Ch 13 Special Senses Eyes and Ears
Which of the following diagnostic procedures would identify achromatopsia
) color vision test
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is used to identify corneal abrasions or ulcers?
) fluorescein staining
Which of the following surgical procedures stabilizes a detaching retina?
) scleral buckling
The suffix that means hearing is ________.
-cusis
The suffix that means specialist in measuring is ________.
-metrist
The suffix that means ear condition is ________.
-otia
Which of the following surgical procedures corrects myopia
LASIK
Which of the following statements regarding the mechanisms necessary for proper vision is inaccurate?
Light is correctly focused onto the retina by the lens.
Which abbreviation stands for the right eye?
OD
) Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition of the ear
OM
Which abbreviation stands for a surgical procedure
PRK
Which of the following diagnostic procedures assesses both nerve and bone conduction of sound?
Rinne and Weber tuning-fork test
) Which of the following statements regarding the eye is not true?
The colored portion of the eye is the pupil.
) Which of the following statements regarding hearing is not true?
The ossicles conduct vibrations across the inner ear.
Which of the following statements regarding the retina is not true
The point of sharpest vision is the optic disk.
Which of the following statements regarding the inner ear is not true?
The semicircular canals are the sensory organs for hearing.
Which of the following statements regarding the eye muscles is not true?
There are four eye muscles for each eye.
Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition of the eye muscles
XT
Which of the following pathological conditions is complete color blindness?
achromatopsia
Which medical term does not mean pertaining to the ear?
acoustic
The combining form that means dull or dim is ________.
ambly/o
Which of the following pathological conditions is the total absence of hearing?
anacusis
Which medication treats the nausea associated with an inner ear infection?
antiemetic
A combining form that means water (besides hydr/o) is ________.
aque/o
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to abnormal curvature of the cornea?
astigmatism
Which term means record of hearing?
audiogram
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a test of hearing ability?
audiometry
The ________ connects the nasopharynx and the middle ear.
auditory tube
) Which of the following terms refers to both ears?
binaural
Which term means surgical repair of the eyelid?
blepharoplasty
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to an opaque or cloudy lens?
cataract
The combining form that means cerumen is ________.
cerumin/o
Which layer of the eye is responsible for supplying blood to the eye?
choroid
The combining form that means color is ________.
chromat/o
The combining form that means cochlea is ________.
cochle/o
) Which of the following sensory organs is not for balance?
cochlea
Which of the following is not one of the ossicles?
cochlea
Which of the following surgical procedures is the treatment for profound sensorineural hearing loss
cochlear implant
Which of the following structures are the sensory receptor cells that see color
cones
Which of the following pathological conditions is commonly called pinkeye?
conjunctivitis
A combining form that means cornea is ________.
corne/o; kerat/o
) The anterior portion of the sclera is the:
cornea
Which of the following structures is responsible for refracting light rays?
cornea
A medical term that means pertaining to the cornea is ________.
corneal
The combining form that means double is ________.
dipl/o
Which term means double vision?
diplopia
Which of the following surgical procedures means to remove the eyeball?
enucleation
Which of the following pathological conditions is an example of strabismus?
exotropia
The opening to the outer ear is the
external auditory meatus
Which of the following diagnostic procedures evaluates balance and equilibrium?
falling test
The combining form that means gray is ________.
glauc/o
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to increased intraocular pressure?
glaucoma
Which of the following pathological conditions is the loss of half the visual field, often due to a stroke?
hemianopia
Which of the following pathological conditions is a purulent infection of a sebaceous gland on the eyelid?
hordeolum
A medical term that means pertaining to within the eye is ________.
intraocular
Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures the curvature of the cornea?
keratometry
Which of the following pathological conditions is an inner ear infection?
labyrinthitis
A medical term that means pertaining to tears is ________.
lacrimal
Tears are produced by the:
lacrimal apparatus
Which of the following surgical procedures means to destroy a small precise area of the retina?
laser photocoagulation
Which of the following is not a layer of the eyeball?
lens
Which of the following structures focuses incoming light rays onto the retina?
lens
) Which of the following pathological conditions affects part of the retina?
macular degeneration
) Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?
malleus
The ossicles are located in which cavity of the ear?
middle
Which medication causes the pupil to constrict?
miotic
Which of the following pathological conditions is also called nearsightedness?
myopia
Which term means cutting into the eardrum (tympanic membrane)?
myringotomy
) Which of the following pathological conditions is characterized by jerky involuntary eye movements?
nystagmus
Which term means instrument to view inside the eye?
ophthalmoscope
Which of the following diagnostic procedures examines the interior of the eye?
ophthalmoscopy
A combining form that means eye is ________.
opt/o
A combining form that means vision is ________.
opt/o; optic/o
A medical term that means specialist in measuring vision is ________.
optometrist
Which medical term does not mean pertaining to the eye?
otic
Which of the following pathological conditions is an ear infection commonly seen in children?
otitis media
Which term is not spelled correctly?
otomicosis
Which of the following pathological conditions is the loss of mobility of the stapes?
otosclerosis
Which of the following diagnostic procedures examines the auditory canal?
otoscopy
Which of the following surgical procedures reshapes the cornea?
photorefractive keratectomy
The combining form that means old age is ________.
presby/o
Which of the following terms refers to the normal loss of hearing associated with aging?
presbycusis
The opening in the center of the iris is the:
pupil
The combining form that means pupil is ________.
pupill/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the pupil is ________.
pupillary
Which layer of the eye contains the sensory receptors for sight?
retina
A medical term that means pertaining to the retina is ________.
retinal
Which of the following structures are the sensory receptor cells active in dim light?
rods
The combining form that means sclera is ________.
scler/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the sclera is ________.
scleral
Which term means softening of the sclera?
scleromalacia
The combining form that means stapes is ________.
staped/o
Which of the following surgical procedures is the treatment for otosclerosis?
stapedectomy
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to weakened eye muscles?
strabismus
) The inner ear is located within the ________ bone.
temporal
Which of the following terms refers to ringing in the ears?
tinnitus
Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures intraocular pressure?
tonometry
A medical term that means pertaining to the eardrum (tympanic membrane) is ________.
tympanic
Which of the following terms refers to dizziness?
vertigo
Which cranial nerve carries hearing and equilibrium sensory information to the brain?
vestibulocochlear
