HIGHEST RLE 101 PART 2 MIDTERM

• The stimulus travels to the auditory nerve - the eighth cranial nerve
• Conductive hearing loss is the result of interrupted trans mission of sound waves through the outer and middle ear struc tures.
• Conductive hearing loss - possible causes are a tear in the tympanic membrane or an obstruction, due to swelling or other causes, in the auditory canal.
• Sensorineural hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or the hearing center in the brain
• Mixed hearing loss is a combination of conduction and sensorineural loss.
• whisper test - 1-2 feet
• positive rinne - air conduction > bone conduction
• negative rinne - bone conduction > air conduction
• To inspect the external canal and tympanic membrane in chil dren less than 3 years old, pull the pinna down and back. In
• Sensorineural hearing loss occurs in adults
• Presbycusis - Generalized hearing loss
• the upper third of the nose is bone
• Ethmoid and maxillary sinuses are present at birth;
• frontal si nuses begin to develop by 1 to 2 years of age
• Ethmoid sinuses continue to develop until age 12.
• Nosebleeds may result from hypertensive disease or other arterial vessel changes.
• Cough and runny nose are the most common signs of sinusitis in preadolescent children.
• By age 25, most people have all their permanent teeth.
• The parotid gland is the largest and empties through Stensen’s duct opposite the second molar.
• The submandibular gland empties through Wharton’s duct, which is situated on either side of the frenulum on the floor of the mouth
• The sublingual salivary gland lies in the floor of the mouth and has numerous openings.
• Dental caries - cavities
• pyorrhea - periodontal disease
• Dental caries and periodontal disease - are the two problems that most frequently affect the teeth.