Quiz 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

Bruit

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Macrocephalic

Answer 3

Refers to abnormally large head

Question 4

Microcephalic

Answer 4

Refers to abnormally small heads

Question 5

Normocephalic

Answer 5

Refers to round symmetric skill that is appropriately related to body size

Question 6

Torticollis

Answer 6

Head tilt due to shortening or spasm of one sternomastoid muscle

Question 7

Accommodation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Astigmatism

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Bitemporal hemianopsia

Answer 9

Loss of both temporal visual fields

Question 10

Cataract

Answer 10

Opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with aging and gradually obstructs vision

Question 11

Chalazion

Answer 11

Infection or retention cyst of a meibomian gland, showing as a beady nodule on the eyelid

Question 12

Conjunctivitis

Answer 12

Infection of the conjunctiva “pinkeye”

Question 13

Diplopia

Answer 13

Double vision

Question 14

Ectropion

Answer 14

Lower eyelid loose and rolling outward

Question 15

Entropion

Answer 15

Lower eyelid rolling inward

Question 16

Exophthalmos

Answer 16

Protruding eyeballs

Question 17

Fovea

Answer 17

Area of keenest vision at the center of the macula on the ocular fundus

Question 18

Glaucoma

Answer 18

A group of eye diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure

Question 19

Hordeolum

Answer 19

Stye// red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin

Question 20

Lid lag

Answer 20

Abnormal white rim of sclera visible between the upper eyelid and the iris when a person moves the eyes downward

Question 21

Macula

Answer 21

Round darker area of the ocular fundus that mediates vision only from the central visual field

Question 22

Miosis

Answer 22

Constricted pupils

Question 23

Mydriasis

Answer 23

Dilated pupils

Question 24

Myopia

Answer 24

Near sighted; refractive error in which near vision is better than far vision

Question 25

Nystagmus

Answer 25

Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball

Question 26

Pailledema

Answer 26

Stasis of blood flow out of the ocular fundus; sign of increased intracranial pressure

Question 27

Presbyopia

Answer 27

Decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging

Question 28

Pterygium

Answer 28

Triangular opaque tissue on the nasal side of the conjunctiva that grows toward the center of the cornea

Question 29

Ptosis

Answer 29

Drooping of upper eyelid over the iris and possibly covering the pupil

Question 30

Strabismus

Answer 30

(Squint/crossed eye) disparity of the eye axes

Question 31

Xanthelasma

Answer 31

Soft, raised yellow plaques occurring on the skin at the inner corners of the eyes