An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - Answers Acute pharyngitis
Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - Answers 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 - Answers Auditory ossicle
inflammation of the eyelid - Answers blepharitis
A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures - Answers Oral cancer
The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external auditory canal -
Answers 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 - Answers Cochlea
Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas - Answers Corneal ulcer
Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or inflammation, typically
containing protein and white blood cells - Answers Exudate
interpretation of sound waves by the brain - Answers Hearing
suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid - Answers Hordeolum (sure)
a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue - Answers lesion
an enlargement of the lymph nodes - Answers lymphadenopathy
an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the retina - Answers
ophthalmoscope
an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the tympanic membrane - Answers otitis
externa
an inflammation of the middle ear - Answers otitis media
inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the paranasal - Answers sinusitis
a spasmodic muscular contraction - Answers tic
an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears, such as ringing, buzzing,
hissing, orr clicking - Answers tinnitus
, a material used to inspect the oropharynx - Answers tongue depressor
a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle ear - Answers tympanic
membrane
sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects whirling around oneself - Answers
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 - Answers woods lamp
what are the seven bones that compose the brain - Answers 2 frontal
2 parietal
2 temporal
1 occipital
the _____________________ is located anterior to the tragus of the ear - Answers temporomandibular
joint
what is composed of skin, striated muscle and conjuctivae. Meibomian glands in the eyelid proved oils
to the tear film - Answers eyelid
contains fat, blood vessels, nerves, and supporting connective tissues - Answers orbit
clear, thin mucus membrane that covers the inside of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye -
Answers conjunctiva
located in the temporal region of the superior eyelid and produces tears that moisten the eye. - Answers
lacrimal gland
What are the six eye muscles? - Answers superior rectus
inferior rectus
medial rectus
lateral rectus
superior oblique
inferior oblique
CN-1 - Answers Olfactory
CN-2 - Answers Optic