Otitis media involves which part of the body?

Otitis media involves which part of the body?

• A. The mouth
• B. The knee
• C. The ankle
• D. The ear

Answer: (D)

Otitis media is an inflammation or infection of the middle ear—the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny sound-conducting bones. The term itself points to the location: ot/o means ear, -itis means inflammation, and media refers to the middle. So this condition involves the ear, specifically the middle ear, not the mouth, knee, or ankle. (Otitis externa is a different, outer-ear infection.)

Otitis media is an inflammation or infection of the middle ear—the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny sound-conducting bones. The term itself points to the location: ot/o means ear, -itis means inflammation, and media refers to the middle. So this condition involves the ear, specifically the middle ear, not the mouth, knee, or ankle. (Otitis externa is a different, outer-ear infection.)