Eyes and Ears

Question 1

Eyes - combining form(s)

Answer 1

opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ophthalm/o

Question 2

Iris - combining form(s)

Answer 2

ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, irit/o

Question 3

Lens - combining form(s)

Answer 3

phac/o, phak/o

Question 4

Retina - combining form(s)

Answer 4

retin/o

Question 5

Lacrimal Apparatus - combining form(s)

Answer 5

dacryocyst/o, lacrim/o

Question 6

Ears - combining form(s)

Answer 6

acous/o, acoust/o, audi/o, audit/o, ot/o

Question 7

Outer Ear - combining form(s)

Answer 7

pinn/i

Question 8

Middle Ear - combining form(s)

Answer 8

myring/o, tympan/o

Question 9

Inner Ear - combining form(s)

Answer 9

labyrinth/o

Question 10

Eyelid - combining form(s)

Answer 10

blephar/o

Question 11

Hearing - suffix

Answer 11

-cusis

Question 12

Cornea, horny, hard - combining form(s)

Answer 12

kerat/o

Question 13

Vision condition - suffix

Answer 13

-opia

Question 14

Old age - combining form(s)

Answer 14

presby/o

Question 15

Ptosis

Answer 15

Drooping of the upper eyelid, usually caused by paralysis

Question 16

Hordeolum

Answer 16

Stye; pus-filled lesion on the eyelid that is usually painful, caused by an acute infection of the sebaceous gland

Question 17

Diabetic retinopathy

Answer 17

Damage to the retina due to uncontrolled diabetes

Question 18

Nystagmus

Answer 18

An involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball; congenital, due to neurological injury, or drug use

Question 19

Glaucoma

Answer 19

A disease of increased intraocular pressure that leads to nerve damage. Blockage of fluid flow out the eye causes the pressure buildup.
Open-angle (chronic): the trabecular meshwork gradually becomes blocked, causing a pressure buildup
Closed-angle (acute): the opening between the cornea and iris narrows so that fluid cannot reach the trabecular meshwork. A sudden increase in pressure can cause severe pain, nausea, redness of the eye, and blurred vision. Blindness can occur quickly without treatment.

Question 20

Diplopia

Answer 20

Double vision, perception of two images of a single object

Question 21

Hemianopia

Answer 21

Blindness in one-half of the visual field

Question 22

Monochromatism

Answer 22

Color blindness, a genetic condition caused by the absence of certain cones in the retina

Question 23

Strabismus

Answer 23

A disorder in which the eyes point in different directions
Esotropia: cross-eyes, inward deviation of one or both eyes
Exotropia: walleye, an outward deviation of one eye relative to the other

Question 24

Hyperopia & Myopia

Answer 24

Farsightedness and nearsightedness

Question 25

Tonometry

Answer 25

Measurement of intraocular pressure

Question 26

Lensectomy

Answer 26

The general term for surgical removal of a cataract-clouded lens

Question 27

Phacoemulsification & Intraocular Lens (IOL)

Answer 27

The use of ultrasonic vibration to shatter and remove the lens clouded by a cataract Surgically implanted replacement for a natural lens that has been removed

Question 28

Laser Iridotomy

Answer 28

Procedure in which a focused beam of light creates a hole in the iris. Treatment for closed-angle glaucoma; allows the flow of aqueous humor between the anterior and posterior chambers

Question 29

Retinopexy

Answer 29

Reattachment of detached are in retinal detachment

Question 30

Air Conduction, Bone Conduction, & Sensorineural Conduction

Answer 30

Process by which sound waves enter the ear through the pinna and travel down the external auditory canal until they strike the tympanic membrane Eardrum vibrations cause the auditory ossicles of the middle ear to vibrate, which transmits sound waves through the middle ear to the oval window of the inner ear When sound vibrations reach the inner ear, they are relayed to the auditory nerve for transmission to the brain

Question 31

Acoustic nerves

Answer 31

Auditory nerves (cranial VIII, cochlear & vestibular); transmit sound impulses to the auditory center in the cerebral cortex. Cochlear nerves - transmit sound for hearing Vestibular nerves - sense balance and head position

Question 32

Tinnitus

Answer 32

A condition of ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears. Often associated with hearing loss and is more likely after prolonged exposure to loud noises.

Question 33

Cholesteatoma

Answer 33

Pearly tumor; a destructive epidermal cyst in the middle ear and/or the mastoid process made up of epithelial cells and cholesterol

Question 34

Infectious myringitis

Answer 34

A contagious inflammation that causes painful blisters on the eardrum. Associated with a middle ear infection.

Question 35

Otosclerosis

Answer 35

The ankylosis (fusing together) of the bones of the middle ear, resulting in conductive hearing loss

Question 36

Ménière's disease

Answer 36

A rare chronic disorder in which the amount of fluid in the inner ear increases intermittently, producing attacks of vertigo, a fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus.

Question 37

Presbycusis

Answer 37

Gradual loss os sensorineural hearing that occurs with age

Question 38

Conductive & Sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 38

Conductive - occurs when sound waves are prevented from passing from the air to the fluid-filled inner ear; treatable Sensorineural - nerve deafness; develops when auditory nerve or hair cells in the inner ear are damaged

Question 39

Fenestration

Answer 39

A surgical procedure in which a new opening is created in the labyrinth to restore lost hearing

Question 40

Myringotomy

Answer 40

A small surgical incision in the eardrum to relieve pressure from excess pus or fluid or to create an opening for the placement of ear tubes