Special Systems: Eyes And Ears

Question 1

Opt, optic, opthalm/o

Answer 1

Eyes

Question 2

Ir/o, irid/o, irit/o

Answer 2

Iris

Question 3

Phac/o, phak/o

Answer 3

Lens

Question 4

Retin/o

Answer 4

Retina

Question 5

Dacryocyst/o, lacrim/o

Answer 5

Lacrimal apparatus

Question 6

Ot/o

Answer 6

Ears

Question 7

Pinn/i

Answer 7

Outter ear

Question 8

Myring/o, tympan/o

Answer 8

Middle ear

Question 9

Labyrinth/o

Answer 9

Inner ear

Question 10

Blephar/o

Answer 10

Eyelid

Question 11

-cusis

Answer 11

Hearing

Question 12

Kerat/o

Answer 12

Horny, hard, cornea

Question 13

-opia

Answer 13

Vision condition

Question 14

Presby/o

Answer 14

Old age

Question 15

Scler/o

Answer 15

Sclera, white of eye, hard

Question 16

Trop/o

Answer 16

Turn, change

Question 17

Tympan/o

Answer 17

Tympanic membrane, eardrum

Question 18

The _______ structure that maintains the shape of the eye and protects the delicate inner layers of tissue

Choroid, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera

Answer 18

Sclera

Question 19

THe ______ is the snail-shaped structure of the inner ear

Cochlea, incus, tarsus, stapes

Answer 19

Chochlea

Question 20

The ______ is also known as the blind spot of the eye

Fovea centralis, macula, optic disk, optic nerve

Answer 20

Optic disk

Question 21

The _______ lies between the outer ear and the middle ear

Mastoid cells, oval window, posterior segment, tympanic membrane

Answer 21

Tympanic membrane

Question 22

The auditory ossicle, which is also known as the anvil, is the _________

Incus, labyrinth, malleus, stapes

Answer 22

Incus

Question 23

The term meaning common changes in the eyes that occur with aging is _____

Ametropia, amblyopia, presbyopia, presbycusis

Answer 23

Presbyopia

Question 24

The turning inward of the edge of the eyelid is known as _________

Ectropion, emmetropia, entropion, entropia

Answer 24

Entropion

Question 25

An inflammation of the middle ear is also called ______ Mastoiditis, otitis media, infectious myringitis, otalgia

Answer 25

Otitis media

Question 26

Cross-eyes Exotropia, myopia, hyperopia, esotropia

Answer 26

Esotropia

Question 27

Double vision Exotropia, myopia, hyperopia, diplopia

Answer 27

Diplopia

Question 28

Farsightedness Exotropia, myopia, hyperopia, esotropia

Answer 28

Hyperopia

Question 29

Nearsightedness Exotropia, myopia, hyperopia, esotropia

Answer 29

Myopia

Question 30

Walleye Exotropia, myopia, hyperopia, esotropia

Answer 30

Exotropia

Question 31

The term meaning bleeding from the ears is ________ Otorrhagia, otorrhea

Answer 31

Otorrhagia

Question 32

Medical term for ear wax

Answer 32

Ceruniem

Question 33

A radial keratotomy is performed to treat _____ Cataracts, hyperopia, myopia, strabismus

Answer 33

Myopia

Question 34

The condition in which the pupils are unequal in size is known as ________ Anisocoria, choked disk, macular degeneration, astigmatism

Answer 34

Anisocoria

Question 35

A ________ is performed in preparation for the placement of a cochlear implant Keratoplasty, labyrinthectomy, mastoidectomy, myringoplasty

Answer 35

Mastoidectomy

Question 36

The condition also known as a stye is a __________ Blepharoptosis, chalazion, hordeolum,

Answer 36

Hordeolum