CH 11

Question 1

a corneal transplant, also known as keratoplasty, is the surgical replacement of a scarred or diseased cornea with clear corneal tissue from a donor

Answer 1

true

Question 2

swelling surrounding the eye or eyes is known as ________ edema

Answer 2

periorbital

Question 3

which hearing loss is a gradual loss of sensorineural hearing that occurs as the body ages

Answer 3

presbycusis

Question 4

A/an _________ disorder is a focusing problem that occurs when the lens and cornea do not bend light so that it focuses properly on the retina

Answer 4

refractive

Question 5

glaucoma is the loss of transparency of the lens, which causes a progressive loss of visual clarity

Answer 5

false

Question 6

The pressure-related ear discomfort often caused by changes in pressure when flying is known as ____________________.

Answer 6

barotrauma

Question 7

The diagnostic procedure used to detect corneal abrasions is known as ____________________ staining.

Answer 7

fluorescein

Question 8

Hyperopia is commonly known as farsightedness.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

The ____ are important in maintaining equal atmospheric pressure within the middle ear.

Answer 9

eustachian tubes

Question 10

Which term describes the simultaneous inward movement of both eyes toward each other to maintain single binocular vision?

Answer 10

convergence

Question 11

A ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears is known as ____________________.

Answer 11

tinnitus

Question 12

The ____ is the opaque middle layer of the eyeball.

Answer 12

choroid

Question 13

____________________ is the drooping of the upper eyelid that is usually due to paralysis.

Answer 13

ptosis

Question 14

A corneal abrasion is a inflammation of the cornea caused by an infection or injury.

Answer 14

false

Question 15

Color vision is best in the ____, which is a pit in the middle of the macula.

Answer 15

fovea centralis

Question 16

A ____ test is performed to determine losses in peripheral vision.

Answer 16

visual field testing

Question 17

A conductive hearing loss is one in which the inner ear does not transmit sound normally.

Answer 17

false

Question 18

Which term describes an area of absent or depressed vision surrounded by an area of normal vision?

Answer 18

scotoma

Question 19

A person is legally blind when his or her best-corrected vision is reduced to 20/200 or less.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Crying is the overflowing of tears from the ____.

Answer 20

lacrimal canals

Question 21

The malleus is one of the auditory ossicles.

Answer 21

true

Question 22

The anterior chamber of the eye is located behind the cornea and in front of the iris.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

Otoplasty is the surgical repair of the auditory canal.

Answer 23

false

Question 24

The term meaning the turning outward of the eyelid edge is ____________________.

Answer 24

ectropion

Question 25

A/An ____ is a noncancerous growth that develops on the cornea and can become large enough to distort vision.

Answer 25

pterygium

Question 26

Which laser treatment is used to reattach a detached retina?

Answer 26

laser retinopexy

Question 27

____ is a disease in which the amount of fluid in the inner ear increases intermittently, producing attacks of vertigo, a fluctuating hearing loss (usually in one ear), and ringing of the ears.

Answer 27

Ménière's disease

Question 28

Xerophthalmia is also known as dry eye.

Answer 28

true