Ear

Question 1

What is the weber test?

Answer 1

Runing fork on calvarium directly causes bone to vibrate

Conducted to cochlea by bone; perceived as sound by patient

Tests function of the inner ear

Question 2

What are the boundaries of the middle ear?

Answer 2

Roof - tegmen tympani; thing plate of petrous part of temporal bone

Lateral - tympanic membrane

Anterior - opening of auditory tube

Floor - Jugular foramen

Question 3

What is otitis media?

Answer 3

Middle ear infection

Spread of infection from repiratory system can damage auditory ossicles

Treatment - tympanostomy; tube through tympanic membrane