Vocabulary Quiz 3

Question 1

Ptosis

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Xanthelasma

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Strabismus

Answer 3

Disparity of the eyes (squint, crossed eye)

Question 4

Pterygium

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Presbyopia

Answer 5

Decrease in power of accommodation that occurs with aging

Question 6

Papilledema

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Nystagmus

Answer 7

Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball

Question 8

Myopia

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Mydriasis

Answer 9

Dilated pupils

Question 10

Miosis

Answer 10

Constricted pupils

Question 11

Macula

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Lid lag

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Hordeolum

Answer 13

Red, painful pustule that is localized infection of hair follicle at the eyelid margin (stye)

Question 14

Glaucoma

Answer 14

A group of eye diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure

Question 15

Fovea

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Exophthalmos

Answer 16

Protruding eyeballs

Question 17

Entropion

Answer 17

Lower eyelid rolling inward

Question 18

Ectropion

Answer 18

Lower eyelid loose and rolling outward

Question 19

Diplopia

Answer 19

Double vision

Question 20

Conjunctivitis

Answer 20

Infection of the conjunctiva, “pink eye”

Question 21

Chalazion

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Cataract

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Bitemporal hemianopsia

Answer 23

Loss of both temporal visual fields

Question 24

Astigmatism

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Accommodation

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Torticollis

Answer 26

Head tilt due to shortening or spasm of one sternomastoid muscle

Question 27

Normocephalic

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Microcephalic

Answer 28

Abnormally small head

Question 29

Macrocephalic

Answer 29

Abnormally large head

Question 30

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Bruit

Answer 31

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