Exam 2 terms

Question 1

bruit

Answer 1

blowing, swooshing sound heard through the stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow

Question 2

Dysphagia

Answer 2

difficulty in swallowing

Question 3

Goiter

Answer 3

increase in size of thyroid gland that occurs with hyperthyroidism

Question 4

lymphadenopathy

Answer 4

enlargement of the lymph nodes due to infection, allergy or neoplasm

Question 5

Macrocephalic

Answer 5

refers to abnormally large head

Question 6

Mircocephalic

Answer 6

refers to abnormally small head

Question 7

Torticollis

Answer 7

head tilt due to shortening or spasm of one sternomastoid muscle

Question 8

Vertigo

Answer 8

illusory sensation of either the room or one’s own body spinning; not the same as dizziness

Question 9

Alopecia

Answer 9

baldness, hair loss

Question 10

Annular

Answer 10

circular shape. to skin lesion

Question 11

Bulla

Answer 11

elevated cavity containing free fluid large than 1 cm in diameter

Question 12

Confluent

Answer 12

skin lesions that run together

Question 13

Crust

Answer 13

thick, dried-out exudate left on skin when vesicles or pustules burst or dry up

Question 14

Cyanosis

Answer 14

dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes as a result of increased amount of non oxygenated hemoglobin

Question 15

Erosion

Answer 15

scooped-out, shallow depression in skin

Question 16

Erythema

Answer 16

intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in dilated superficial capillaries, as in fever or inflammation

Question 17

Accommodation

Answer 17

adaption of the eye for near vision by increasing the curvature of the lens

Question 18

Anisocoria

Answer 18

unequal pupil size

Question 19

Arcus senilis

Answer 19

gray-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris that is common with aging

Question 20

Argyll Robertson pupil

Answer 20

pupil does not react to light; does constrict with accommodation

Question 21

Astigmatism

Answer 21

refractive error of vision due to differences in curvature in refractive surfaces of the eye (cornea and lens).

Question 22

A-V crossing

Answer 22

crossing paths of an artery and vein in the ocular fundus

Question 23

Annulus

Answer 23

outer fibrous rim encircling the eardrum

Question 24

Atresia

Answer 24

congenital absence or closure of ear canal

Question 25

Cerumen

Answer 25

yellow waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal

Question 26

cochlea

Answer 26

inner ear structure containing the central hearing apparatus

Question 27

Eustachian Tube

Answer 27

connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows passage of air

Question 28

Helix

Answer 28

superior posterior free rim of the pinna

Question 29

Incus

Answer 29

"anvil"; middle of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear

Question 30

Malleus

Answer 30

"hammer"; first of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear

Question 31

Mastoid

Answer 31

bony prominence of the skull located just behind the ear

Question 32

Organ of Cortis

Answer 32

sensory organ of hearing

Question 33

Aphthous ulcers

Answer 33

"canker" sores; small, painful, round ulcers in the oral mucosa of unknown cause

Question 34

Buccal

Answer 34

pertaining to the cheek

Question 35

Candidiasis

Answer 35

(moniliasis) white, chessy, curdle patch on buccal mucose due to superficial fungal infection

Question 36

Caries

Answer 36

decay in the teeth

Question 37

Cheilitis

Answer 37

red, scaling, shallow, painful tissues at corners of mouth

Question 38

Choanal atresia

Answer 38

closure of nasal cavity due to congential septum between nasal cavity and pharynx

Question 39

Crypts

Answer 39

indentations on surface of tonsils

Question 40

Epitaxis

Answer 40

nosebleed, usually from anterior septum.

Question 41

Alveoli

Answer 41

functional units of the lung; the tin-walled chambers

Question 42

Angle of Louis

Answer 42

manubriosternal angle, the articulation of the manurbium and body

Question 43

Apnea

Answer 43

cessation of breathing

Question 44

Asthma

Answer 44

an abnormal respiratory condition associated with allergic hypersensitivity to certain inhaled allergens, characterized by inflammation, bronchospasm, wheezing, and dyspnea