NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN HCB
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
▶ a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue. Answer:
lesion
▶ an enlargement of the lymph nodes. Answer: lymphadenopathy
▶ an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially
the retina. Answer: ophthalmoscope
▶ an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the
tympanic membrane. Answer: otitis externa
▶ an inflammation of the middle ear. Answer: otitis media
▶ inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the
paranasal. Answer: sinusitis
, ▶ a spasmodic muscular contraction. Answer: tic
▶ an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both
ears, such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, orr clicking. Answer: tinnitus
▶ a material used to inspect the oropharynx. Answer: tongue depressor
▶ a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle
ear. Answer: tympanic membrane
▶ sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects
whirling around oneself. Answer: 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. Answer: woods lamp
▶ what are the seven bones that compose the brain. Answer: 2 frontal
2 parietal
2 temporal
1 occipital
▶ the _____________________ is located anterior to the tragus of the
ear. Answer: temporomandibular joint
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
▶ a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue. Answer:
lesion
▶ an enlargement of the lymph nodes. Answer: lymphadenopathy
▶ an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially
the retina. Answer: ophthalmoscope
▶ an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the
tympanic membrane. Answer: otitis externa
▶ an inflammation of the middle ear. Answer: otitis media
▶ inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the
paranasal. Answer: sinusitis
, ▶ a spasmodic muscular contraction. Answer: tic
▶ an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both
ears, such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, orr clicking. Answer: tinnitus
▶ a material used to inspect the oropharynx. Answer: tongue depressor
▶ a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle
ear. Answer: tympanic membrane
▶ sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects
whirling around oneself. Answer: 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. Answer: woods lamp
▶ what are the seven bones that compose the brain. Answer: 2 frontal
2 parietal
2 temporal
1 occipital
▶ the _____________________ is located anterior to the tragus of the
ear. Answer: temporomandibular joint
