Chapter 14: Sight And Hearing

Question 1

blephar/o

Answer 1

eyelid

Question 2

conjunctiv/o

Answer 2

bind together/conjunctiva

Question 3

cor/o

Answer 3

pupil

Question 4

dacry/o

Answer 4

tear

Question 5

ir/o

Answer 5

iris

Question 6

kerat/o

Answer 6

hard/cornea

Question 7

myring/o

Answer 7

membrane/eardrum

Question 8

ocul/o

Answer 8

eye

Question 9

opthalm/o

Answer 9

eye

Question 10

opt/o

Answer 10

eye

Question 11

ot/o

Answer 11

ear

Question 12

retin/o

Answer 12

retina

Question 13

rhin/o

Answer 13

nose

Question 14

scler/o

Answer 14

hard/sclera

Question 15

special senses are part of the nervous system that include sensory receptors which are:

Answer 15

specialized neurons that respond to a change in the environment called stimulus

Question 16

5 senses

Answer 16

touch/hearing/vision/taste/smell

Question 17

eyes are located in the:

Answer 17

orbits of the skull

Question 18

each eye contains sensory receptors sensitive to light called:

Answer 18

photoreceptors and supportive structures

Question 19

The ears contain sensory receptors that respond to:

Answer 19

mechanical vibration

Question 20

the ears have another receptor that provides u with the sense of:

Answer 20

equilibrium

Question 21

parts of the eye:

Answer 21

eyelids/pupil/lens/sclera/iris/optic nerve

Question 22

3 parts of the ear:

Answer 22

outer ear/inner ear/middle ear

Question 23

diseases of the eye can be:

Answer 23

inherited/from injury/infection or old age or other disease that affect the nervous system

Question 24

optic nerve/thalamus & occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex all play roles in transmitting and interpreting impulses sent from the thin membrane of the eye containing phot receptors called the:

Answer 24

retina

Question 25

disease of the ear can affect functions of:

Answer 25

hearing or equilibrium

Question 26

asthen/o

Answer 26

Weakness

Question 27

blephar/o

Answer 27

eyelid

Question 28

cor/o

Answer 28

pupil

Question 29

leuk/o

Answer 29

white

Question 30

Opthalm/o

Answer 30

eye

Question 31

-algia

Answer 31

condition of pain

Question 32

-ia

Answer 32

condition of

Question 33

-itis

Answer 33

inflammation

Question 34

-opia

Answer 34

condition of vision

Question 35

-ptosis

Answer 35

drooping

Question 36

-rrhagia

Answer 36

abnormal discharge

Question 37

dipl-

Answer 37

double

Question 38

retin/o

Answer 38

retina

Question 39

ears have sensory receptors that respond to mechanical vibrations & receptors that give us a sense of:

Answer 39

equilibrium or balance

Question 40

symptom of eye weakness, referred to as eyestrain is short term usually from reading a computer screen or book without breaks

Answer 40

Asthenopia

Question 41

abnormal drooping of the eyelid over the eye. Tends to occur as we age.

Answer 41

Blepharoptosis

Question 42

sign of inflammation of the eyelid. if inflammation or injury damages the eyelid, it can be repaired in a surgical procedure called the blepharoplasty

Answer 42

Blepharitis

Question 43

abnormal appearance of a white film in the pupil. Sign of disease. literally means white in the pupil

Answer 43

Leukocoria

Question 44

sensation of spinning or whirling motion

Answer 44

vertigo

Question 45

ringing or buzzing sensation in ears. Latin word tinnio means jingling around.

Answer 45

tinnitus

Question 46

symptom of abnormal drainage of pus from the ear

Answer 46

otorrhea

Question 47

abnormal ear discharge. Clinical meaning of term is bleeding from external ear canal

Answer 47

otorrhagia

Question 48

pain in the ear-earache

Answer 48

otalgia

Question 49

symptom of partial loss of hearing

Answer 49

para/ alongside:abnormal acusis/condition of hearing

Question 50

symptom of abnormally sensitive hearing literally means excessive hearing

Answer 50

hyperacusis hyper/ excessive acusis means condition of hearing

Question 51

refers to total loss of hearing means condition of absence of hearing.

Answer 51

anacusis an means without acusis condition of hearing

Question 52

bleeding or hemorrhage of the eye

Answer 52

opthalmorrhagia

Question 53

eye pain

Answer 53

opthalmalgia

Question 54

abnormal appearance of white film in the pupil sign of disease

Answer 54

leukocoria

Question 55

sign of inflammation if the eyelid. If inflammation or injury damages the eyelid it can be repaired in a surgical procedure called blepharoplasty

Answer 55

blepharitis

Question 56

abnormal drooping of the eyelid over the eye tends to occur as we age

Answer 56

blepharoptosis

Question 57

symptom of eye weakness, referred to as eyestrain. Short term or acute symptom usually resulting from read a computer screen or book without frequent breaks

Answer 57

asthenopia

Question 58

aside from defects/damage from infection or injury hearing can be challenged by:

Answer 58

tumors blocking nerve impulse transmission to the brain brain diseases that affect interpretation of sound or equilibrium