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? Goat Hair Shave Mammal

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

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

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

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

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? cochlear tube tympanic membrane eustachian tube nasopharynx

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

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

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