening it and provide sense of smell

Answer 37

Turbines (conchae)