Otalgia

Question 1

What is otalgia?

Answer 1

Ear pain

Question 2

Give some possible infectious / inflammatory causes of otalgia in the pinna and ear canal?

Answer 2

Folliculitis
Cellulitis
Candidiasis
Herpes zoster / simplex
Infected sebaceous cyst

Question 3

Give some possible infectious / inflammatory causes of otalgia in the middle ear?

Answer 3

Cholesteatoma
Otitis media (viral or bacterial)
Middle ear effusion

Question 4

Give some possible infectious / inflammatory causes of otalgia in the tympanic membrane?

Answer 4

Myringitis
Secondary inflammation

Question 5

What is the first cranial nerve?

Answer 5

Olfactory nerve

Question 6

What is the second cranial nerve?

Answer 6

Optic nerve

Question 7

What is the third cranial nerve?

Answer 7

Oculomotor

Question 8

What is the fourth cranial nerve?

Answer 8

Trochlear

Question 9

What is the fifth cranial nerve?

Answer 9

Trigeminal

Question 10

What is the sixth cranial nerve?

Answer 10

Abducens

Question 11

What is the seventh cranial nerve?

Answer 11

Facial

Question 12

What is the eighth cranial nerve?

Answer 12

Vestibulocochlear

Question 13

What is the ninth cranial nerve?

Answer 13

Glossopharyngeal

Question 14

What is the tenth cranial nerve?

Answer 14

Vagus

Question 15

What is the eleventh cranial nerve?

Answer 15

Accessory

Question 16

What is the twelfth cranial nerve?

Answer 16

Hypoglossal

Question 17

What is the function of the olfactory nerve?

Answer 17

Smell and taste

Question 18

What is the function of the optic nerve?

Answer 18

Vision

Question 19

What is the function of the oculomotor nerve?

Answer 19

Eye movement

Question 20

What is the function of the trochlear nerve?

Answer 20

Eye movement

Question 21

What is the function of the trigeminal nerve?

Answer 21

Facial sensation and mastication

Question 22

What is the function of the abducens nerve?

Answer 22

Eye movement

Question 23

What is the function of the facial nerve?

Answer 23

Facial expression
Taste in anterior 2/3rds of tongue
Salivary and lacrimal glands

Question 24

What is the function of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

Answer 24

Hearing and balance

Question 25

What is the function of the glossopharyngeal nerve?

Answer 25

Parotid glands Taste of posterior 1/3rd of tongue Gag reflex - palatine tonsils

Question 26

What is the function of the accessory nerve?

Answer 26

Cervical musculature innervation

Question 27

What is the function of the vagus nerve?

Answer 27

Sensory and motor innervation

Question 28

What is the function of the hypoglossal nerve?

Answer 28

Motor innervation of the tongue

Question 29

What four cranial nerves are commonly involved in otalgia cases?

Answer 29

CN V CN VII CN IX CN X