JERSEY COLLEGE MEDSURG 1 RN MIDTERM
EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS DETAILED REVIEW
MATERIAL COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GRADED A+
⩥ tympanic membrane.
Answer: The external ear is separated from the middle ear by a disk-
shaped structure called the ________________________.
⩥ auricle (pinna).
Answer: The _______ collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in
to the external auditory canal.
⩥ cerumen (ear wax).
Answer: A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous glands is
called?
⩥ 1 mm.
Answer: How wide is the eustacian tube?
⩥ 35 mm.
,Answer: How long is the eustacian tube?
⩥ It helps to conduct sound vibration..
Answer: What is the function of the tympanic membrane?
⩥ pearly grey.
Answer: What color is NORMAL for the tympanic membrane?
⩥ pars tensa.
Answer: Approximately 80% of the tympanic membrane is composed of
all three layers and is called the ___________.
⩥ pars flaccida.
Answer: The remaining 20% of the tympanic membrane that lacks the
middle layer is called ?
⩥ annulus.
Answer: The fibrous border that attaches the eardrum to the temporal
bone ?
⩥ perilymph.
Answer: The bony labyrinth surrounds and protects the membranous
labyrinth, which is bathed in a fluid called ___________.
,⩥ hearing
balance and equilirium.
Answer: What are the two functions of the ears?
⩥ eustacian tube.
Answer: Helps to equalize pressure in the ear ?
⩥ seborrheic dermatitis.
Answer: A flaky scaliness on or behind the auricle usually indicates
_____________________ and can be present on the scalp and facial
structures as well
⩥ 5 mm.
Answer: The largest speculum that the ear canal can accommodate
____mm.
⩥ gently irrigate the canal with warm water.
Answer: If the tympanic membrane cannot be visualized because of
cerumen, the cerumen may be removed how?
⩥ Weber and Rinne tests.
Answer: Name two tests used to assess a patient's hearing ability.
, ⩥ Weber test.
Answer: This test for hearing uses bone conduction to test lateralization
of sound. What is it called?
⩥ Rinne test.
Answer: This hearing test is done by shifting the stem of a vibrating
tuning fork between two positions: 2 inches from the opening of the ear
canal and against the mastoid bone. As the position changes, the patient
is asked to indicate which tone is louder or when the tone is no longer
available. What is it called?
⩥ The Weber Test.
Answer: Results of this test are used to determine whether the patient
has conductive hearing loss or sensorineural hearing loss. Which test?
⩥ air conduction.
Answer: Which type of conduction should be longer for sensiorneural
hearing loss? Air or Bone?
⩥ TRUE.
Answer: Conductive hearing loss such as from otosclerosis or otitis
media, when performing the Weber test the sound lateralizes toward the
affected ear T/F?
EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS DETAILED REVIEW
MATERIAL COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GRADED A+
⩥ tympanic membrane.
Answer: The external ear is separated from the middle ear by a disk-
shaped structure called the ________________________.
⩥ auricle (pinna).
Answer: The _______ collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in
to the external auditory canal.
⩥ cerumen (ear wax).
Answer: A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous glands is
called?
⩥ 1 mm.
Answer: How wide is the eustacian tube?
⩥ 35 mm.
,Answer: How long is the eustacian tube?
⩥ It helps to conduct sound vibration..
Answer: What is the function of the tympanic membrane?
⩥ pearly grey.
Answer: What color is NORMAL for the tympanic membrane?
⩥ pars tensa.
Answer: Approximately 80% of the tympanic membrane is composed of
all three layers and is called the ___________.
⩥ pars flaccida.
Answer: The remaining 20% of the tympanic membrane that lacks the
middle layer is called ?
⩥ annulus.
Answer: The fibrous border that attaches the eardrum to the temporal
bone ?
⩥ perilymph.
Answer: The bony labyrinth surrounds and protects the membranous
labyrinth, which is bathed in a fluid called ___________.
,⩥ hearing
balance and equilirium.
Answer: What are the two functions of the ears?
⩥ eustacian tube.
Answer: Helps to equalize pressure in the ear ?
⩥ seborrheic dermatitis.
Answer: A flaky scaliness on or behind the auricle usually indicates
_____________________ and can be present on the scalp and facial
structures as well
⩥ 5 mm.
Answer: The largest speculum that the ear canal can accommodate
____mm.
⩥ gently irrigate the canal with warm water.
Answer: If the tympanic membrane cannot be visualized because of
cerumen, the cerumen may be removed how?
⩥ Weber and Rinne tests.
Answer: Name two tests used to assess a patient's hearing ability.
, ⩥ Weber test.
Answer: This test for hearing uses bone conduction to test lateralization
of sound. What is it called?
⩥ Rinne test.
Answer: This hearing test is done by shifting the stem of a vibrating
tuning fork between two positions: 2 inches from the opening of the ear
canal and against the mastoid bone. As the position changes, the patient
is asked to indicate which tone is louder or when the tone is no longer
available. What is it called?
⩥ The Weber Test.
Answer: Results of this test are used to determine whether the patient
has conductive hearing loss or sensorineural hearing loss. Which test?
⩥ air conduction.
Answer: Which type of conduction should be longer for sensiorneural
hearing loss? Air or Bone?
⩥ TRUE.
Answer: Conductive hearing loss such as from otosclerosis or otitis
media, when performing the Weber test the sound lateralizes toward the
affected ear T/F?
