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Vertigo is:


A) ringing in the ears.
B) inflammation of the nose.
C) ruptured eardrum.
D) dizziness.

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Which of the following words is misspelled?


A) labyrinth
B) otorhea
C) epiglottis
D) temporomandibular

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________ is the sound of buzzing, ringing, hissing, or roaring heard constantly or intermittently in one or both ears, even in a quiet environment.

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By definition, an acoustic neuroma is a tumor:


A) in the nose.
B) in the ear.
C) on the nerve.
D) on the vocal cord.

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Air is warmed and moisturized in the nasal cavity by which structure?


A) cochlea
B) sinuses
C) conchae
D) tragus

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Glossitis can be caused by all of the following except:


A) an infection in the middle ear.
B) a food allergy.
C) a vitamin B deficiency.
D) irritation in the mouth.

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________ is the medical name for clear but excessive discharge from the nose.

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________ is sinusitis that involves all of the sinuses or all of the sinuses on one side of the face.

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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition of white plaque in the mouth?


A) -itis, or/o-, path/o-
B) -ist, ot/o-, laryng/o-
C) -ia, leuk/o-, plak/o-
D) -osis, ot/o-, scler/o-

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Elisa Marks elected to have a/an ________ to correct her oversized nose.

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The inner ear consists of all of these structures except:


A) helix.
B) cochlea.
C) vestibule.
D) semicircular canals.

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The combining form gloss/o- means:


A) glottis
B) mouth.
C) speak.
D) tongue.

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________ is the medical name for clear but excessive discharge from the nose.

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The adjective form for the tonsil is ________.

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A radical neck dissection for cancer would include partial removal of the:


A) pharynx.
B) mandible.
C) epiglottis.
D) maxillary sinus.

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To test a patient's hearing, audiometry uses pure tones while speech audiometry uses spoken words.

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The printed graph paper that shows the result of a machine-generated hearing test is called a/an ________.


A) audiometry
B) audiogram
C) audiometer
D) none of the above

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Infection of the air cells of the bone of the mastoid process is called:


A) mastoiditis.
B) Meniere's disease.
C) myringitis.
D) tinnitus.

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Edema of the semicircular canals with destruction of the cochlea, causing hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo, is caused by:


A) otitis externa.
B) otitis media.
C) myringitis.
D) Meniere's disease.

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A laryngectomy is a surgery that would be done for a patient with rhinorrhea.

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