MED TERM 2: CH. 17 MULTIPLE CHOICE

adjustment of the lens by the ciliary body

accommodation

small hard mass on the eyelid formed from a sebaceous gland enlargement

chalazion

snail-shaped spirally wound tube in the inner ear is the

cochlea

photosensitive receptors cell of the retina make perception of color possible

cones

an eye inflammation commonly called "pinkeye" is

conjunctivitis

fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eye and is continuous with the white of the eye

cornea

the combining form for the ciliary body is

cycl/o

astigmatism

defective curvature of the cornea or lens

channel between the middle ear and nasopharynx

eustachian tube

the meaning of palpebr/o is

eyelid

the combining form for cornea is

kerat/o

what eye structure is transparent biconvex and focuses light on the retina

lens

macular degeneration produces

loss of central vision

yellowish region in the retina contains the fovea centralis

macula lutea

myopia

nearsightedness

place where optic nerve fibers cross in the brain

optic chiasma

fungal infection of the ear

otomycosis

visual examination of the ear

otoscopy

nerve deafness occurring with aging

presbycusis

impairment of vision due to old age

presbyopia

tinnitus

ringing sound in ears

a blind spot area of depressed vision surrounded by an area of normal vision

scotoma

bacterial infection of the middle ear

suppurative otitis media

glaucoma is primarily diagnosed by

tonometry

myring/o means

tympanic membrane 1