Terms

Question 1

aqueous humor

Answer 1

watery liquid in anterior of the eye

Question 2

astigmatism (Ast)

Answer 2

blurred vision caused by irregular curvature of the cornea or lens

Question 3

cataract

Answer 3

clouding of the lens of the eye

Question 4

fluorescein angiography

Answer 4

radiographic image of blood vessels

Question 5

hyperopia

Answer 5

farsightedness

Question 6

Meniere’s disease

Answer 6

disorder of the inner ear that causes spontaneous vertigo

Question 7

lens

Answer 7

behind pupil; focuses & bends light

Question 8

miotic

Answer 8

agent that constricts the pupil

Question 9

mydriatic

Answer 9

agent that dilates the pupil

Question 10

myopia

Answer 10

nearsightedness

Question 11

myringotomy

Answer 11

incision into the eardrum to insert tubes

Question 12

nystagmus

Answer 12

involuntary, jerking movements of the eye

Question 13

presbycusis

Answer 13

hearing impairment with age

Question 14

presbyopia

Answer 14

vision impairments with age

Question 15

pupil

Answer 15

opening in the center of the eye

Question 16

retina

Answer 16

innermost layer of the eye containing vision receptors

Question 17

strabismus

Answer 17

condition in which the eyes look in different directions

Question 18

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hordeolum

Answer 18

infection of an oil gland of the eyelid

Question 19

tinnitus

Answer 19

ringing in the ear

Question 20

vertigo

Answer 20

sense of yourself or environment revolving

Question 21

vitreous humor

Answer 21

jellylike substance found behind the lens that maintains it’s shape

Question 22

bone marrow

Answer 22

flexible tissue inside bone that produces RBC

Question 23

bunion

Answer 23

abnormal prominence of the joint at the base of the great toe

Question 24

diaphysis

Answer 24

shaft of long bones

Question 25

epiphysis

Answer 25

end of each long bone

Question 26

eversion

Answer 26

turning outward

Question 27

inversion

Answer 27

turning inward

Question 28

comminuted fx

Answer 28

the separated parts are splintered or fragmented

Question 29

greenstick fx

Answer 29

incomplete fracture

Question 30

gout

Answer 30

disease; excessive uric acid causes sodium crystals to deposit in joints

Question 31

ligament

Answer 31

a band or sheet of tough fibrous tissue connecting two or more bones

Question 32

meniscus

Answer 32

a disk of cartilage that acts as a cousin between the ends of bones & joints

Question 33

skeletal muscle

Answer 33

attached to bones by tendons; make movement possible

Question 34

smooth muscle

Answer 34

located in internal organ walls

Question 35

muscular dystrophy (MD)

Answer 35

hereditary disease; degeneration of muscle and weakness

Question 36

myasthenia gravis (MG)

Answer 36

disease; muscle weakness caused by defect in transmission of nerve impulses to muscle cells

Question 37

periosteum

Answer 37

outermost layer of the bone made up of fibrous tissue

Question 38

rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Answer 38

chronic disease; autoimmune inflammatory change in the connective tissue throughout the body