HCB TEST GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Retina - Answer-Light impulses turn into electrical impulses to create image (optic nerve
CNII)
External ear is responsible for - Answer-Sound waves
External ear consists of - Answer-Auricle, ear canal, tympanic membrane
Middle ear is responsible for - Answer-Mechanical waves
Middle ear consists of - Answer-The ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes), Eustachian tube
Eustachian tube - Answer-connects middle ear to the nasopharynx
malleus, incus, stapes - Answer-Transform sound vibrations into mechanical waves for
inner ear
Inner ear is made up of - Answer-Cochlea, semicircular canals, distal end of the
auditory nerve
Cochlea - Answer-Main thing that produces sound; transmits sound impulses to the
auditory nerve
Inner ear is responsible for - Answer-Electrical waves
semicircular canals - Answer-Contain equilibrium receptors that help maintain balance
Nose is made up of - Answer-One third bone and two thirds cartilage
Septum - Answer-Median wall of the nose
Lymph nodes - Answer-Help fight infection
What are you looking for in the throat? - Answer-Anterior and posterior pillars, uvula,
tonsils, soft palate, pharynx
Red eye - Answer-Presence of conjunctival injection or redness
Fine hair is seen in - Answer-Hyperthyroidism
Coarse hair is seen in - Answer-Hypothyroidism
, Vision acuity test - Answer-Snellen eye chart
20/20- the first number indicates - Answer-Distance of the patient from the chart
20/20- the second number indicates - Answer-The distance at which a normal eye can
read the line of letters
Myopia - Answer-impaired far vision
presbyopia - Answer-Impaired near vision
Jaundice - Answer-A yellowing of the skin and eyes
Direct reaction - Answer-Pupillary constriction in the same eye
Consensual reaction - Answer-Pupillary constriction in the opposite eye
Polyps - Answer-Pale saclike growths of inflamed tissue
The rise of the soft palate corresponds with - Answer-Vagus nerve (CN X)
concussion - Answer-Alternation in mental status resulting from a blow to the head, face
or neck
Conjunctivitis (pink eye) - Answer-inflammation of the conjunctiva; can be bacterial,
viral, allergic
Corneal abrasion - Answer-Results from scratching of cutting the epithelial layer of the
cornea
Corneal ulcers - Answer-Represent an infection deeper i the cornea
Acute diffuse otitis externa - Answer-Infectious process known as swimmers ear
Otitis media is common after - Answer-URI
Barotruama - Answer-Sudden large changes in the pressure differential across the TM
(air flight or diving in water)
Epistaxis - Answer-nosebleed; hemorrhage of the nose
Peritonsillar abscess - Answer-Suppurative complication of tonsillitis where infection
spreads outside tonsillar capsule
pharyngitis - Answer-Strep throat; acute of chronic inflammation of the pharynx
Acute Pharyngitis - Answer-Infection of the tonsils or posterior pharnyx
ANSWERS
Retina - Answer-Light impulses turn into electrical impulses to create image (optic nerve
CNII)
External ear is responsible for - Answer-Sound waves
External ear consists of - Answer-Auricle, ear canal, tympanic membrane
Middle ear is responsible for - Answer-Mechanical waves
Middle ear consists of - Answer-The ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes), Eustachian tube
Eustachian tube - Answer-connects middle ear to the nasopharynx
malleus, incus, stapes - Answer-Transform sound vibrations into mechanical waves for
inner ear
Inner ear is made up of - Answer-Cochlea, semicircular canals, distal end of the
auditory nerve
Cochlea - Answer-Main thing that produces sound; transmits sound impulses to the
auditory nerve
Inner ear is responsible for - Answer-Electrical waves
semicircular canals - Answer-Contain equilibrium receptors that help maintain balance
Nose is made up of - Answer-One third bone and two thirds cartilage
Septum - Answer-Median wall of the nose
Lymph nodes - Answer-Help fight infection
What are you looking for in the throat? - Answer-Anterior and posterior pillars, uvula,
tonsils, soft palate, pharynx
Red eye - Answer-Presence of conjunctival injection or redness
Fine hair is seen in - Answer-Hyperthyroidism
Coarse hair is seen in - Answer-Hypothyroidism
, Vision acuity test - Answer-Snellen eye chart
20/20- the first number indicates - Answer-Distance of the patient from the chart
20/20- the second number indicates - Answer-The distance at which a normal eye can
read the line of letters
Myopia - Answer-impaired far vision
presbyopia - Answer-Impaired near vision
Jaundice - Answer-A yellowing of the skin and eyes
Direct reaction - Answer-Pupillary constriction in the same eye
Consensual reaction - Answer-Pupillary constriction in the opposite eye
Polyps - Answer-Pale saclike growths of inflamed tissue
The rise of the soft palate corresponds with - Answer-Vagus nerve (CN X)
concussion - Answer-Alternation in mental status resulting from a blow to the head, face
or neck
Conjunctivitis (pink eye) - Answer-inflammation of the conjunctiva; can be bacterial,
viral, allergic
Corneal abrasion - Answer-Results from scratching of cutting the epithelial layer of the
cornea
Corneal ulcers - Answer-Represent an infection deeper i the cornea
Acute diffuse otitis externa - Answer-Infectious process known as swimmers ear
Otitis media is common after - Answer-URI
Barotruama - Answer-Sudden large changes in the pressure differential across the TM
(air flight or diving in water)
Epistaxis - Answer-nosebleed; hemorrhage of the nose
Peritonsillar abscess - Answer-Suppurative complication of tonsillitis where infection
spreads outside tonsillar capsule
pharyngitis - Answer-Strep throat; acute of chronic inflammation of the pharynx
Acute Pharyngitis - Answer-Infection of the tonsils or posterior pharnyx
