Midterm Vocabulary

Question 1

Adjustment of the eye that allows a person to see various sizes of objects at different distances

Answer 1

Accommodation

Question 2

Reduction or dimness a vision with no apparent organic cause; often referred to as lazy eye syndrome

Answer 2

Amblyopia

Question 3

Allied healthcare professional who specializes in the evaluation of hearing function, detection of hearing impairment and determination of the anatomic site of impairment

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Audiologist

Question 4

Structures in the retina that make the perception of color possible.

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Cones

Question 5

To turn the eye lid inside out; this is typically done by the provider to inspect the area of foreign bodies.

Answer 5

evert

Question 6

A small pit in the center of the retina that is considered the center of clearest vision

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Fovea centralis

Question 7

A procedure in which a mirrored optical instrument is used to visualize the filtration angle of the anterior chamber of the eye; the procedure is used to diagnose glaucoma.

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Gonioscopy

Question 8

The unit of measurement used in hearing examinations; a wave frequency equal to one cycle per second

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Hertz

Question 9

Any substance or medication that causes construction of the people

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Miotic

Question 10

A topical ophthalmic medication that dilates the pupil; It is used in diagnostic procedures of the eye and as treatment for glaucoma

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Mydriatic

Question 11

The region at the back of the eye with the optic nerve meets the retina; it is considered the blind spot of the eye because it contains only nerve fibers and no rods or cones and that is in sensitive to light

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Optic disc

Question 12

Cranial nerve II, which carries impulses for the sense of sight

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Optic nerve

Question 13

The formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth of the Ear, which often causes the auditory ossicles to become fixed and unable to vibrate when sound enters the ears

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Otosclerosis

Question 14

A medication or substance capable of damaging cranial nerve VIII or the organs of hearing and balance

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Too toxic

Question 15

Abnormal sensitivity to light

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Photophobia

Question 16

Are usually chronic, reoccurrence skin disease marked by bright red patches covered with silvery scales

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Psoriasis

Question 17

Structures in the retina of the eye that form the light sensitive elements

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Rods

Question 18

And excessive discharge of sebum from the sebaceous glands, forming greasy skills or crusty areas on the body

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Seborrhea

Question 19

An instrument used to measure intraocular pressure

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Tonometer

Question 20

Pertaining to adjacent or accessory parts

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Adnexal

Question 21

A fluid filled cyst in one of the vestibular glands located on either side of the vagina orifice

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Bartholin’s cyst

Question 22

A small in long gated a reptile body above the urinary meet us at the superior point of the labia my Nora

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Clitoris

Question 23

Sexual union between male and female

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Coitus

A.k.a. intercourse

Question 24

A sin, yellow, milky fluid secreted by the mammary glands a few days before and after a delivery

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Colostrum

Question 25

The opening of the cervix through the process of labor, measured as 1 to 10 cm dilated.

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Dilation

Question 26

The widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial wall of the uterus

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Dilation and curettage | D&C

Question 27

And alteration in cell growth, causing differences in size, shape, and appearance.

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Dysplasia

Question 28

The thinning of the cervix during labor, measured in percentages from 0% to 100% effaced

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Effacement

Question 29

The scraping of cells from the wall of the uterus

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Endocervical curettage

Question 30

The curved, top portion of the uterus; the fundal height can be used as a measurement of fetal growth and estimated gestation

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Fundus

Question 31

A hormone, secreted by the placenta, found in the urine of pregnant females.

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Human chorionic gonadotropin HCG

Question 32

Swelling caused by the accumulation of length fluid in soft tissues

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Lymphedema

Question 33

The fat pad that covers the symphysis pubis

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Mons pubis

Question 34

Pertaining to women who have had two or more pregnancies

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Multiparous

Question 35

Congenial malformations of the skull and spinal column caused by failure of the neural tube too close during embryonic development; the neural tube is the origin of the brain, spinal cord and other central nervous system tissue

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Neural tube defect’s

Question 36

Fetal monitoring used in combination with maternal reports of fetal movement to evaluate the fetal heart rate response

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Non-stress test NST’s

Question 37

The act or process of giving birth to a child

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Parturition

Question 38

Pertaining to an x-ray procedure used to guide the Insertion of a needle into a specific area of the breast

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Stereotactic

Question 39

Substance that Causes the development of fetal abnormalities

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Taratogen

Question 40

The procedure used to examine the vagina, uterus, fallopian tube‘s and bladder. A probe is inserted into the vagina and used to Bounce high energy sound waves off internal tissues or organs and make echoes that form a picture; the provider can identify tumors by looking at the sonogram

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Transvaginal ultrasound

Question 41

The external female genitalia, which begins at the moms pubis and terminates at the anus

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Vulva