HCB TEST 6 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED GRADED A+
Acute Pharyngitis
Infection of the tonsils or posterior pharnyx
Auricle (pinna)
Collects sound energy and directs it to the conducting system of the middle ear
Auditory ossicles
Small bones of the middle ear (incus, malleus, and stapes); form a chain for the
transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window
Blepharitis
inflammation of the eyelid
Oral cancer
Form of cancer in the oral cavity
Cerumen (ear wax)
Secretion of the ceruminous gland
Cochlea
Coiled bony structure; inner ear; contains organ of corti and perforations for the
passage of the cochlear division of the auditory nerve
corneal ulcer
Infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi or amebas
Exudate (pus)
Fluid that has escaped from tissue after injury or inflammation containing protein and
white blood cells
Hearing
Interpretation of sound waves by the brain
hordeolum (stye)
Suppurative (forming pus) inflammation of a gland of the eyelid
Lesion
, Wound or injury
lymphadenopathy
enlargement of lymph nodes
ophthalmoscope
instrument used to examine the interior of the eye (retina)
otitis externa
inflammation of the auditory canal and (external) tympanic membrane
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear
sinusitis
Inflammation of mucous membrane in any sinus
Tic
a spasmodic muscular contraction
Tinnitus
the absence of sound and instead ringing, buzzing, hissing or clicking in the ear
Tongue depressor
Used to inspect oropharynx
tympanic membrane
Structure separating external ear and middle ear; eardrum
Vertigo
Sensation of dizziness
Woods lamp
Black light lamp, primarily used in determining presence of fungi
Skull is composed of
7 bones (2 frontal, 2 temporal, 2 parietal, 1 occipital)
Facial muscles are innervated by
Trigeminal nerve (CN V) and facial nerve (CN VI)
Temporal artery
Major artery in the face
Tempromandibular joint (TMJ)
Located anterior to the tragus of the ear
VERIFIED GRADED A+
Acute Pharyngitis
Infection of the tonsils or posterior pharnyx
Auricle (pinna)
Collects sound energy and directs it to the conducting system of the middle ear
Auditory ossicles
Small bones of the middle ear (incus, malleus, and stapes); form a chain for the
transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window
Blepharitis
inflammation of the eyelid
Oral cancer
Form of cancer in the oral cavity
Cerumen (ear wax)
Secretion of the ceruminous gland
Cochlea
Coiled bony structure; inner ear; contains organ of corti and perforations for the
passage of the cochlear division of the auditory nerve
corneal ulcer
Infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi or amebas
Exudate (pus)
Fluid that has escaped from tissue after injury or inflammation containing protein and
white blood cells
Hearing
Interpretation of sound waves by the brain
hordeolum (stye)
Suppurative (forming pus) inflammation of a gland of the eyelid
Lesion
, Wound or injury
lymphadenopathy
enlargement of lymph nodes
ophthalmoscope
instrument used to examine the interior of the eye (retina)
otitis externa
inflammation of the auditory canal and (external) tympanic membrane
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear
sinusitis
Inflammation of mucous membrane in any sinus
Tic
a spasmodic muscular contraction
Tinnitus
the absence of sound and instead ringing, buzzing, hissing or clicking in the ear
Tongue depressor
Used to inspect oropharynx
tympanic membrane
Structure separating external ear and middle ear; eardrum
Vertigo
Sensation of dizziness
Woods lamp
Black light lamp, primarily used in determining presence of fungi
Skull is composed of
7 bones (2 frontal, 2 temporal, 2 parietal, 1 occipital)
Facial muscles are innervated by
Trigeminal nerve (CN V) and facial nerve (CN VI)
Temporal artery
Major artery in the face
Tempromandibular joint (TMJ)
Located anterior to the tragus of the ear
