Chapter 6

Question 1

Ocul/o, Opthalm/o, Opt/o

Answer 1

Eye

Question 2

Lacrim/o, Dacry/o

Answer 2

Tear

Question 3

-opis, -opsia

Answer 3

Sight

Question 4

Myopia

Answer 4

nearsighted

Question 5

Scler/o

Answer 5

sclera (white portion of the eye)

Question 6

Blephar/o

Answer 6

Eyelid

Question 7

Cornea/o, Kerat/o

Answer 7

Cornea (clear membrane over eye)

Question 8

Conjunctiv/o

Answer 8

Conjunctive (membrane over sclera)

Question 9

Conjunctivitis

Answer 9

Pink eye

Question 10

Cycl/o

Answer 10

Ciliary body (muscles around lens)

Question 11

Retin/o

Answer 11

Retina

Question 12

Ir/o, irid/o

Answer 12

Iris

Question 13

Vitre/o

Answer 13

Vitreous humor (fluid inside posterior cavity of eye)

Question 14

Phac/o, phak/o

Answer 14

Lens

Question 15

Choroid layer

Answer 15

Layer between sclera and retina

Question 16

What does the lens do

Answer 16

bend light rays

Question 17

What does the iris do

Answer 17

controls the size of the pupil

Question 18

What do the ciliary muscles do

Answer 18

attach to the lens and bend them for focusing

Question 19

Retina

Answer 19

innermost layer of the eye

Question 20

Cataracts

Answer 20

Eyes are cloudy making it hard to see

Question 21

Aur/o, Ot/o

Answer 21

ear

Question 22

Acous/o, Audi/o

Answer 22

hearing

Question 23

-acusis

Answer 23

hearing condition

Question 24

Hyperacusis

Answer 24

exaggerated hearing

Question 25

Cerumin/o

Answer 25

Ear wax

Question 26

Salping

Answer 26

ear canal or eustacean tube

Question 27

tympan/o, myringo/o

Answer 27

ear drum

Question 28

labyrinth/o

Answer 28

labyrinth (bone structures)

Question 29

Vestibul/o

Answer 29

area in front of semicircular canals

Question 30

Cochle/o

Answer 30

shell (contains hearing receptors)

Question 31

-opia

Answer 31

vision condition

Question 32

ambiopia, diplopia

Answer 32

double vision

Question 33

asthenopia

Answer 33

weak vision

Question 34

ambly

Answer 34

dull

Question 35

amblyopia

Answer 35

decreased vision, lazy eye

Question 36

presby

Answer 36

old age

Question 37

presbyopia

Answer 37

decreased vision due to old age

Question 38

akinetopsia

Answer 38

inability to see objects move

Question 39

hemianopsia

Answer 39

blindness in half of the visual field

Question 40

scot

Answer 40

darkness

Question 41

scoptopia

Answer 41

adjustment of the eye to see in darkness

Question 42

dacryoadenalgia

Answer 42

pain in tear gland

Question 43

-aden

Answer 43

gland

Question 44

cyst

Answer 44

sac

Question 45

xerophthalmia

Answer 45

dry eyes, due to a vitamin A deficiency

Question 46

astigmatism

Answer 46

vision problem of not being focused on one point

Question 47

miosis

Answer 47

abnormal contraction of the iris

Question 48

mydriasis

Answer 48

abnormal dilation of the iris

Question 49

scotoma

Answer 49

dark spot in the visual field

Question 50

tinnitus

Answer 50

ringing in the ear

Question 51

vertigo

Answer 51

sensation of moving, while stationary

Question 52

tonometer

Answer 52

measures pressure in the eye

Question 53

blepharedema

Answer 53

swelling of the eyelids

Question 54

ectropion

Answer 54

outward turning of the eyelid

Question 55

-tropia

Answer 55

turn

Question 56

entropion

Answer 56

inward turning of the eye

Question 57

strabismus

Answer 57

eyes deviate while looking

Question 58

esotropia

Answer 58

inward turning of the eye

Question 59

Nystagmus

Answer 59

involuntary back and forth movement of the eye

Question 60

Exophthalmia

Answer 60

protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket

Question 61

Pterygium

Answer 61

wing like growth over cornea

Question 62

Phacosclerosis

Answer 62

hardening of lens

Question 63

ceruminosis

Answer 63

excessive formation of ear wax

Question 64

macrotia

Answer 64

abnormally large ears

Question 65

aerotities

Answer 65

inflammation of the ear due to air

Question 66

rhino

Answer 66

nose

Question 67

conductive hearing loss

Answer 67

sound cannot get to middle/inner ear due to blockage

Question 68

otosclerosis

Answer 68

hearing loss due to hardening of ear bones

Question 69

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 69

hearing loss due to sound not being transmitted from inner ear to brain; nerve problem

Question 70

enucleation, opthalmectomy

Answer 70

removal of an eye

Question 71

auditory prosthesis

Answer 71

hearing aid

Question 72

ceruminolytic

Answer 72

drugs that aids in breakdown in ear wax

Question 73

ear lavage

Answer 73

rising of the ear canal

Question 74

cochlear implant

Answer 74

electronic device to stimulate cochlea

Question 75

ototoxic

Answer 75

drug that damages the ear, causing deafness

Question 76

OD

Answer 76

right eye (oculus dexter)

Question 77

OS

Answer 77

left eye (oculus sinister)

Question 78

OU

Answer 78

both eyes (oculus uterque)

Question 79

IOP

Answer 79

intraocular pressure

Question 80

VA

Answer 80

visual activity (how well you see details)

Question 81

VF

Answer 81

visual field (how far and wide you see)

Question 82

ARMD

Answer 82

age related macular degeneration; decrease in number of cone neurons

Question 83

IOL

Answer 83

intraocular lens (corrective surgery)

Question 84

LASIK

Answer 84

vision corrective surgery

Question 85

AD

Answer 85

right ear (auris dexter))

Question 86

AS

Answer 86

left ear

Question 87

AU

Answer 87

both ears

Question 88

AOM

Answer 88

acute otitis media; more serious ear infection

Question 89

OM

Answer 89

otitis media; ear infection