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Medical Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The combining form tympan/o means ____. | drum |
| The watery fluid in front of the lens is referred to as the ____. | aqueous humor |
| The conjunctiva refers to the ____. | Clear mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids and anterior of the eye |
| When a physician records the results of an eye examination as PERRLA, it means that the patient's eyes are ____. | normal |
| In this condition, the retina is not fully developed and the blood vessels can become leaky, causing irreversible blindness. | ROP |
| What is diplopia? | double vision |
| An inward turning of the eyes is referred to as ____, while an outward turning of the eyes is called ____. | esotropia; exotropia |
| This progressive thinning of the cornea is most often seen in females and becomes evident in puberty. | keratoconus |
| The farsightedness associated with aging is referred to as ____. | presbyopia |
| A cataract is the clouding of the ____. | crystalline lens |
| Loss of sight occurs with retinal detachment because ____. | the rods and cones no longer receive nourishment |
| ____ is caused by damage to the photoreceptor cells in the area of the macula. | macular degeneration |
| Of the following practitioners related to the special senses, which is not a doctor (MD or OD)? | optic |
| Nearsightedness, or myopia, occurs when the eyeball is too ____. | too long |
| ____ is an inflammation of the lining of the eye and eyelid and can be caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic organisms. | conjunctivitis |
| Keratitis is an infection of the ____. | cornea |
| A(n) ____ is an inflammatory cyst or granuloma of the meibomian gland. | chalazion |
| What is leukocoria? | a white reflection from a mass in the eye |
| Phacoemulsification uses ultrasonic waves to ____. | disintegrate a cataract |
| This test measures for intraocular pressure (IOP). | tonometry |
| The visible portion of the external ear is called the ____. | auricle |
| The canal that leads from the auricle to the eardrum is called the ____. | external auditory meatus |
| The eardrum, or ____, separates the external ear from the middle ear. | tympanic membrane |
| The area that contains the sebaceous glands of the eye is known as the ____. | lacrimal caruncle |
| Which of the following is not part of the ossicular chain? | cochlea |
| The structure of the inner ear is called the ____. | labyrinth |
| The saclike structures contained within the vestibule are called the ____ and ____. | utricle; saccule |
| This part of the ear is considered the main organ of hearing. | cochlea |
| In the process of hearing, the ____ acts as a satellite dish that catches sound waves. | outer ear |
| The passageway leading from the middle ear to the nasopharynx is called the ____. | Eustachian tube |
| The incus is a bone of the middle ear that is shaped like a(n) ____. | anvil |
| A child born without ears has this condition. | anotia |
| Ear pain is known by this term. | otalgia |
| A person wearing contact lenses would place the lens on this part of the eye. | sclera |
| A deliberate perforation of the eardrum is called a(n) ____. | myringotomy |
| The hardening of the spongy bone surrounding the oval window that is often seen in seniors is called ____. | otosclerosis |
| What is typanosclerosis? | hardening of the tympanic membrane |
| What is cholesteatoma? | tumor-like mass of scaly epithelial tissue and cholesterol in the middle ear |
| Tinnitus is a ____. | ringing in the ears |
| A(n) ____ is a medical instrument used to visualize the external ear and tympanic membrane. | otoscope |
| This surgical procedure involves the removal of one of the bones of the middle ear. | stapedectomy |
| This mushroom-shaped area near the tip of the tongue contains some of the more than 10,000 taste buds on the tongue. | fungiform |
| Each taste bud is made up of supporting cells and hair cells known as ____ receptors. | gustatory receptors |
| Signals are transmitted along the olfactory nerve to the ____ regions in the temporal lobe of the brain. | rhinencephalon |
| The retina contains about 120 million ____, which are very sensitive to light and are responsible for night vision. | rods |
| The sense of touch includes ____, an awareness of the position of one's body parts in relation to the whole body. | proprioception |
| Photopic vision is vision in ____. | bright light |
| This small area within the macula lutea at the back of the eye is the spot where visual acuity is the greatest. | fovea centralis |
| This combining form means tears. | lacrim/o |
| An ____ is a medical doctor (MD) who diagnoses and treats eye disorders. | ophthamologist |
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