Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 6 –
Questions with Detailed Verified Correct
Answers Latest Update
An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms ---
correct answer ---Acute pharyngitis
Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous
framework --- correct 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 ---
correct answer ---Auditory ossicle
inflammation of the eyelid --- correct answer ---blepharitis
A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures ---
correct answer ---Oral cancer
The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the
external auditory canal --- correct 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 --- correct answer ---Cochlea
Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas ---
correct answer ---Corneal ulcer
Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or
inflammation, typically containing protein and white blood cells --- correct
answer ---Exudate
, interpretation of sound waves by the brain --- correct answer ---Hearing
suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid --- correct answer ---
Hordeolum (sure)
a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue --- correct
answer ---lesion
an enlargement of the lymph nodes --- correct answer ---lymphadenopathy
an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the
retina --- correct answer ---ophthalmoscope
an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the tympanic
membrane --- correct answer ---otitis externa
an inflammation of the middle ear --- correct answer ---otitis media
inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the
paranasal --- correct answer ---sinusitis
a spasmodic muscular contraction --- correct answer ---tic
an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears,
such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, orr clicking --- correct answer ---tinnitus
a material used to inspect the oropharynx --- correct answer ---tongue
depressor
a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle ear ---
correct answer ---tympanic membrane
sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects
whirling around oneself --- correct answer ---vertigo
Questions with Detailed Verified Correct
Answers Latest Update
An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms ---
correct answer ---Acute pharyngitis
Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous
framework --- correct 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 ---
correct answer ---Auditory ossicle
inflammation of the eyelid --- correct answer ---blepharitis
A form of cancer associated with the oral cavity or related structures ---
correct answer ---Oral cancer
The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland of the
external auditory canal --- correct 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 --- correct answer ---Cochlea
Most commonly due to infection by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or amebas ---
correct answer ---Corneal ulcer
Fluid that has escaped from the tissue or capillaries, usually after injury or
inflammation, typically containing protein and white blood cells --- correct
answer ---Exudate
, interpretation of sound waves by the brain --- correct answer ---Hearing
suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid --- correct answer ---
Hordeolum (sure)
a wound or injury, or pathological change in the body tissue --- correct
answer ---lesion
an enlargement of the lymph nodes --- correct answer ---lymphadenopathy
an instrument for use in viewing the interior of the eye and especially the
retina --- correct answer ---ophthalmoscope
an inflammation of the auditory canal and external surface of the tympanic
membrane --- correct answer ---otitis externa
an inflammation of the middle ear --- correct answer ---otitis media
inflammation of the mucous membrane of any sinus, especially the
paranasal --- correct answer ---sinusitis
a spasmodic muscular contraction --- correct answer ---tic
an auditory sensation in the absence of sound heard in one or both ears,
such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, orr clicking --- correct answer ---tinnitus
a material used to inspect the oropharynx --- correct answer ---tongue
depressor
a membranous structure separating the external ear from the middle ear ---
correct answer ---tympanic membrane
sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or external objects
whirling around oneself --- correct answer ---vertigo
