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Chapter 16 Skin & Chapter 17 Sense Organ: Eye and Ear Flashcards

1
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What is the combining form for each colour?

chlor/o

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Green

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What is the combining form for each colour?

eosin/o

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Rosy

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What is the combining form for each colour?

anthrac/o

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Black

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4
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What is the combining form for each colour?

leuk/o

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White

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What is the combining form for each colour?

melan/o

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Black

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6
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What is the combining form for each colour?

Xanth/o

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Yellow

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What is the combining form for each colour?

alblin/o

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White

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What is the combining form for each colour?

cyan/o

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Blue

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9
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What is the combining form for each colour?

jaund/o

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Yellow

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10
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What is the combining form for each colour?

poli/o

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Gray

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11
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What is the combining form for each colour?

cirrh/o

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Tawny Yellow

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12
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What is the combining form for each colour?

lute/o

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Yellow

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13
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match the skin lesion with the definition

collection of dried serum and cellular debris

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Crust or scab

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match the skin lesion with the definition

thick walled closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material

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Cyst

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match the skin lesion with the definition

wearing away or loss of epidermis

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Erosion

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match the skin lesion with the definition

groove or crack like sore

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Fissure

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17
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match the skin lesion with the definition

Flat, pigmented lesion measuring less than a centimeter in diameter

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Macule

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18
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match the skin lesion with the definition

solid, round or oval lesion 1 cm or more in diameter

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Nodule

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match the skin lesion with the definition

small solid elevation of the skin

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Papule

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20
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match the skin lesion with the definition

papule containing pus

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Pustule

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21
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match the skin lesion with the definition

open sore on skin or mucous membranes with deeper erosion

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Ulcer

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22
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match the skin lesion with the definition

small collection of serum (blister)

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Vesicle

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23
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

contagious, infectious pyoderma

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Impetigo

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24
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

Cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes

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Malignant Melanoma

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25
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia

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Gangrene

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26
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

Buildup of sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions.

A

Acne

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27
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

bedsore

A

Decubitus Ulcer

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28
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

chronic hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

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Scleroderma

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29
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

Chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesions

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Eczema

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30
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

Fungal skin infection

A

Tinea

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31
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

Widespread inflammatory disease of joints and collagen of the skin with “butterfly rash” on the face

A

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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32
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Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.

Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silvery gray scales covering red patches on the skin

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Psoriasis

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33
Q

Match the structure of the eye with its description

vascular layer of the eyeball that is continuous with the iris

A

Choroid

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34
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Match the structure of the eye with its description

Open center of the iris thought which light rays enter

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Pupil

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35
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Match the structure of the eye with its description

colored portion of the eye

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Iris

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36
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Match the structure of the eye with its description

transparent structure behind the iris and in front of the vitreous humor

A

Lens

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37
Q

Match the structure of the eye with its description

fibrous layer of clear tissue the extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball

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Cornea

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38
Q

Match the structure of the eye with its description

Jelly like material behind the lens that helps maintain the shape of the eyeball

A

Vitreous Humor

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39
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Match the structure of the eye with its description

tough, white outer layer of the eyeball

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Sclera

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40
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Match the structure of the eye with its description

contains sensitive cells called rods and cones that transform light energy into nerve impulses

41
Q

Match the structure of the eye with its description

delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior sclera of the eyeball

A

Conjunctiva

42
Q

Match the structure of the eye with its description

Contains muscles that control the shape of the lens and secretes aqueous humor

A

Ciliary Body

43
Q

An elderly patient had developed hearing loss with her advancing age prior to today’s examination.

What had the patient developed before today’s examination?

A

Presbycusis

44
Q

At today’s appointment she complained of some discharge of pus from her right ear.

What is the medical term for discharge of pus from her her right ear.

A

Otopyorrhea

45
Q

At today’s appointment she complained of dizziness

What is the medical term for dizziness?

46
Q

After examination, the physician noted there was some inflammation on her eardrum.

What did the physician note on examination?

A

Myringitis

47
Q

After examination, the physician prescribed some antibiotics for a diagnosis of a middle ear infection.

What is the medical term for the diagnosis?

A

Otitis Media

48
Q

Ten years ago, this 45 year old female patient had a cancerous tumor removed from behind her right eye, and after that surgery, her symptoms associated with that disease completely disappeared.

What happened to the patient’s cancer symptoms after her surgery?

49
Q

The patient was referred to a specialist in the study and treatment of the eye because she complained of developing double vision one day, and the next day had absence of half of a visual field.

What type of specialist was the patient sent to?

A

Opthanlmolgist

50
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The patient complained of developing double vision one day.

What is the medical term for double vision?

51
Q

The patient had absence of half of a visual field.

what is the medical term for half of your visual field?

A

Hemianopsia

52
Q

The examination revealed that although her original cancerous tumor was removed, her cancer had spread to a secondary site

What did the examination reveal about the patients cancer?

A

Metastasis

53
Q

The combining form vitre/o means:
a. dry
b. vision
c. fluid
d. glassy

54
Q

This device may be used to treat recurrent episodes of acute otitis media
a. audiometer
b. antibiotics
c. PE Tube
d. ENT

55
Q

The condition meeting partial loss Vision is called:
a. presbyopia
b. amblyopia
c. esotropia
d. astigmatism

56
Q

Adipocytes are ________ cells.

57
Q

The condition of dry eyes is called ____________ophthalmia
a. xer
b. glauc
c. mydr
d. scot

58
Q

Sunburn is classified as which type of burn?

A

First burn

59
Q

What is the colour portion of your eye?

60
Q

What is the medical term that describes inflammation of the eyelid?

A

Blepharitis

61
Q

The combining form cutane/o means?

62
Q

The combining form ophthalm/o means?

63
Q

For the ________ test, A tuning fork is placed near the patients mastoid bone in the front of the auditory meatus
a. Meniere
b. Weber
c. Rinne
d. Audiogram

64
Q

what is the deepest region of the epidermis?

A

Basal layer

65
Q

A Contagious parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus is:
a. Psoriasis
b. Scabies
c. Tinea
d. Impetigo

66
Q

The combining form salping/o means:

A

Eustachian tube

67
Q

An inherited deficiency or absence of pigment in the skin, hair, an eyes caused by the abnormality in melanin production is:

68
Q

The medical term for dizziness?

69
Q

Which type of cell contains the epidermis is the pigment that protects the skin against ultraviolet sun rays?
a. Melanocyte
b. Horny cells
c. Basal Cells
d. Epithelial Cells

A

Melanocyte

70
Q

What is a name for a medical doctor who specializes in treating eye disorders?

A

Opthamologist

71
Q

Enucleation means:
a. Removal of the eyeball
b. Replacing the cornea
c. Irregular curvature of the cornea or lens
d. Incision and drainage of a chalazion

A

Removal of the eyeball

72
Q

What is the medical term for ear wax?
the substance that lubricates the ear and prevents the entry of foreign substances
a. stapes
b.cerumen
c. ossicle
d. pinna
e. auricle

73
Q

The surgical implant device enables patients with sensorineural hearing loss to understand speech:
a. cochlear implant
b. PE Tube
c. Rinne Device
d. Tuning fork

A

Cochlear Implant

74
Q

The suffix in the term hyperopia means:
a. pupil
b. light
c. Loss of
d. vision

75
Q

What is the half-moon-shaped white area at the base of the nail called?

76
Q

A scleral buck;e is used to repair a:
a. Scleral tear
b. Corneal tear
c. Detached cornea
d. Detached retina

A

Detached retina

77
Q

The snail-shaped tube in the inner ear is the:

78
Q

Inflammation of the middle ear is:
a. otitis media
b. Tinnitus
c. Acoustic neuroma
d. Cholesteatoma

A

Otitis Media

79
Q

Eddie, 55 years of age, has smoked since he was 17. He presents to his physician with white, thickened patches on the mucous membranes of the tongue and cheek. The physician encourages Eddie to quit smoking and suggests following a more rigorous oral hygiene regimen. The likely diagnosis of Eddie’s skin neoplasm is:
a. Erythroplakia
b. Leukoplakia
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
d. Basal cell carcinoma

A

Leukoplakia

80
Q

ABCDE is the abbreviation for

A

Asymmetry, border, colour, diameter, evolution

81
Q

Biopsy is abbreviated as

82
Q

Dermatology is abbreviated as

83
Q

BCC is the abbreviation for

A

Basal Cell Carcinoma

84
Q

Squamous cell carcinoma is a abbreviated as

85
Q

subQ is the abbreviation for

A

Subcutaneous

86
Q

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the abbreviation for

87
Q

Right ear is abbreviated as

88
Q

ENT is an abbreviation for

A

Ears nose throat

89
Q

Left ear is abbreviated as

90
Q

EENT is the abbreviation for

A

Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat

91
Q

Eustachian tube dysfunction is abbreviated as

92
Q

AOM is the abbreviation for

A

Acute Otitis Media

93
Q

__________is the progressive deterioration of the macula of the retina and the choroid layer of the eye
a. Xanthelasma
b. Macular degeneration
c. Ptosis
d. Esotropia

A

Macular degeneration

94
Q

Which clinical procedure uses liquid nitrogen to destroy tissue?
a. Cryosurgery
b. Radiation
c. Mohs surgery
d. Chemotherapy

A

Cryosurgery

95
Q

Because there are no light receptor cells in the ________, it is known as the blind spot of the eye.
a. macula
b. optic nerve
c. optic disk
d. optic disc

A

Optic disc

96
Q

Impaired vision due to aging is called
a. myopia
b. astigmatism
c. presbyopia
d. glaucoma

A

Presbyopia

97
Q

a small, hard cystic mass on the eyelid is a ________
a. hordeolum
b. cataract
c. chalazion
d. ptosis

98
Q

The combining form ot/o means?

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