3.04

Question 1

Aqueous humor

Answer 1

clear fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye

Question 2

Cerumen

Answer 2

ear wax

Question 3

Cilia

Answer 3

tiny hairs that move mucous and dust particles from the sinuses to the back of the nose

Question 4

Cones

Answer 4

cells within the retina that are responsible for color vision and function best in bright light

Question 5

Constrict

Answer 5

to contract or shrink; become smaller

Question 6

Dilate

Answer 6

become wider, larger or more open

Question 7

Equilibrium

Answer 7

Balance

Question 8

Eustachian tube

Answer 8

canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat

Question 9

Glossitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the tongue

Question 10

Incus

Answer 10

a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes

Question 11

Ishihara test

Answer 11

color blindness test

Question 12

Malleus

Answer 12

a small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus

Question 13

Myringotomy

Answer 13

surgical opening made in tympanic membrane and tubes placed in ear to drain fluids

Question 14

Nasal septum

Answer 14

the bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils

Question 15

Ophthalmoscope

Answer 15

a lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye

Question 16

Orbital cavity

Answer 16

bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eyeball

Question 17

Ossicles

Answer 17

three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea

Question 18

Otoscope

Answer 18

a lighted instrument used to examine the ear

Question 19

Papillae

Answer 19

projections on the tongue that contain taste buds

Question 20

Pinna

Answer 20

external part of the ear; also called the auricle

Question 21

Rhinitis

Answer 21

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose

Question 22

Rods

Answer 22

a type of specialized light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision)

Question 23

Snellen chart

Answer 23

eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity

Question 24

Stapes

Answer 24

small stirrup-shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations to the oval window of the ear

Question 25

Stapedectomy

Answer 25

surgical removal of all or part of the stapes of the middle ear, followed by replacement with a prosthesis

Question 26

Vertigo

Answer 26

a sensation of spinning dizziness, as though the room or surrounding environment is spinning in circles around the person

Question 27

Vitreous humor

Answer 27

jelly-like substance that fills the posterior chamber

Question 28

Audi

Answer 28

Hearing

Question 29

-ar

Answer 29

pertaining to

Question 30

aur-

Answer 30

ear

Question 31

blephar

Answer 31

eyelid

Question 32

conjunctiv/o

Answer 32

mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelid

Question 33

-ectomy

Answer 33

surgical removal

Question 34

irid

Answer 34

iris

Question 35

lacrim

Answer 35

tears

Question 36

myring

Answer 36

tympanic membrane, eardrum

Question 37

nas

Answer 37

nose

Question 38

ophthalm

Answer 38

eye, vision

Question 39

-opia

Answer 39

vision condition

Question 40

opt

Answer 40

eye, vision

Question 41

ot

Answer 41

ear

Question 42

-phasia

Answer 42

speech

Question 43

presby

Answer 43

old age

Question 44

retin

Answer 44

retina

Question 45

rhino

Answer 45

nose

Question 46

rrhea

Answer 46

flow or discharge

Question 47

scler

Answer 47

sclera, white of the eye

Question 48

-tomy

Answer 48

cut into, incision

Question 49

tympan

Answer 49

tympanic membrane, ear drum