MyLab The Ear

The inner ear structure that contains the utricle and saccule is the ?

• tympanic membrane

• cochlea

• auricle

• vestibule

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What does Meniere Disease cause?

• pain in the mastoid bone

• pus drainage from the ear

• vertigo and tinnitus

• pain in the ear

The Utricle is sensitive to up and down movements of the head.

• True

• False

The measurement test that is commonly used for assessing pressure in the middle ear is?

• tympanometry

• the tuning fork test

• auditory-evoked response

• otoscopy

The auditory ossicles transmit vibration directly to the

• tympanic membrane

• oval window

• cochlea

• eustachian tube

Which hearing test uses a tuning fork

• pure tone audiometery

• tympanometry

• Rinne

• auditory-evoked response

What is the purpose of the eustachian tube?

• equalize air pressure inside and outside ear

• create endolymph

• help to maintain balance

• transfer sound from outer to middle ear

What is the difference between myringectomy and myringoplasty?

• one is an incision of the tympanic membrane and one removes the auricle

• one is a hearing test and one is surgery of the auditory ossicles

• one is an incision and one is a repair of the tympanic membrane

• one is the administration of medication and one is surgery.

What does the abbreviation OM mean?

• outer ear

• middle ear

• inner ear

• Oh My

Which term means pus in the ear?

• otosclerosis

• laybrinthitis

• otodynia

• otophyorrhea