Question 1

Syllables are shown for the following term. Indicate the primary accented syllable in the term by typing which numbered syllable receives the primary accent: 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. Tonometry (t  -nom-uh-tr  )

Accepted Answer

The answer of Syllables are shown for the following term....

Question 2

Which term means drooping of the eyelid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blepharedema 
B)  Lacrimation 
C)  Ptosis 
D)  Sclera

Question 3

Which term means pertaining to the sense of hearing and the organs involved?

Accepted Answer

A)  Audible 
B)  Auditory 
C)  Auricular 
D)  Cochlear

Question 4

Which of the following is a structure located in the posterior part of the eye and filled with a soft, jellylike material?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cornea 
B)  Lens 
C)  Pupil 
D)  Vitreous chamber

Question 5

Which term means a yellowish, brown waxy substance that lubricates and protects the ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerumen 
B)  Cochlea 
C)  Malleus 
D)  Stapes

Question 6

An electronic instrument for measuring hearing is known as a(n)_______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An electronic instrument for measuring hearing is...

Question 7

A patient reports she has been having difficulty smelling since her cold started. What is this impairment called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anosmia 
B)  Hyperosmia 
C)  Olfactoritis 
D)  Rhinitis

Question 8

Which term means a health professional who detects and evaluates hearing loss and determines how a patient can best make use of remaining hearing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Audiogram 
B)  Audiologist 
C)  Audiology 
D)  Audiometry

Question 9

Which term means capable of being heard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accommodation 
B)  Audible 
C)  Aural 
D)  Auricular

Question 10

Which of the following secretes tears?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iris 
B)  Lacrimal gland 
C)  Nasolacrimal duct 
D)  Sclera

Question 11

A 30-year-old man visits his physician and complains of hearing loss. The physician suspects there is hardening of the ear, which results in hearing impairment. What is the term for this disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otomycosis 
B)  Otoplasty 
C)  Otorrhea 
D)  Otosclerosis

Question 12

What is a term for an opacity on or in the lens or capsule of the eye, often impairing vision or causing blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chalazion 
B)  Cataract 
C)  Ptosis 
D)  Glaucoma

Question 13

Which of the following is a measure of the ability to distinguish letters and numbers at a given distance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accommodation reflex testing 
B)  Assessment of visual fields 
C)  Ophthalmoscopy 
D)  Visual acuity

Question 14

For what is Weber's tuning fork used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measuring the degree of deafness 
B)  Measuring the degree of hearing 
C)  Testing if hearing or lack of hearing is the same in both ears 
D)  Treating Ménière disease

Question 15

Which term means pertaining to the external ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auditory 
B)  Aural 
C)  Otosclerosis 
D)  Otoscopic

Question 16

What does otosclerosis mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  A chronic disease of the middle ear with recurring episodes of hearing loss, dizziness, and ringing of the ears 
B)  Hardening of middle and inner ear structures 
C)  Inability to hear 
D)  Trauma of the ear

Question 17

Which of the following cause refraction of light rays?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daltonism and achromatic vision 
B)  Optic nerve and optic disk 
C)  Rods and cones 
D)  Shape and thickness of lens

Question 18

If the following word is spelled correctly, write "Correct" as the answer. If not, correctly spell the misspelled word. Pupilary ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of If the following word is spelled correctly,...

Question 19

A 14-year-old boy who is on the high school swim team complains of pain in his ear. His physician diagnoses the pain as swimmer's ear, resulting from exposure to a fungus. What is the term for this condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otitis media 
B)  Otomycosis 
C)  Otorrhea 
D)  Otosclerosis

Question 20

Which of the following is a localized circumscribed inflammatory swelling of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retinopathy 
B)  Sty 
C)  Iritis 
D)  Conjunctivitis

Exam 11: Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Syllables are shown for the following term. Indicate the primary accented syllable in the term by typing which numbered syllable receives the primary accent: 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. Tonometry (t -nom-uh-tr )