Vocab 3

Question 1

Blowing, swooshing sound heard through stethoscope over an area of abnormal blood flow

Answer 1

Bruit

Question 2

Enlargement of the lymph nodes due to infection, allergy, or neoplasm

Answer 2

Lymphadenopathy

Question 3

Refers to abnormally large head

Answer 3

Macrocephalic

Question 4

Refers to abnormally small head

Answer 4

Microcephalic

Question 5

Refers to round symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size

Answer 5

Normocephalic

Question 6

Head tilt due to shortening or spasm of one sternomastoid muscle

Answer 6

Torticollis

Question 7

Adaptation of the eye for near vision by increasing the curvature of the lens

Answer 7

Accommodation

Question 8

Refractive error of vision due to differences in curvature in refractive surfaces of the eye (cornea and lens)

Answer 8

Astigmatism

Question 9

Loss of both temporal visual fields

Answer 9

Bitemporal hemianopsia

Question 10

Opacity of the lens of the eye that develops slowly with aging and gradually obstructs vision

Answer 10

Cataract

Question 11

Infection or retention cyst of a meibomian gland, showing as a beady nodule on the eyelid

Answer 11

Chalazion

Question 12

Infection of the conjunctiva; “pinkeye”

Answer 12

Conjunctivitis

Question 13

Double vision

Answer 13

Diplopia

Question 14

Lower eyelid loose and rolling outward

Answer 14

Ectropion

Question 15

Lower eyelid rolling inward

Answer 15

Entropion

Question 16

Protruding eyeballs

Answer 16

Exophthalmos

Question 17

Area of keenest vision at the center of the macula on the ocular fundus

Answer 17

Fovea

Question 18

A group of eye diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure

Answer 18

Glaucoma

Question 19

Stye; red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin

Answer 19

Hordeolum

Question 20

Abnormal white rim of sclera visible between the upper eyelid and the iris when a person moves the eye downward

Answer 20

Lid lag

Question 21

Round darker area of the ocular fundus that mediates vision only from the central vision field

Answer 21

Macula

Question 22

Constricted pupils

Answer 22

Miosis

Question 23

Dilated pupils

Answer 23

Mydriasis

Question 24

Nearsighted; refractive error in which near vision is better than far vision

Answer 24

Myopia

Question 25

Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball

Answer 25

Nystagmus

Question 26

Stasis of blood flow out of the ocular fundus; sign of increased intracranial pressure

Answer 26

Papilledema

Question 27

Decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging

Answer 27

Presbyopia

Question 28

Triangular opaque tissue on the nasal side of the conjunctiva that grows toward the center of the cornea

Answer 28

Pterygium

Question 29

Drooping of upper eyelid over the iris and possibly covering the pupil

Answer 29

Ptosis

Question 30

Squint, crossed eye; disparity of the eye axes

Answer 30

Strabismus

Question 31

Soft, raised yellow plaques occurring on the skin at the inner corners of the eyes

Answer 31

Xanthelasma