Deck 9: The Sensory System

Question 1

Identify the combining form audi(o) with its closest definition.

A) eyelid
B) hearing
C) wax
D) cornea

Answer 1

hearing

Question 2

Identify the combining form cerumin(o) with its closest definition.

A) Hearing
B) Wax
C) Eyelid
D) Cornea

Answer 2

Wax

Question 3

Identify the combining form ocul(o) with its closest definition.

A) Eardrum
B) Eye
C) Hearing
D) Tears

Answer 3

Eye

Question 4

Identify the combining form nas(o) with its closest definition.

A) Nose
B) Eardrum
C) Hearing
D) Cornea

Question 5

Identify the combining form myring(o) with its closest definition.

A) Eardrum
B) Hearing
C) Cornea
D) Nose

Question 6

Identify the combining form mastoid(o) with its closest definition.

A) Eardrum
B) Hearing
C) Mastoid process
D) Cornea

Question 7

Identify the combining form kerat(o) with its closest definition.

A) Tears
B) Iris
C) Cornea
D) Nose

Question 8

Identify the combining form dacry(o) with its closest definition.

A) Tears
B) Hearing
C) Eye
D) Eardrum

Question 9

Identify the combining form pupill(o) with its closest definition.

A) Lens
B) Pupil
C) Retina
D) Uvea

Question 10

Identify the combining form phac(o) with its closest definition.

A) Pupil
B) Retina
C) Lens
D) Eye

Question 11

Identify the combining form ossicul(o) with its closest definition.

A) Ossicle
B) Lens
C) Pupil
D) Darkness

Question 12

Identify the combining form ophthalm(o) with its closest definition.

A) Uvea
B) Eye
C) Lens
D) Pupil

Question 13

Identify the combining form lacrim(o) with its closest definition.

A) Nose
B) Cornea
C) Tears
D) Lens

Question 14

Strabismus is due to ____________.

Question 15

Functions of the ear include ________ and __________.

Question 16

The nervous tissue in the retina is called the ____________________.

Question 17

The patient needs blepharoplasty which is: ____________________.

Question 18

The lacrimal glands secrete ____________________.

Question 19

The tympanic membrane is also known as the ____________________.

Question 20

The patient went to a(n) __________, a nonmedical specialist that performed a routine eye examination.

Question 21

Nearsightedness is also known as ____________________.

Question 22

The nurse assesses the patient's response to light by checking what part of the eye?