Definitions 1

Question 1

aka “blind spot of the eye”

Answer 1

Optic disk

Question 2

Separates the middle ear from the inner ear.

Answer 2

Oval window

Question 3

aka “anvil”. Is part the auditory ossicle.

Answer 3

Incus

Question 4

The turning inward of the edge of the eyelid

Answer 4

Entropion

Question 5

An inflammation of the middle ear

Answer 5

Otitis media

Question 6

A visual test to determine losses in peripheral vision is used to diagnose…

Answer 6

Glaucoma

Question 7

An inflammation of the uvea, causing swelling and irritation

Answer 7

Uveitis

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Astigmatism

Question 9

An inflammation of the labyrinth (of the inner ear) that can result in vertigo and deafness.

Answer 9

Labyrinthitis

Question 10

The ability of the lens to bend light rays so they focus in the retina

Answer 10

Refraction

Question 11

aka “Choked disk”. Is the swelling and inflammation of the optic nerve at the point of entrance of the eye through the optic disk.

Answer 11

Papilledema

Question 12

Describes any error of refraction in which images do not focus properly on the retina.

Answer 12

Ametropia