EENT FINALS

Question 1

skin overlying elastic cartilage. collects sound

Answer 1

pinna

Question 2

lined by ceruminous glands. produce cerumen to protect against foreign bodies

Answer 2

auditory canal

Question 3

boundary of the external and middle ear. vibrates with incoming sound waves

Answer 3

tympanic membrane

Question 4

small, flattened space containing air and three small bones

Answer 4

middle ear

Question 5

three bones joined together by synovial joints. amplify sound waves and transmit them in fluid

Answer 5

ossicles

Question 6

handle like portion attached to the eardrum

Answer 6

malleus

Question 7

footplate fits into oval window which is small opening in the wall between the middle and inner ear

Answer 7

stapes

Question 8

allows air into the middle ear, thus equalizing pressure on both sides of eardrum

Answer 8

eustachian tube

Question 9

bony tube shaped like a snail shell

Answer 9

cochlea

Question 10

receptor end organ of hearing

Answer 10

organ of corti

Question 11

defective connective tissue

Answer 11

osteogenesis imperfecta

Question 12

slows down excretion of ototoxic drug

Answer 12

metabolic syndrome

Question 13

used in newborn hearing screening

Answer 13

auditory brain stem evoked response

Question 14

disorganized cartilage plus lobule

Answer 14

microtia

Question 15

failure of development of the outer ear

Answer 15

atresia

Question 16

calcification and hardening of the auricle

Answer 16

cauliflower ear

Question 17

is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear

Answer 17

cholesteatoma

Question 18

tiny incision made in the tympanic membrane to relieve pressure

Answer 18

myringotomy

Question 19

rapid changes in middle ear pressure result to perforation of eardrum and damage to ossicles

Answer 19

barotrauma

Question 20

most common middle ear tumor. benign lesion arising from jugular vein.

Answer 20

glomus jugulare

Question 21

overproduction of endolymph

Answer 21

meniere’s disease

Question 22

benign tumor of cn 8. destroys structures of the cerebellum and brainstem

Answer 22

acoustic neuroma

Question 23

reconstruction of middle ear

Answer 23

tympanoplasty

Question 24

fluid produced in the eye gives shape to the anterior part of the eye

Answer 24

aqueous humor

Question 25

permits fluid to drain out of the eye into the systemic circulation so as a constant IOP is maintained

Answer 25

canal of schlemm

Question 26

produces the aqueous humor

Answer 26

ciliary body

Question 27

contains blood vessels that nourish the retina

Answer 27

choroid

Question 28

the outer, transparent structure that covers the iris, pupil and anterior chamber

Answer 28

cornea

Question 29

colored portion of the eye, regulates the amount of light entering the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil

Answer 29

iris

Question 30

transparent circular structure focuses light on the retina

Answer 30

lens

Question 31

aqueous humor flows out of the eye through this spongy tissue located near the cornea

Answer 31

trabecular meshwork

Question 32

clear jelly like substance that fills the eye from the lens on back, gives shape to posterior part of the eye

Answer 32

vitreous

Question 33

last area to be examined due to sensitivity to light

Answer 33

macula

Question 34

small hyalin globular growth appear as yellow with indistinct edges

Answer 34

drusen

Question 35

used to see larger areas of the retina. unmagnified. light source is affixed

Answer 35

indirect ophthalmoscopy

Question 36

assess the anterior portion of the eye. used to examine treat and photograph the eye

Answer 36

slit lamp biomicroscope

Question 37

used for patients with macular degeneration.

Answer 37

amsler grid

Question 38

advanced stage of macular degeneration characterized by growth of abnormal choroidal vessel

Answer 38

neovascular choroidal membrane

Question 39

can be used to identify orbital tumors, retinal detachment, and changes in tissue composition

Answer 39

ultrasonography

Question 40

provides detailed image of the eye circulation

Answer 40

fluorescein angiography

Question 41

measures IOP

Answer 41

tonometry

Question 42

dilate eye medication

Answer 42

mydriatics

Question 43

constrict eye medication

Answer 43

miotic

Question 44

hemorrhage in the bottom of the anterior chamber of the eye

Answer 44

blunt injury

Question 45

occur from accident contact by fingernails, hairbrush bristles, branches. foreign body sensation

Answer 45

corneal abrasion

Question 46

occurs when light entering the eye focuses in front of the retina instead of directly on it. long eye. corrected by concave lenses.

Answer 46

myopia

Question 47

occurs when light entering the eye focuses behind the retina instead of directly on it. short eye. corrected by convex lenses.

Answer 47

hyperopia

Question 48

football cornea

Answer 48

astigmatism

Question 49

short arm syndrome

Answer 49

presbyopia

Question 50

indicated for low myopia. incision in the paracentral anf peripheral cornea with the use of metal

Answer 50

radial keratotomy

Question 51

for myopia and hyperopia. use of argon fluoride excimer laser

Answer 51

photorefractive keratectomy

Question 52

creates a corneal flap with the use of microkeratome

Answer 52

lasik

Question 53

increased IOP, damage optic nerve causing partial vision loss leading to blindness

Answer 53

glaucoma

Question 54

most common type due to overproduction or obstruction of AH

Answer 54

chronic glaucoma

Question 55

most dangerous type of glaucoma

Answer 55

acute

Question 56

caused by other diseases, including uveitis, systemic disease and drug like corticosteroids

Answer 56

secondary glaucoma

Question 57

present at birth, result of defective development of fluid outflow channel and hereditary

Answer 57

congenital glaucoma

Question 58

increase AH outflow

Answer 58

pilocarpine

Question 59

decrease IOP

Answer 59

glycerin

Question 60

for glaucoma crisis

Answer 60

mannitol IV

Question 61

decrease AH production

Answer 61

epi eyedrops

Question 62

creates a drainage hole in the iris to relieve the pressure that has build up

Answer 62

peripheral iridotomy

Question 63

most common type of cataract

Answer 63

nuclear sclerotic cataracts

Question 64

forms in the shell layer of the lens known as the cortex risk factor diabetic

Answer 64

cortical cataracts

Question 65

begins as small opaque or cloudy area on posterior lens

Answer 65

posterior subcapsular cataracts

Question 66

create halo effects and glare around light

Answer 66

subcapsular cataracts

Question 67

is the most common form a hole develops in the sensory retina allowing vitreous to seep through sr and detach retinal pigment epithelium

Answer 67

rhegmatogenous detachment

Question 68

the hemorrhage and fibrous proliferation associated with these conditions exert a pulling force on the delicate retina

Answer 68

traction retinal detachment

Question 69

use of an electrode needle and heat through sclera to stimulate inflammatory response

Answer 69

diathermy

Question 70

most common surgery for repairing retinal detachment hold retina with splint

Answer 70

scleral buckling

Question 71

yellowish exudates beneath the retinal pigment epithelium and diffused extracellular debris

Answer 71

drusen

Question 72

distortion of vision

Answer 72

metamorphopsia

Question 73

there is scaling and crusting along the eyelashes

Answer 73

staphylococcal blepharitis

Question 74

there is greasy scaling along the eyelashes

Answer 74

seborrheic

Question 75

there are prominent blood vessels crossing the eyelid margin

Answer 75

meibomian gland dysfunction

Question 76

small lump in the eyelid caused by obstruction of an oil producing meibomian gland

Answer 76

chalazion

Question 77

sagging lower eyelid that leaves the eye exposed and dry

Answer 77

ectropion

Question 78

inflammation of cornea

Answer 78

keratitis

Question 79

inflammation of eye responsible for blood supply

Answer 79

uveitis

Question 80

severe inflammation of the uveal tract in the uninjured eye that follows a penetrating injury

Answer 80

sympathetic ophthalmia

Question 80

severe inflammation of the uveal tract in the uninjured eye that follows a penetrating injury

Answer 80

sympathetic ophthalmia

Question 81

removal of the entire eyeball

Answer 81

enucleation

Question 82

removal of the eyeball & surrounding tissues and bones

Answer 82

exentheration

Question 83

removal of the intra ocular contents through a scleral incision

Answer 83

evisceration

Question 84

incision on the upper lip into maxillary sinus

Answer 84

caldwell luc procedure

Question 85

removal of the uncinate process of the ethmoid bone allows resection of anterior ethmoid air cells

Answer 85

functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Question 86

difficulty opening mouth due to pain of inflammation and spasm of masticator muscle

Answer 86

trismus