Ear Quiz

Which medical term does NOT mean pertaining to the ear?

• otic
• acoustic
• aural
• auricular

The ear is contains both the smallest bone and the smallest muscle in the body.

• True
• False

Which term means a record of hearing?

• auriculogram
• audiogram
• keratometry
• otogram

Which term means cutting into the eardrum (tympanic membrane)?

• tympanectomy
• myringoplasty
• tympanopathy
• myringotomy

Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?

• auricle
• malleus
• auditory canal
• tympanic membrane

The opening to the outer ear is called the:

• oval window
• elongated window
• external auditory meatus
• tympanic membrane

Which of the following is not one of the ossicles?

• malleus
• incus
• stapes
• cochlea

The ossicles are located in which part of the ear?

• external
• middle
• inner
• none of the above

Which of the following statements regarding the inner ear is NOT true?

• The fluid-filled cavity of the inner ear is called the labyrinth.
• The hearing and equilibrium sensory organs are in the labyrinth.
• The semicircular canals are the sensory organs for hearing.
• The sensory organs in the inner ear contain hair cells.

The ________ connects the nasopharynx and the middle ear.

• auditory canal
• oval window
• auditory tube (Eustachian tube)
• ossicles