Question 1

Which dark circular structure of the eye is surrounded by the iris?

Accepted Answer

A)  Choroid 
B)  Cornea 
C)  Pupil 
D)  Sclera

Question 2

What does the suffix -osmia refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hearing 
B)  Sight 
C)  Smell 
D)  Taste

Question 3

Congenital absence of one or both ears _______________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Congenital absence of one or both ears...

Question 4

Which type of receptor cells are rods and cones of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemoreceptors 
B)  Nociceptors 
C)  Photoreceptors 
D)  Thermoreceptors

Question 5

What does the combining form cerumin(o)refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eardrum 
B)  Earwax 
C)  Smell 
D)  Stapes

Question 6

What does the combining form ocul(o)refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ear 
B)  Eye 
C)  Nerve 
D)  Nervous sensation

Question 7

The tough outer layer that covers most of the eye _______________

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tough outer layer that covers most...

Question 8

Which term means pertaining to the external ear?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

What is the nasolacrimal duct?

Accepted Answer

A)  An enzyme-producing sac 
B)  A gland that secretes fluid to keep the eye moist 
C)  A small opening in the inner corner of the eye to receive excess eye fluid 
D)  A channel that carries tears to the nose

Question 10

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 11

Which structure is responsible for transmission of visual information to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ciliary body 
B)  Conjunctiva 
C)  Optic nerve 
D)  Sclera

Question 12

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

Question 13

Which term means a weakness in perceiving colors distinctly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Achromatic vision 
B)  Achromatopsia 
C)  Daltonism 
D)  Ménière disease

Question 14

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 15

What does iridic mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Of,pertaining to,or affecting the eye 
B)  Pertaining to hearing 
C)  The cornea 
D)  Pertaining to the iris

Question 16

What is nearsightedness called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exophthalmos 
B)  Hyperopia 
C)  Myopia 
D)  Myxedema

Question 17

Which of the following structures provide a sense of balance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auditory tubes 
B)  Lacrimal gland 
C)  Nasolacrimal glands 
D)  Semicircular canals

Question 18

What is the term for the region of the eye where the optic nerve meets the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anterior chamber 
B)  Ciliary 
C)  Conjunctiva 
D)  Optic disc

Question 19

A 46-year-old woman has recently developed farsightedness that appears to be worsening with age.What term describes this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amblyopia 
B)  Astigmatism 
C)  Myopia 
D)  Presbyopia

Question 20

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Pupilary ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the medical terms are spelled...

Exam 12: Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs