matching quiz

Question 1

Audiometry

Answer 1

process of checking one’s hearing to determine the lowest tones heard by the ear.

Question 2

External Auditory Canal

Answer 2

Tube leading from the auricle to the middle ear.

Question 3

Pinna

Answer 3

The Auricle, which includes cartilage and lobe on the outside of ear.

Question 4

Tympanic Membrane

Answer 4

Ear Drum

Question 5

Cerumen

Answer 5

Ear Wax

Question 6

Ossicles

Answer 6

Three tiny bones in the middle ear.

Question 7

Malleus

Answer 7

First bone of the ossicles in the middle ear connected to tympanic membrane. Resembles a hammer.

Question 8

Incus

Answer 8

Second bone of the ossicles, transmits sounds to the inner ear. Resembles a anvil.

Question 9

Stapes

Answer 9

Thrid bone of the ossicles, transmits sounds to the inner ear. Resembles a stirrup.

Question 10

Eustachian tube

Answer 10

Tube that connects the middle ear to the pharynx or throat.

Question 11

Oval window

Answer 11

Oval-shaped opening that separates the middle ear from the inner ear.

Question 12

Vestibule

Answer 12

Central portion of inner ear, contains the utricle and the saccule. Not involved in hearing.

Question 13

cochlea

Answer 13

Snail shaped, bony structure that contains endolymph and perilymph fluids.

Question 14

Organ of Corti

Answer 14

the TRUE organ of hearing, shaped like a spiral, containing tiny hair cells.

Question 15

Semicircular canals

Answer 15

Three bony, fluid-filled loops located behind the vestibule that help maintain balance. Not involved in hearing.

Question 16

Aural

Answer 16

Pertaining to the Ear.

Question 17

abrinthitis

Answer 17

Inflammation of the inner ear.

Question 18

Otitis media

Answer 18

inflammation of the middle ear.

Question 19

Purulent

Answer 19

Containing pus.

Question 20

Tinnitus

Answer 20

Ringing heard in the ears.

Question 21

Serour

Answer 21

producing serum.

Question 22

Cholestertoma

Answer 22

A slow-growing cyst mass, made up of skin cells and cholesterol. in the middle ear.

Question 23

Meniere’s disease

Answer 23

Chronic inner ear disease, characterized by vertigo, hearing loss, pressure, and tinnitus.

Question 24

Otosclerosis

Answer 24

Condition in which the footplate of the stapes becomes immobile and secured to the oval window, resulting in hearing loss.

Question 25

Otoplasty

Answer 25

Removal of a portion of the ear cartilage to bring the pinna and auricle closer to the head.

Question 26

Cones

Answer 26

responsible for visualizing colors, central vision and vision in bright light

Question 27

Lacrimal Duct

Answer 27

Tear duct

Question 28

Iris

Answer 28

Colored portion of the eye

Question 29

Entropion

Answer 29

turning inward of the edge of the eyelid

Question 30

Cornea

Answer 30

Transparent layer covering the colored part of the eye

Question 31

Choriod

Answer 31

Layer just beneath the sclera, within the vascular middle layer of the eye.

Question 32

Lens

Answer 32

Structure that aids in focusing the images clearly

Question 33

Suspensory ligaments

Answer 33

Numerous straight fibrils attached to the lens to hold it in place

Question 34

Accommodation

Answer 34

The ability to clearly focus on objects at various distances.

Question 35

Myopia

Answer 35

Nearsightedness

Question 36

Rods

Answer 36

Responsible for vision in dim light and peripheral vision, highly specialized nerve cells for stimulation of light rays.

Question 37

Fovea Centralis

Answer 37

The highest concentration of cones creates this small depression.

Question 38

Macula Lutea

Answer 38

An oval, yellowish spot near the center of the retina.

Question 39

Optic nerve

Answer 39

The nerve that receives impulses from the retina, sending them to the brain where they are interpreted as vision.

Question 40

Aqueour Humor

Answer 40

Clear watery fluid flowing between the anteroior and posterior chambers of the eye.

Question 41

Viterour Humor

Answer 41

A clear, jelly like substance that gives shape to the eyeball.

Question 42

Refraction

Answer 42

Bending of light rays as they pass through the structures of the eye.

Question 43

Ambiopia

Answer 43

Double Vision.

Question 44

Esotropia

Answer 44

Obvious inward turning of one eye in relation to the other eye.

Question 45

LASIK

Answer 45

Laser vision correction for myopia

Question 46

Exotropia

Answer 46

An obvious outward turning of one eye in relation to the other eye.

Question 47

Iritis

Answer 47

Inflammation of the iris.

Question 48

Nystagmus

Answer 48

Involuntary "quivering" of the eye

Question 49

Sclera

Answer 49

The white portion of the eye.

Question 50

Cataract

Answer 50

A clouding of the lens in the eye.

Question 51

Glaucoma

Answer 51

Ocular disorder due to increase of pressure in the eye.

Question 52

Retina

Answer 52

The third innermost layer of the eye

Question 53

Presbyopia

Answer 53

poor vision due to aging, usually after age 40

Question 54

Canthus

Answer 54

The eye's inner edge

Question 55

Nyctalopia

Answer 55

Poor night vision; "night blindness"

Question 56

Hyperopia

Answer 56

Farsightedness

Question 57

conjunctiva

Answer 57

Thin mucous membrane that lines the inner surfaces of the eyelids and outer surfaces of the eye

Question 58

PERRLA

Answer 58

Pupils equal; Round, React to Light, and Accommodation.