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Health Assessment Jarvis: Ch 16 Ears
The nurse is examining a patient's ears and notices cerumen in the external canal.
Which of these statements about cerumen is correct?
a. Sticky honey-colored cerumen is a sign of infection.
b. The presence of cerumen is indicative of poor hygiene.
c. The purpose of cerumen is to protect and lu...
Health Assessment Jarvis: Ch 16 Ears
The nurse is examining a patient's ears and notices cerumen in the external canal.
Which of these statements about cerumen is correct?
a. Sticky honey-colored cerumen is a sign of infection.
b. The presence of cerumen is indicative of poor hygiene.
c. The purpose of cerumen is to protect and lubricate the ear.
d. Cerumen is necessary for transmitting sound through the auditory canal. - ✔️✔️C.
the purpose of cerumen is to protect and lubricate the ear
The ear is lined with glands that secrete cerumen, which is a yellow waxy material that
lubricates and protects the ear.
When examining the ear with an otoscope, the nurse notes that the tympanic
membrane should appear:
a. Light pink with a slight bulge.
b. Pearly gray and slightly concave.
c. Pulled in at the base of the cone of light.
d. Whitish with a small fleck of light in the superior portion. - ✔️✔️B. Pearly gray and
slightly concave.
The tympanic membrane is a translucent membrane with a pearly gray color and a
prominent cone of light in the anteroinferior quadrant, which is the reflection of the
otoscope light. The tympanic membrane is oval and slightly concave, pulled in at its
center by the malleus, which is one of the middle ear ossicles.
The nurse is reviewing the structures of the ear. Which of these statements concerning
the eustachian tube is true?
a. The eustachian tube is responsible for the production of cerumen.
b. It remains open except when swallowing or yawning.
c. The eustachian tube allows passage of air between the middle and outer ear.
, d. It helps equalize air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane. - ✔️✔️D. It
helps equalize air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane.
The eustachian tube allows an equalization of air pressure on each side of the tympanic
membrane so that the membrane does not rupture during, for example, altitude
changes in an airplane. The tube is normally closed, but it opens with swallowing or
yawning.
A patient with a middle ear infection asks the nurse, "What does the middle ear do?"
The nurse responds by telling the patient that the middle ear functions to:
a. Maintain balance.
b. Interpret sounds as they enter the ear.
c. Conduct vibrations of sounds to the inner ear.
d. Increase amplitude of sound for the inner ear to function. - ✔️✔️C. Conduct
vibrations of sounds to the inner ear.
Among its other functions, the middle ear conducts sound vibrations from the outer ear
to the central hearing apparatus in the inner ear. The other responses are not functions
of the middle
The nurse is reviewing the function of the cranial nerves (CNs). Which CN is
responsible for conducting nerve impulses to the brain from the organ of Corti?
a. I
b. III
c. VIII
d. XI - ✔️✔️C. VIII
The nerve impulses are conducted by the auditory portion of CN VIII to the brain.
The nurse is assessing a patient who may have hearing loss. Which of these
statements is true concerning air conduction?
a. Air conduction is the normal pathway for hearing.
b. Vibrations of the bones in the skull cause air conduction.
c. Amplitude of sound determines the pitch that is heard.
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