Eye/ Ear

Question 1

accommodation

Answer 1

ocular adjustment of focus for distant and near objects

lens changes shape

Question 2

amblyopia

Answer 2

lazy eye

Question 3

canthus

Answer 3

outer and inner corners of eye

Question 4

diplopia

Answer 4

double vision

Question 5

ectropion

Answer 5

lower eyelid turns out

Question 6

epiphora

Answer 6

overflow of tears down face bc of incorrect drainage

Question 7

exophthalmos

Answer 7

bulging of eye out of socket

Question 8

hyperopia

Answer 8

farsightedness (can’t see close)

Question 9

strabismus

Answer 9

eyes don’t align when looking same object

can result in amblyopia

Question 10

limbus

Answer 10

houses stem cells

border of cornea and sclera

Question 11

miosis

Answer 11

excessive constriction pupil

Question 12

myopia

Answer 12

nearsightedness (can’t see far)

Question 13

mydriasis

Answer 13

dilation of pupil

Question 14

nystagmus

Answer 14

eyes make uncontrolled movements

can alter vision and affect balance

Question 15

palpebral fissure

Answer 15

the opening between the eyelids

diameter of eyes

Question 16

photophobia

Answer 16

light sensitivity

Question 17

presbyopia

Answer 17

farsightedness caused by loss elastic. of eye

due to old age

Question 18

ptosis

Answer 18

upper eyelid droops over eye

Question 19

scotoma

Answer 19

blind spot

Question 20

cerumen

Answer 20

earwax

Question 21

conductive hearing loss

Answer 21

trouble transferring sound waves from outer to inner ear through tympanic mem

Question 22

mixed hearing loss

Answer 22

conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Question 23

otalgia

Answer 23

earache

Question 24

otitis

Answer 24

inflammation of ear

Question 25

otorrhea

Answer 25

ear drainage

Question 26

otoscope

Answer 26

device to look in ears

Question 27

ototoxic

Answer 27

meds toxic to ear (cochlea and aud. nerve)

Question 28

presbycusis

Answer 28

sensorineural hearing disorder | hearing damage bc of noise

Question 29

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 29

damage to inner ear structures

Question 30

tinnitus

Answer 30

ringing of ears

Question 31

vertigo

Answer 31

dizzy feeling

Question 32

refraction

Answer 32

bending light rays

Question 33

convergence

Answer 33

mvmnt eyes inward

Question 34

bulbar conjunctivae

Answer 34

part of conjunct. over actual eyeball

Question 35

palpebral conjunctivae

Answer 35

part conjunct. lines eyelids

Question 36

entropion

Answer 36

eyelid curves in

Question 37

PERRLA

Answer 37

pupils, equal, round, react light, accommodation

Question 38

ansiocoria

Answer 38

unequal pupil sizes