Chapter 12: Ears, Nose, and Throat

Chapter 12: Ears, Nose, and Throat

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The middle ear contains the:

ANS:  B

The middle ear contains the ossicles, three small bones—the malleus (umbo is part of the malleus), the incus, and the stapes. Cerumen and sebaceous glands lie outside the middle ear. The vestibule and the cochlea lie in the inner ear. The tympanic membrane separates the external ear from the middle ear and is composed of the pars tensa, and the semicircular canals lie in the inner ear.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 231

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

2. The middle ear is normally filled with:

ANS:  A

The middle ear normally is an air-filled cavity in the temporal bone.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 231

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

3. The hair cells of Corti and membrane of Corti:

ANS:  C

Vibrations from the tympanic membrane cause the delicate hair cells of the organ of Corti to strike against the membrane of Corti, stimulating impulses in the sensory endings of the auditory division of the eighth cranial nerve.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 231

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

4. The organ of Corti is a coiled structure located inside the:

ANS:  A

The cochlea is a coiled structure within the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 231

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation