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
