Question | Answer |
Anisocoria | pupils are on equal insides |
Papilledema | swelling fluid accumulation in the back of the eye |
Photophobia | sensitivity to light |
Scotoma | blind spot |
Semicircular canals | passages in the inner ear associated with equilibrium |
Cerumen | waxy substance secreted by the external ear |
Perilymph and endolymph | auditory fluids of the inner ear |
Tympanic membrane | eardrum |
Vertigo | sensation of irregular or whirling motion; dizziness |
Otosclerosis | hardening of the bony tissue in the middle ear |
Tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
Labyrinthitis | inflammation of the inner ear |
Myringitis | inflammation of the ear drum |
Supparative otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear with pus |
Mastoiditis | inflammation of mastoid bone |
Acoustic neroma | benign tumor of the acoustic nerve in the brain |
Cholesteatoma | collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear |
Presbyopia | decrease vision in old age |
Myopia | near sightedness |
Diplopia | double vision |
Amblyopia | lazy eye |
Hyperopia | farsightedness |
Emmetropia | normal vision |
OU | each eye of both eyes |
OD | right eye |
OS | left eye |
PERRLA | Pupils Equal round Reactive to Light and Accommodation |
C gl | with glasses |
S gl | without glasses |
VF | visual field |
AS | left ear |
ENG | Electronystagmography |
EENT | Eyes Ears Nose and Throat |
AD | right ear |
ENT | Ear Nose and Throat |
A fat cell is a | lipocyte |
The half moon shaped white area at the base of a nail is called the | lunula |
A structural protein found in skin and connective tissue is | collagen |
A black pigment found in the epidermis is | melanin |
The deepest region of the epidermis is the | basal layer |
The outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened keratinized cells is the | stratum corneum |
An oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands is | sebum |
The middle layer of the skin is the corium or | dermis |
A hard, protein material found in epidermis hair, and nails is | keratin |
A band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate is the | cuticle |
Two skin tests for allergy are | patch and scratch |
A surgical procedure to core out a disk of skin for microscopic analysis is a | punch biopsy |
The procedure in which thin layers of malignant growth are removed and each is microscopically analyzed is | moh’s surgery |
Moles that do not form properly and maqy progress to form melanomas are called | dysplastic nevi |
Outermost layer of the skin | epidermis |
Profuse sweating | diaphoresis |
Excessive secretion from sebaceous glands | seborrhea |
Inflammation and swelling of soft tissue around a nail | paronychia |
Fungal infection of hands and feet is called | dermatomycoses |
Burning sensation (pain) in the skin | causalgia |
Surgical repair of the skin | dermoplasty |
Pertaining to under the skin | subcutaneous |
Abnormal condition of lack of sweat | anhidrosis |
Abnormal condition of proliferation of keratinized cells | keratosis |
Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin | ichthyosis |
Loosening of the epidermis | epidermolysis |
Yellow tumor (nodule under the skin) | xanthoma |
Under the nail | subungual |
Abnormal condition of nail fungus | onychomycosis |
Contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus | scabies |
White patches on mucous membrane of tongue or cheed | leukoplakia |
Characterized by a rash | exanthemateous |
Colored pigmentation of the skin (mole) | nevus |
Acute, allergic reaction in which hives develop | urticaria |
Large blisters | bullae |
Raised, thickened scar | keloid |
Chickenbox | varicella |
Sac of fluid and hair over the sacral region of the back | pilondial cyst |
Baldness | alopecia |
Itching | pruritus |
Blackhead | comedo |
Loss of pigment in skin | albinism |
Small, pinpoint hemorrhages | petechia |
Region of the back of the eye where the retina meets the optic nerve is | optic disk |
The normal adjustment of the lens to bring an object into focus is | accommodation |
A yellowish region on the retina lateral to the optic disk is | macula lutea |
Bending of light rays by the cornea, lens, and fluids of the eye is | refraction |
Photosensitive receptor cells in the retina that makes color perception possible are | cones |
Photosensitive receptor cells that make vision in dim light possible are | rods |
Inflammation of an eyelid | blepharitis |
Inflammation of the cornea | keratitis |
Inflammation of the iris | iritis |
Inflammation of the conjunctiva | conjunctivitis |
Pertaining to within the eye | intraocular |
Removal of the thrird bone in of the middle ear | stapedectomy |
Instrument to measure hearing | audiometer |
Deafness due to old age | presbycusis |
Inflammation of the middle ear | otitis media |
Surgical repair of the eardrum | myringoplasty |