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Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test ALL 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures - ANSWER-
Oral cancer
QUESTION: The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external
auditory canal - ANSWER-Cerumen (war wax)
QUESTION: The coiled bony structure that makes up the inner ear; it contains the organ of corti
and perforations for the passage of cochlear division of the auditory nerve - ANSWER-Cochlea
QUESTION: Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas - ANSWER-
Corneal ulcer
QUESTION: Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or
inflammation, typically containing protein and white blood cells - ANSWER-Exudate
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QUESTION: interpretation of sound waves by the brain - ANSWER-Hearing
QUESTION: suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid - ANSWER-Hordeolum (sure)
QUESTION: a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue - ANSWER-lesion
QUESTION: an enlargement of the lymph nodes - ANSWER-lymphadenopathy
QUESTION: an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina -
ANSWER-ophthalmoscope
QUESTION: an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the tympanic
membrane - ANSWER-otitis externa
QUESTION: an inflammation of the middle ear - ANSWER-otitis media
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QUESTION: inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the paranasal -
ANSWER-sinusitis
QUESTION: a spasmodic muscular contraction - ANSWER-tic
QUESTION: an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears, such as
ringing, buzzing, hissing, orr clicking - ANSWER-tinnitus
QUESTION: a material used to inspect the oropharynx - ANSWER-tongue depressor
QUESTION: a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle ear -
ANSWER-tympanic membrane
Q; An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - ANSWER-Acute
pharyngitis
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QUESTION: Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework -
ANSWER-Auricle (pinna)
QUESTION: Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the
transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window - ANSWER-Auditory
ossicle
QUESTION: inflammation of the eyelid - ANSWER-blepharitis
QUESTION: sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects whirling around
oneself - ANSWER-vertigo
QUESTION: a lamp that produces a black light that causes certain substances to fluoresce. It is
used primarily to determine the presence of fungi in skin lesions - ANSWER-woods lamp
QUESTION: what are the seven bones that compose the brain - ANSWER-2 frontal
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Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test ALL 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures - ANSWER-
Oral cancer
QUESTION: The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external
auditory canal - ANSWER-Cerumen (war wax)
QUESTION: The coiled bony structure that makes up the inner ear; it contains the organ of corti
and perforations for the passage of cochlear division of the auditory nerve - ANSWER-Cochlea
QUESTION: Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas - ANSWER-
Corneal ulcer
QUESTION: Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or
inflammation, typically containing protein and white blood cells - ANSWER-Exudate
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QUESTION: interpretation of sound waves by the brain - ANSWER-Hearing
QUESTION: suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid - ANSWER-Hordeolum (sure)
QUESTION: a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue - ANSWER-lesion
QUESTION: an enlargement of the lymph nodes - ANSWER-lymphadenopathy
QUESTION: an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina -
ANSWER-ophthalmoscope
QUESTION: an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the tympanic
membrane - ANSWER-otitis externa
QUESTION: an inflammation of the middle ear - ANSWER-otitis media
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QUESTION: inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the paranasal -
ANSWER-sinusitis
QUESTION: a spasmodic muscular contraction - ANSWER-tic
QUESTION: an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears, such as
ringing, buzzing, hissing, orr clicking - ANSWER-tinnitus
QUESTION: a material used to inspect the oropharynx - ANSWER-tongue depressor
QUESTION: a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle ear -
ANSWER-tympanic membrane
Q; An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - ANSWER-Acute
pharyngitis
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QUESTION: Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework -
ANSWER-Auricle (pinna)
QUESTION: Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the
transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window - ANSWER-Auditory
ossicle
QUESTION: inflammation of the eyelid - ANSWER-blepharitis
QUESTION: sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects whirling around
oneself - ANSWER-vertigo
QUESTION: a lamp that produces a black light that causes certain substances to fluoresce. It is
used primarily to determine the presence of fungi in skin lesions - ANSWER-woods lamp
QUESTION: what are the seven bones that compose the brain - ANSWER-2 frontal
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