| Question | Answer |
| A good mnemonic device for remembering the ear’s ossicles is “If you don’t listen, you will | MIS something.” (M=malleus, I=incus, S=stapes). |
| The sense of taste. | gustation |
| The innermost ossicle of the middle ear, which attaches to the oval window in the inner ear. | stapes |
| The structure of the inner ear responsible for hearing. | cochlea |
| Earwax. | cerumen |
| The eardrum. | tympanic membrane |
| One of the names given to the cartilaginous funnel attached to the side of the head. | pinna |
| The ossicular hammer. | malleus |
| The middle ear is connected to the nasopharynx via this. | eustachian tube |
| The inner ear. | labyrinth |
| The ossicular anvil. | incus |
| The other name given to the cartilaginous funnel attached to the side of the head. | auricle |
| Structures responsible for equilibrium and balance. | semicircular canals |
| An ear, nose, and throat practitioner. | otorhinolaryngologist |
| Smelling. | olfaction |
| An S-shaped canal approximately 1 cm in length. | external acoustic meatus |
| The structure containing the round or oval window. | vestibule |
| conductive | Hearing loss of the external canal. |
| sensorineural | Hearing loss of either the inner ear or cranial nerve. |
| Weber | A type of tuning fork. |
| Rinne | A type of tuning fork. |
| audiometer | An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale. |
| decibel | The unit by which sound is measured, abbreviated as dB. |
| spondee threshold | The intensity at which speech is recognized. |
| discrimination | The ability to recognize and repeat one-syllable words. |
| tympanometry | Test that measures the movement function of the tympanic membrane. |
| otalgia | An earache. |
| otorrhea | Discharge from the ear. |
| tinnitus | Ringing, buzzing, or roaring in the ears that only you can hear. |
| otoscopy | Examination of the ear using an otoscope, an instrument that directs light into the ear and contains a magnifying lens. |
| Valsalva maneuver | Plugging your nose, closing your mouth and blowing |
| The unit by which sound is measured. | decibel |
| Discharge from the ear. | otorrhea |
| The intensity at which speech is recognized. | spondee threshold |
| The ability to recognize and repeat one-syllable words. | discrimination |
| Hearing loss of either the inner ear or cranial nerve. | sensorineural hearing loss |
