Chapter 11 Quiz: Eyes and Ears

Question 1

canthus

Answer 1

where the upper and lower eyelid meet

Question 2

cilia

Answer 2

eyelashes

Question 3

iris

Answer 3

the muscular layer surrounding the pupil

Question 4

lens

Answer 4

curved structure that focuses image

Question 5

pupil

Answer 5

opening permitting light to enter the eye

Question 6

malleus

Answer 6

auditory ossicles - small bone of inner ear known as hammer.

Question 7

optic disk

Answer 7

small region in the eye where the nerve endings of the retina enter the optic nerve

Question 8

audiological evaluation

Answer 8

measurement of the ability to hear and understand speech sounds based on their pitch and loudness.

Question 9

hyperopia

Answer 9

farsightedness

Question 10

nyctalopia

Answer 10

night blindness

Question 11

esotropia

Answer 11

inward deviation of one eye relative to the other

Question 12

otalgia

Answer 12

earache

Question 13

presbycusis

Answer 13

gradual hearing loss of sensorineural hearing that occurs as the body ages

Question 14

semicircular canals

Answer 14

three canals that help to maintain equilibrium / balance, contain endolymph

Question 15

tympanometry

Answer 15

use of air pressure in the ear canal to test for disorders of the middle ear

Question 16

fovea centralis

Answer 16

pit in the middle of the macula. Color vision is best in this region.

Question 17

Xerophthalmia

Answer 17

dry eye, drying of conjunctiva because tear glands don’t produce enough tears. Associated with aging, or RA

Question 18

Tinnitus

Answer 18

ringing, buzzing or roaring sound in one or both ears

Question 19

presbyopia

Answer 19

condition of common changes in the eyes that occur with aging.

Question 20

iridectomy

Answer 20

surgical removal of a portion of the iris tissue.

Question 21

subconjunctival hemmorrhage

Answer 21

bleeding between the conjunctiva and sclera

Question 22

legal blindness

Answer 22

corrected vision is reduced to 20/200 or less

Question 23

choroid

Answer 23

opaque middle layer of the eyeball that provides blood supply to the entire eye

Question 24

astigmatism

Answer 24

condition in which the eye does not focus properly because of uneven curvatures of the cornea

Question 25

uveal tract

Answer 25

middle layer of tissue in the eye

Question 26

incus

Answer 26

auditory ossicles - transit sound waves from eardrum to the inner ear by vibration - anvil

Question 27

strabismus

Answer 27

squint

Question 28

pinna

Answer 28

auricle - is the external portion of the ear. captures sound waves and transmits them into auditory canal

Question 29

stapes

Answer 29

auditory ossicles - stirrup.

Question 30

tympanic membrane

Answer 30

eardrum - located between the outer and middle ear. When sound waves reach the eardrum the membrane transmits the sound by vibrating.

Question 31

stapedectomy

Answer 31

surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear.

Question 32

eustachian tubes

Answer 32

important in maintaining equal atmospheric pressure within the middle ear

Question 33

keratoplasty

Answer 33

corneal transplant, is the surgical replacement of a scarred or diseased cornea with clear corneal tissue from a donor.

Question 34

lacrimal fluid

Answer 34

maintain moisture on the anterior surface of the eyeball

Question 35

fluorescein staining

Answer 35

diagnostic procedure used to detect corneal abrasions

Question 36

hordeolum

Answer 36

pus filled lesion on the eyelid resulting from an infection in the sebaceous gland

Question 37

dacryoadenitis

Answer 37

inflammation of the lacrimal gland that can be caused by bacterial, viral or fungal infection.

Question 38

esotropia

Answer 38

cross - eyes

Question 39

exotropia

Answer 39

walleye

Question 40

hyperopia

Answer 40

farsightedness

Question 41

myopia

Answer 41

nearsightedness

Question 42

sclera

Answer 42

white of the eye

Question 43

auditory ossicles

Answer 43

transmits sound from the inner ear to the brain