Skin & Sense Organs

Question 1

cutane/o

Answer 1

skin

Question 2

derm/o

Answer 2

skin

Question 3

dermat/o

Answer 3

skin

Question 4

onych/o

Answer 4

nail

Question 5

pil/o

Answer 5

hair

Question 6

trich/o

Answer 6

hair

Question 7

ocul/o

Answer 7

eye

Question 8

ophthalm/o

Answer 8

eye

Question 9

phak/o

Answer 9

lens of the eye

Question 10

retin/o

Answer 10

retina

Question 11

aur/o

Answer 11

ear

Question 12

ot/o

Answer 12

ear

Question 13

myring/o

Answer 13

eardrum

Question 14

tympan/o

Answer 14

eardrum

Question 15

alopecia

Answer 15

absence of hair from areas where it normally grows; baldness

Question 16

cataract

Answer 16

clouding (opacity) of the lens of the eye, causing impairment of vision or blindness

Question 17

conjuctivitis

Answer 17

inflammation of conjunctiva

Question 18

glaucoma

Answer 18

increase in pressure (fluid accumulation) within the chamber at the front of the eye

Question 19

melanoma

Answer 19

malignant tumor of pigmented cells that arises from a nevus (bengin mole) in the skin

Question 20

nevus

Answer 20

pigmented lesion in or on the skin; a mole

Question 21

stye/sty

Answer 21

pus-filed infection of glands near the eyelid, often caused by bacteria; also called a hordeolum

Question 22

tinnitus

Answer 22

abnormal noise sound in the ears

Question 23

allergy test

Answer 23

procedure in which allergy-causing substances placed on the skin and a reaction is noted; patch and scratch tests

Question 24

bacterial and fungal tests

Answer 24

procedures in which samples from skin lesions are taken to determine the presence of bacterial infection or fungal growth

Question 25

fluorescein angiography

Answer 25

fluorescein injected intravenously and the movements of blood at the back of the eye is observed by ophthalmoscopy

Question 26

opthalmoscopy

Answer 26

visual examination of the interior of the eye

Question 27

otoscopy

Answer 27

visual examination of the interior of the ear

Question 28

skin biopsy

Answer 28

procedure in which samples of skin lesions are removed and sent to pathology laboratory for microscopic examination

Question 29

slit-lamp microscopy

Answer 29

examination of interior eye structures using an instrument that projects intense light through a narrow opening

Question 30

tuning fork test

Answer 30

procedure in which a vibration source is placed in front of the opening to the ear to test air conduction of sound waves

Question 31

ENT

Answer 31

ears, nose, throat

Question 32

HEENT

Answer 32

head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

Question 33

PERRLA

Answer 33

Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation

Question 34

VA

Answer 34

visual acuity (clarity of vision)

Question 35

VF

Answer 35

visual field