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MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING EXAM 1 (QS & AS) -
JERSEY COLLEGE NEWLY FORMATTED EXAM
WITH ACTUAL 2025/26 EXAM TIPS
VIII Vestibucochlear Balance and equilibrium are functions of the nerve.
The external ear is separated from the middle ear
tympanic membrane
by a disk- shaped structure called the _.
The___collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in to
auricle (pinna)
the external auditory canal.
A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous
cerumen (ear wax)
glands is called?
1 mm How wide is the eustacian tube?
35 mm How long is the eustacian tube?
It helps to conduct sound What is the function of the tympanic membrane?
vibration.
pearly grey What color is NORMAL for the tympanic membrane?
Approximately 80% of the tympanic membrane is
pars tensa
composed of all three layers and is called the
______________________ _.
The remaining 20% of the tympanic membrane that
pars flaccida
lacks the middle layer is called ?
The fibrous border that attaches the eardrum to the
annulus
temporal bone ?
The bony labyrinth surrounds and protects the
perilymph
membranous labyrinth, which is bathed in a
fluid called ____________________ _.
hearing What are the two functions of the ears?
balance and equilirium
eustacian tube Helps to equalize pressure in the ear ?
A flaky scaliness on or behind the auricle usually indicates
seborrheic dermatitis _________ and can be present on the scalp and facial
structures as well
, 2
The largest speculum that the ear canal can accommodate
5 mm
____mm.
gently irrigate the canal If the tympanic membrane cannot be visualized
with warm water because of cerumen, the cerumen may be
removed how?
Weber and Rinne tests Name two tests used to assess a patient's hearing ability.
This test for hearing uses bone conduction to test
Weber test
lateralization of sound. What is it called?
This hearing test is done by shifting the stem of a
vibrating tuning fork between two positions: 2 inches
Rinne test from the opening of the ear canal and against the
mastoid bone. As the position changes, the patient is
asked to indicate which tone is louder or when the
tone is no longer available. What is it called?
Results of this test are used to determine whether the
The Weber Test patient has conductive hearing loss or sensorineural
hearing loss. Which test?
Which type of conduction should be longer for
air conduction
sensiorneural hearing loss? Air or Bone?
Conductive hearing loss such as from otosclerosis
TRUE or otitis media, when performing the Weber test the
sound lateralizes toward the affected ear T/F?
Bone Weber test just does conduction.
Audiometry confirms a conductive hearing loss
client's chronic
progressive hearing loss.
Further investigation
reveals ankylosis of the
stapes in the oval
window, a condition that
prevents sound
transmission. This type of
hearing loss is called a:
See an expert-written answer
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING EXAM 1 (QS & AS) -
JERSEY COLLEGE NEWLY FORMATTED EXAM
WITH ACTUAL 2025/26 EXAM TIPS
VIII Vestibucochlear Balance and equilibrium are functions of the nerve.
The external ear is separated from the middle ear
tympanic membrane
by a disk- shaped structure called the _.
The___collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in to
auricle (pinna)
the external auditory canal.
A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous
cerumen (ear wax)
glands is called?
1 mm How wide is the eustacian tube?
35 mm How long is the eustacian tube?
It helps to conduct sound What is the function of the tympanic membrane?
vibration.
pearly grey What color is NORMAL for the tympanic membrane?
Approximately 80% of the tympanic membrane is
pars tensa
composed of all three layers and is called the
______________________ _.
The remaining 20% of the tympanic membrane that
pars flaccida
lacks the middle layer is called ?
The fibrous border that attaches the eardrum to the
annulus
temporal bone ?
The bony labyrinth surrounds and protects the
perilymph
membranous labyrinth, which is bathed in a
fluid called ____________________ _.
hearing What are the two functions of the ears?
balance and equilirium
eustacian tube Helps to equalize pressure in the ear ?
A flaky scaliness on or behind the auricle usually indicates
seborrheic dermatitis _________ and can be present on the scalp and facial
structures as well
, 2
The largest speculum that the ear canal can accommodate
5 mm
____mm.
gently irrigate the canal If the tympanic membrane cannot be visualized
with warm water because of cerumen, the cerumen may be
removed how?
Weber and Rinne tests Name two tests used to assess a patient's hearing ability.
This test for hearing uses bone conduction to test
Weber test
lateralization of sound. What is it called?
This hearing test is done by shifting the stem of a
vibrating tuning fork between two positions: 2 inches
Rinne test from the opening of the ear canal and against the
mastoid bone. As the position changes, the patient is
asked to indicate which tone is louder or when the
tone is no longer available. What is it called?
Results of this test are used to determine whether the
The Weber Test patient has conductive hearing loss or sensorineural
hearing loss. Which test?
Which type of conduction should be longer for
air conduction
sensiorneural hearing loss? Air or Bone?
Conductive hearing loss such as from otosclerosis
TRUE or otitis media, when performing the Weber test the
sound lateralizes toward the affected ear T/F?
Bone Weber test just does conduction.
Audiometry confirms a conductive hearing loss
client's chronic
progressive hearing loss.
Further investigation
reveals ankylosis of the
stapes in the oval
window, a condition that
prevents sound
transmission. This type of
hearing loss is called a:
See an expert-written answer
