Deck 10: The Eyes and Ears

Question 1

?When the curve of the cornea is uneven, vision becomes blurred; this condition is called:

A) ?astigmatism
B) ?hyperopia
C) ?myopia
D) ?presbyopia

Answer 1

?astigmatism

Question 2

?A serious age-related deterioration that results in blindness:

A) ?cataracts
B) ?glaucoma
C) ?macular degeneration
D) ?astigmatism

Answer 2

?macular degeneration

Question 3

?The medical term for eardrum is:

A) ?external auditory meatus
B) ?pinna
C) ?tympanic membrane
D) ?cochlea

Answer 3

?tympanic membrane

Question 4

?The ossicles are composed of the:

A) ?eustachian tube and cochlea
B) ?malleus, stapes, and incus
C) ?vestibule and cochlea
D) ?pinna and cochlea

Question 5

?The inner ear may be called the:

A) ?auricle
B) ?labyrinth
C) ?ossicles
D) ?pinna

Question 6

?One purpose of fluid in the middle ear is to:

A) ?gather sounds
B) ?maintain balance
C) ?produce cerumen
D) ?vibrate cilia

Question 7

?Hypermetropia is due to a(n):

A) ?inward turning of the eyeball
B) ?refraction error
C) ?deterioration of the macula lutea
D) ?shortening of the retina

Question 8

?Inability of the aqueous humor to drain from the anterior cavity results in:

A) ?glaucoma
B) ?macular degeneration
C) ?retinal tears
D) ?cataracts

Question 9

?A condition characterized by involuntary, rapid rhythmic movement of the eyeball is:

A) ?hyperkinesis
B) ?myoclonus
C) ?nystagmus
D) ?anisocoria

Question 10

?A buildup of pus in the middle ear is ___________ otitis media:

A) ?hemorrhagic
B) ?purulent
C) ?serous
D) acute

Question 11

Match the description with words below .

-?Part of the eye that changes shape, regulating the amount of light that enters?

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 12

Match the description with words below .

-?Area in which the cones are located

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 13

Match the description with words below .

-?Maintains the shape of the eyeball

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 14

Match the description with words below .

-?The middle layer of the eyeball, consisting of three parts

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 15

Match the description with words below .

-?Bending rays of light

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 16

Match the description with words below .

-?Clouding of the lens

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 17

Match the description with words below .

-?Colored portion of the eye

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 18

Match the description with words below .

-?Nearsightedness

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 19

Match the description with words below .

-?Maintains pressure in the eye

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 20

Match the description with words below .

-?Part that may be called the "white of the eye"

A)aqueous humor
B)iris
C)refraction
D)myopia
E)sclera
F)macula lutea
G)cataract
H)pupil
I)uvea
J)vitreous humor

Question 21

Define refraction.​

Question 22

Why is refraction of light rays important? ​

Question 23

​What does 20/60 vision mean?

Question 24

Name two laser procedures to treat errors of refraction.​

Question 25

Using the word parts studied in this chapter, build medical words for the following definitions.
-​diminished hearing due to old age

Question 26

Using the word parts studied in this chapter, build medical words for the following definitions.
-lack of vision in half the visual field

Question 27

Using the word parts studied in this chapter, build medical words for the following definitions.
-medical specialty dealing with the study of the eye​

Question 28

Using the word parts studied in this chapter, build medical words for the following definitions.
-pertaining to hearing

Question 29

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once. The adjectival suffix has been given where necessary.
-extra
-intra
-blephar/o
-conjunctiv/o
-core/o
-kerat/o
-myc/o
-ocul/o
-opt/o
-ot/o
-staped/o
-ectomy
-itis
-meter
-osis
-pathy
-spasm
-​instrument to measure the pupil

Question 30

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once. The adjectival suffix has been given where necessary.
-extra
-intra
-blephar/o
-conjunctiv/o
-core/o
-kerat/o
-myc/o
-ocul/o
-opt/o
-ot/o
-staped/o
-ectomy
-itis
-meter
-osis
-pathy
-spasm
-inflammation of cornea and conjunctiva ​

Question 31

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once. The adjectival suffix has been given where necessary.
-extra
-intra
-blephar/o
-conjunctiv/o
-core/o
-kerat/o
-myc/o
-ocul/o
-opt/o
-ot/o
-staped/o
-ectomy
-itis
-meter
-osis
-pathy
-spasm
-fungal infection of the cornea ​

Question 32

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once. The adjectival suffix has been given where necessary.
-extra
-intra
-blephar/o
-conjunctiv/o
-core/o
-kerat/o
-myc/o
-ocul/o
-opt/o
-ot/o
-staped/o
-ectomy
-itis
-meter
-osis
-pathy
-spasm
-disease of the eye ​

Question 33

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once. The adjectival suffix has been given where necessary.
-extra
-intra
-blephar/o
-conjunctiv/o
-core/o
-kerat/o
-myc/o
-ocul/o
-opt/o
-ot/o
-staped/o
-ectomy
-itis
-meter
-osis
-pathy
-spasm
-​pertaining to vision or sight (ic)

Question 34

Use the following word parts. Some word parts can be used more than once. The adjectival suffix has been given where necessary.
-extra
-intra
-blephar/o
-conjunctiv/o
-core/o
-kerat/o
-myc/o
-ocul/o
-opt/o
-ot/o
-staped/o
-ectomy
-itis
-meter
-osis
-pathy
-spasm
-excision of the stapes ​

Question 35

Absence of lens?:

A) anisocoria?
B) ?aphakia
C) ?estropia
D) ?exotropia

Question 36

Surgical reconstruction of the cornea:?

A) ?corneodesis
B) ?coreopexy
C) ?keratoplasty
D) ?esotropia

Question 37

Dry eyes:?

A) amblyopia?
B) ?presbyopia
C) ?xerophthalmia
D) ?exophthalmia

Question 38

Earache:?

A) ?optalgia
B) ?otalgia
C) ?otorrhea
D) ?ophthalgia

Question 39

?Expert in the filling of prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lens:

A) ?ophthalmologist
B) ?optician
C) ?optometrist
D) ?ophthalmetrist

Question 40

Night blindness:?

A) nyctalopia?
B) ?presbyopia
C) ?photophobia
D) ?nyctophobia

Question 41

Inward turning of the eyelid:?

A) ?entropion
B) ?esotropia
C) ?exotropia
D) ?endotropia

Question 42

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
--cusis​

Question 43

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-ot/o​

Question 44

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-presby-

Question 45

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-audi/o​

Question 46

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
--opia​

Question 47

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-phot/o​

Question 48

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-phac/o​

Question 49

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-palpebr/o​

Question 50

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-opt/o​

Question 51

Translate medical to English. Only one answer is necessary.
-irid/o​

Question 52

Translate English to medical.​
-​double

Question 53

Translate English to medical.​
-unequal​

Question 54

Translate English to medical.​
-inward​

Question 55

Translate English to medical.​
-pupil​

Question 56

Translate English to medical.​
-eye​

Question 57

Translate English to medical.​
-dull; dim​

Question 58

Translate English to medical.​
-out of proportion​

Question 59

Translate English to medical.​
-turning​

Question 60

Translate English to medical.​
-night​

Question 61

Translate English to medical.​
-surgical fixation​

Question 62

Ambly?/o means:

A) amble?
B) ?dull
C) ?unequal
D) ?walk

Question 63

Ametr/o means:?

A) dim?
B) ?measurement
C) ?out of proportion
D) ?bright

Question 64

?Blephar/o means:

A) ear?
B) ?eye
C) ?eyelid
D) ?nose

Question 65

Core/o means:?

A) cornea?
B) ?iris
C) ?pupil
D) ?lens

Question 66

Kerat/o means:?

A) cornea?
B) ?lens
C) ?sclera
D) ?pupil

Question 67

?Ophthalm/o means:

A) ?ear
B) ?eye
C) ?vision
D) ?hearing

Question 68

Root meaning the same as ot/o:?

A) audi/o
B) ?aur/o
C) ?palpebr/o
D) ?ophthalm/o

Question 69

Suffix meaning hearing:?

A) ?-conus
B) ?-cusis
C) ?-tropia
D) ?-pnea

Question 70

Root meaning eardrum:?

A) ?labyrinth/o
B) ?myring/o
C) ?staped/o
D) ?ophthalm/o