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WorksheetsEar Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which medical term does NOT mean pertaining to the ear?
a)
otic
b)
acoustic
c)
aural
d)
auricular
2.
The ear is contains both the smallest bone and the smallest muscle in the body.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which term means a record of hearing?
a)
auriculogram
b)
audiogram
c)
keratometry
d)
otogram
4.
Which term means cutting into the eardrum (tympanic membrane)?
a)
tympanectomy
b)
myringoplasty
c)
tympanopathy
d)
myringotomy
5.
Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?
a)
auricle
b)
malleus
c)
auditory canal
d)
tympanic membrane
6.
The opening to the outer ear is called the:
a)
oval window
b)
elongated window
c)
external auditory meatus
d)
tympanic membrane
7.
Which of the following is not one of the ossicles?
a)
malleus
b)
incus
c)
stapes
d)
cochlea
8.
The ossicles are located in which part of the ear?
a)
external
b)
middle
c)
inner
d)
none of the above
9.
Which of the following statements regarding the inner ear is NOT true?
a)
The fluid-filled cavity of the inner ear is called the labyrinth.
b)
The hearing and equilibrium sensory organs are in the labyrinth.
c)
The semicircular canals are the sensory organs for hearing.
d)
The sensory organs in the inner ear contain hair cells.
10.
The ________ connects the nasopharynx and the middle ear.
a)
auditory canal
b)
oval window
c)
auditory tube (Eustachian tube)
d)
ossicles
11.
The inner ear is located within the ________ bone.
a)
parietal
b)
frontal
c)
occipital
d)
temporal
12.
Which of the following sensory organs is not for balance?
a)
cochlea
b)
semicircular canal
c)
utricle
d)
saccule
13.
Which of the following statements regarding hearing is NOT true?
a)
Conductive hearing loss is the result of an abnormality in the outer or middle ear.
b)
Fluid vibrations in the cochlea strike hair cells, which stimulate the nerve ending.
c)
Sensorineural hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear or cochlear nerve.
d)
The ossicles conduct vibrations across the inner ear.
14.
Which of the following terms refers to both ears?
a)
binaural
b)
presbycusis
c)
tinnitus
d)
vertigo
15.
Which of the following terms refers to the normal loss of hearing associated with aging?
a)
binaural
b)
presbycusis
c)
tinnitus
d)
vertigo
16.
Which of the following terms refers to ringing in the ears?
a)
vertigo
b)
presbycusis
c)
tinnitus
d)
binaural
17.
Which of the following terms refers to dizziness?
a)
binaural
b)
presbycusis
c)
tinnitus
d)
vertigo
18.
Which of the following pathological conditions is the total absence of hearing?
a)
anacusis
b)
otitis media
c)
otosclerosis
d)
labyrinthitis
19.
Which of the following pathological conditions is an ear infection commonly seen in children?
a)
anacusis
b)
otitis media
c)
otosclerosis
d)
labyrinthitis
20.
Which of the following diagnostic procedures examines the auditory canal?
a)
otoscopy
b)
Rinne and Weber tuning-fork test
c)
audiometry
d)
falling test
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