Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 6 – Questions With Detailed Answers An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms Right Ans - Acute pharyngitis Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework Right Ans - Auricle (pinna) 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 Right Ans - Auditory ossicle inflammation of the eyelid Right Ans - blepharitis A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures Right Ans - Oral cancer The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external auditory canal Right Ans - Cerumen (war wax) 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 Right Ans - Cochlea Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas Right Ans - Corneal ulcer Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or inflammation, typically containing protein and white blood cells Right Ans - Exudate interpretation of sound waves by the brain Right Ans - Hearing suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid Right Ans - Hordeolum (sure) 1 / 2
a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue Right Ans - lesion an enlargement of the lymph nodes Right Ans - lymphadenopathy an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina Right Ans - ophthalmoscope an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the tympanic membrane Right Ans - otitis externa an inflammation of the middle ear Right Ans - otitis media inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the paranasal Right Ans - sinusitis a spasmodic muscular contraction Right Ans - tic an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears, such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, orr clicking Right Ans - tinnitus a material used to inspect the oropharynx Right Ans - tongue depressor a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle ear Right Ans - tympanic membrane sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects whirling around oneself Right Ans - vertigo 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 Right Ans - woods lamp what are the seven bones that compose the brain Right Ans - 2 frontal
- parietal
- temporal
- occipital
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