Chapter 17 Test

Question 1

defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

Answer 1

astigmatism

Question 2

farsightedness

Answer 2

hyperopia

Question 3

nearsightedness

Answer 3

myopia

Question 4

impairment of vision as a result of old age

Answer 4

presbyopia

Question 5

clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision

Answer 5

cataract

Question 6

small, hard, cystic mass on the eyelid

Answer 6

chalazion

Question 7

retinal effects of diabetes mellitus include microaneurysms, hemorrhages, dilation of retinal veins, and neovascularization

Answer 7

diabetic retinopathy

Question 8

increased intraocular pressure result in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision

Answer 8

glaucoma

Question 9

localized, purulent, inflammatory staphylococcal infection of a sebaceous oil-producing gland in the eyelid

Answer 9

hordeolum

Question 10

progressive damage to the macula of the retina

Answer 10

macular degeneration

Question 11

repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes

Answer 11

nystagmus

Question 12

two layers of the retina separate from each other

Answer 12

retinal detachment

Question 13

abnormal deviation of the eye

Answer 13

strabismus

Question 14

IV injection of flourescein followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils

Answer 14

flourescein angiography

Question 15

visual exam of the interior of the eye

Answer 15

ophthalmoscopy

Question 16

exam of anterior ocular structures under microscopic magnification

Answer 16

slit lamp microscopy

Question 17

clarity of vision is assessed

Answer 17

visual acuity test

Question 18

measurement of the entire scope of vision

Answer 18

visual field test

Question 19

removal of the entire eyeball

Answer 19

enucleation

Question 20

surgical repair of the cornea

Answer 20

keratoplasty

Question 21

intense, precisely focused light bean created an inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels

Answer 21

laser photocoagulation

Question 22

use of an excimer laser to correct errors of refraction

Answer 22

LASIK

Question 23

suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina

Answer 23

scleral buckle

Question 24

removal of the vitreous humor

Answer 24

vitrectomy

Question 25

channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum

Answer 25

auditory canal

Question 26

auditory canal

Answer 26

auditory meatus

Question 27

carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain

Answer 27

auditory nerve fibers

Question 28

channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx

Answer 28

auditory tube

Question 29

flap of the ear

Answer 29

auricle

Question 30

waxy substance secreted by the external ear

Answer 30

cerumen

Question 31

snail shell-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear

Answer 31

cochlea

Question 32

fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear

Answer 32

endolymph

Question 33

auditory tube

Answer 33

eustachian tube

Question 34

second ossicle of the middle ear

Answer 34

incus

Question 35

first ossicle of the middle ear

Answer 35

malleus

Question 36

maze-like series of canals of the inner ear

Answer 36

labyrinth

Question 37

sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear

Answer 37

organ of Corti

Question 38

small bone of the ear

Answer 38

ossicle

Question 39

membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear

Answer 39

oval window

Question 40

auricle

Answer 40

pinna

Question 41

passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium

Answer 41

semicircular canals

Question 42

third ossicle of the middle ear

Answer 42

stapes

Question 43

membrane between the outer and the middle ear

Answer 43

tympanic membrane

Question 44

central cavity of the labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the chochlea

Answer 44

vestibule

Question 45

benign tumor arising from the acoustic vestibulocolchlear nerve in the brain

Answer 45

acoustic neuroma

Question 46

collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear

Answer 46

cholestoeatoma

Question 47

loss of the ability to hear

Answer 47

deafness

Question 48

disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear; elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and semicircular canals

Answer 48

Meniere disease

Question 49

inflammation of the middle ear

Answer 49

otitis media

Question 50

hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear

Answer 50

otosclerosis

Question 51

sensation of noises in the ears

Answer 51

tinnitus

Question 52

sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects

Answer 52

vertigo

Question 53

testing the sense of hearing

Answer 53

audiometry

Question 54

surgical insertion of a device that allows sensorineural hearing

Answer 54

cochlear implant procedure

Question 55

measurement of the temp of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum

Answer 55

ear thermometry

Question 56

visual exam of the ear canal with an otoscope

Answer 56

otoscopy

Question 57

test of ear conduction using a vibration source

Answer 57

tuning fork test

Question 58

acous/o

Answer 58

hearing

Question 59

audi/o

Answer 59

hearing

Question 60

audit/o

Answer 60

hearing

Question 61

aur/o, auricul/o

Answer 61

ear

Question 62

myring/o

Answer 62

eardrum, tympanic membrane

Question 63

ossicul/o

Answer 63

ossicle

Question 64

salping/o

Answer 64

eustachian tube, auditory tube

Question 65

staped/o

Answer 65

stapes

Question 66

tympan/o

Answer 66

eardrum

Question 67

-acusis or -cusis

Answer 67

hearing

Question 68

-meter

Answer 68

instrument to measure

Question 69

-otia

Answer 69

ear condition