All about Ears!

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1. Lately I have seen many young adults with a pierced tragus. It also has the tendency to be hairy. The English translation of tragus is what? Shave Mammal Hair Goat

2. A portion of the mandible which protrudes into the ear canal is called what? isthmus condyle mandibular portion wisdom tooth

3. A pathology in the outer and/or middle ear causes which type of hearing loss? mixed sensorineural conductive wax blockage

4. Two cranial nerves course parallel in the internal auditory meatus. Which are they? Auditory and Trigeminal Facial and Optic Facial and Auditory Optic and Auditory

5. A perforation in the tympanic membrane will cause which type of hearing loss? cochlear conductive conductive sensorineural mixed

6. What are the correct anatomical names for the bones in the middle ear? malleus, incus, stapes tympani,eustachian, stapes hammer, anvil, stirrup cochlea, vestibule, incus

7. The anatomical feature of the ear responsible for pressure equalization is known as what? eustachian tube nasopharynx tympanic membrane cochlear tube

8. The end organ of hearing is known as what? organ of Corti scala media cochlea inner hair cells

9. The vestibular portion of the inner ear controls balance. What are the main antatomical features of the vestibular apparatus? semicircular canals; saccule and utricle vestibule, cochlear canals, utricle cochlea, semicircular canals, vestibule semicircular canals, eustachian tube, vestibule

10. Which bone houses and protects the cochlea? temporal occipital frontal parietal