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Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 6 Questions
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An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - ANSWER ✔✔-Acute pharyngitis
Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - ANSWER ✔✔-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 - ANSWER ✔✔-Auditory ossicle
inflammation of the eyelid - ANSWER ✔✔-blepharitis
A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures - ANSWER ✔✔-Oral cancer
The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external auditory canal -
ANSWER ✔✔-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 - ANSWER ✔✔-Cochlea
Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas - ANSWER ✔✔-Corneal ulcer
Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or inflammation, typically
containing protein and white blood cells - ANSWER ✔✔-Exudate
interpretation of sound waves by the brain - ANSWER ✔✔-Hearing
suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid - ANSWER ✔✔-Hordeolum (sure)
a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue - ANSWER ✔✔-lesion
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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
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Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 6 Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - ANSWER ✔✔-Acute pharyngitis
Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - ANSWER ✔✔-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 - ANSWER ✔✔-Auditory ossicle
inflammation of the eyelid - ANSWER ✔✔-blepharitis
A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures - ANSWER ✔✔-Oral cancer
The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the external auditory canal -
ANSWER ✔✔-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 - ANSWER ✔✔-Cochlea
Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas - ANSWER ✔✔-Corneal ulcer
Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or inflammation, typically
containing protein and white blood cells - ANSWER ✔✔-Exudate
interpretation of sound waves by the brain - ANSWER ✔✔-Hearing
suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid - ANSWER ✔✔-Hordeolum (sure)
a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue - ANSWER ✔✔-lesion
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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
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