Med Admin 2

Question 1

Canthus

Answer 1

Angles formed in upper eyelid meeting in lower eyelid

Question 2

Cerumen

Answer 2

Waxlike substance found within external of the ear

Earwax

Question 3

Conjunctival sac

Answer 3

Potential space between eyelids and the eyeball

Lined with conjunctiva

Delicate membrane lines eyelids and covers exposed surface of sclera

Question 4

Dermatitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of skin

Question 5

Enteral

Answer 5

Within intestines

Question 6

Eustachian tubes

Answer 6

Bony and cartiliginous pathways connecting the middle ears with the nasopharnyx

Equalizing pressure on both sides of tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Question 7

Expectorate

Answer 7

Expel secretions from throat or lungs by coughing and spittings

Question 8

Instillation

Answer 8

Administration of liquid drop by drop

Question 9

Intraocular medication disk

Answer 9

Small medication delivery device resembling a contact lens and inserted into conjunctival sac

Floats on sclera between iris and lower eyelid

Question 10

Liniment

Answer 10

Liquid

Semiliquid

Preparation containing oil, alcohol, or water applied to skin

Often a counterirritant

Question 11

Meniscus

Answer 11

Curved upper surface of column of liquid

Question 12

Mydriatic

Answer 12

Any drug that dilates the pupil

Question 13

Naris

Answer 13

External orifices of nose

Plural, nares

Question 14

Orifice

Answer 14

Entrance to or outlet of body cavity

Question 15

Pinna

Answer 15

Outer ear

Question 16

Pruritus

Answer 16

Itching

Question 17

Sims position

Answer 17

Lying on one side with the lowermost arm behind the body and uppermost leg flexed

Question 18

Suppository

Answer 18

Disposable medication

Inserted in rectum, vagina, urethra

Question 19

Suppurating

Answer 19

Forming or discharging pus

Question 20

Systemic

Answer 20

Pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole