Deck 14: Special Sensory Organs of the Peripheral Nervous System

Question 1

Nearsightedness is termed:

A) exophthalmos.
B) hyperopia.
C) myopia.
D) myxedema.

Answer 1

myopia.

Question 2

A separation of the retina from the back of the eye is:

A) amblyopia.
B) ptosis.
C) macular degeneration.
D) retinal detachment.

Answer 2

retinal detachment.

Question 3

Nerve endings that detect changes in temperature are termed:

A) chemoreceptors.
B) neurilemma.
C) photoreceptors.
D) thermoreceptors.

Answer 3

thermoreceptors.

Question 4

Which of the following refers to a type of colorblindness?

A) Achromatic vision
B) Day vision
C) Double vision
D) Night vision

Question 5

The term for uneven curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye that prevents sharp focusing of an image on the retina is:

A) astigmatism.
B) diplopia.
C) glaucoma.
D) strabismus.

Question 6

Adjustment of light refraction to improve visual acuity is called:

A) daltonism.
B) accomodation.
C) assessment.
D) angiography.

Question 7

Which surgical procedure is performed to correct ptosis of the eyelids?

A) Blepharoplasty
B) Cryoextraction
C) Intraocular lens transplant
D) LASIK

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a small bone of the middle ear?

A) Incus
B) Malleus
C) Sclera
D) Stapes

Question 9

The combining form salping/o sometimes refers to which structure?

A) Earwax
B) Eustachian tube
C) Sclera
D) Semicircular canals

Question 10

The term for farsightedness is:

A) astigmatism.
B) exophthalmos.
C) hyperopia.
D) myopia.

Question 11

Which of the following is a means of measuring intraocular pressure?

A) Ophthalmometer
B) Ophthalmometry
C) Tonometer
D) Tonometry

Question 12

Which term means a yellowish, brown waxy substance which lubricates and protects the ear?

A) Cerumen
B) Cochlea
C) Malleus
D) Stapes

Question 13

Which structure is a spiral tunnel that contains the sense of hearing?

A) Choroid
B) Cochlea
C) Conjunctiva
D) Cornea

Question 14

Muscles of which structure regulate the amount of light entering the eye?

A) Conjunctiva
B) Cornea
C) Iris
D) Retina

Question 15

The auditory tube is another name for which tube?

A) Eustachian
B) Lacrimal
C) Nasolacrimal
D) Semicircular

Question 16

Which term means progressive deterioration of the retina associated with new vessel formation?

A) Cataract
B) Glaucoma
C) Macular degeneration
D) Photophobia

Question 17

An abnormal condition of increased pressure within the eye is called:

A) diplopia.
B) glaucoma.
C) hordeolum.
D) nyctalopia.

Question 18

Which term means capable of being heard?

A) Accommodation
B) Audible
C) Aural
D) Auricular

Question 19

Which of the following structures provide a sense of balance?

A) Auditory tubes
B) Lacrimal gland
C) Nasolacrimal glands
D) Semicircular canals

Question 20

What does the suffix -osmia refer to?

A) Hearing
B) Sight
C) Smell
D) Taste

Question 21

What does hordeolum mean?

A) Cataract
B) Glaucoma
C) Retinal detachment
D) Sty

Question 22

For what is Weber's tuning fork used?

A) Measuring the degree of deafness
B) Measuring the degree of hearing
C) Testing if hearing or lack of hearing is the same in both ears
D) Treating Ménière disease

Question 23

Which of the following are special receptors that initiate the sense of pain?

A) Chemoreceptors
B) Mechanoreceptors
C) Nociceptors
D) Thermoreceptors

Question 24

Which of the following is a structure located in the posterior part of the eye and filled with a soft, jellylike material?

A) Cornea
B) Lens
C) Pupil
D) Vitreous chamber

Question 25

Which of the following terms means a ringing, buzzing, roaring, or other noises in the ear?

A) Otorrhea
B) Otosclerosis
C) Tinnitus
D) Vertigo

Question 26

Which term means pertaining to sound or hearing?

A) Acoustic
B) Auricular
C) Cochlear
D) Deafness

Question 27

Which term means pertaining to the external ear?

A) Auditory
B) Aural
C) Otosclerosis
D) Otoscopic

Question 28

What does lacrimal mean?

A) Pertaining to hearing
B) Pertaining to the tears
C) Pertaining to the sense organs
D) Pertaining to vision

Question 29

What does the combining form ocul/o refer to?

A) Ear
B) Eye
C) Nerve
D) Nervous sensation

Question 30

What does the combining form cerumin/o refer to?

A) Eardrum
B) Earwax
C) Smell
D) Stapes

Question 31

What does chrom/o mean?

A) Chroid
B) Color
C) Conjunctiva
D) Cornea

Question 32

What does myringitis mean?

A) Inflammation of the inner ear
B) Inflammation of the middle ear
C) Inflammation of the external ear structures
D) Inflammation of the tympanic membrane

Question 33

Which term means inflammation of the eyelid?

A) Blepharitis
B) Ophthalmitis
C) Photophobia
D) Ptosis

Question 34

Which test examines the layers of the eye with a bright light, usually after dilation of the pupils?

A) Comparing the person's vision to normal vision of 20/20
B) Refraction
C) Slit-lamp examination
D) Tonometry

Question 35

What does iridic mean?

A) Pertaining to the tears
B) Pertaining to hearing
C) Pertaining to the cornea
D) Pertaining to the iris

Question 36

Which of the following is used in an effort to correct complete hearing loss?

A) Cochlear implant
B) Laser photocoagulation
C) Otoplasty
D) Tympanostomy

Question 37

Which condition means reduced vision in one eye, often correctable by wearing an eye patch?

A) Amblyopia
B) Hordeolum
C) Photophobia
D) Nyctalopia

Question 38

Nerve endings that detect chemicals are called:

A) chemoreceptors.
B) nasolacrimal sacs.
C) optic nerves.
D) rods and cones.

Question 39

What does otosclerosis mean?

A) A chronic disease of the middle ear with recurring episodes of hearing loss, dizziness, and ringing of the ears
B) Hardening of middle and inner ear structures
C) Inability to hear
D) Trauma of the ear

Question 40

What is the function of a Snellen chart?

A) It examines the various layers of the eye.
B) It is used for assessment of visual fields.
C) It is used to measure the cornea.
D) It tests sharpness of vision.

Question 41

A 34-year-old woman has a disorder of the left eye that presents as an uneven focusing of the image called astigmatism, caused by:

A) deterioration of the retina.
B) distortion of the curvature of the lens or cornea.
C) increased intraocular pressure.
D) advanced age.

Question 42

Which of the following are widely distributed in the skin and are sensitive to touch or pressure?

A) Chemoreceptors
B) Mechanoreceptors
C) Nociceptors
D) Thermoreceptors

Question 43

Which term means a weakness in perceiving colors distinctly?

A) Achromatic vision
B) Achromatopsia
C) Daltonism
D) Ménière disease

Question 44

Which term means inflammation of the middle ear?

A) Otitis
B) Otitis externa
C) Otitis interna
D) Otitis media

Question 45

What does ocular mean?

A) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the eye
B) Pertaining to hearing
C) Pertaining to the cornea
D) Pertaining to the iris

Question 46

A 30-year-old man visits his physician and complains of hearing loss. The physician suspects there is otosclerosis, which results in hearing impairment. This disorder is:

A) fungal infection of the ear.
B) inflammation of the tympanic membrane.
C) discharge from the ear.
D) hardening of the ear.

Question 47

A young patient requires an eye patch because of reduced vision in one eye that cannot be corrected by glasses. This condition is referred to as:

A) achromatopsia.
B) blepharitis.
C) myopia.
D) strabismus.

Question 48

At the end of the eye exam, ophthalmologists commonly perform a slit-lamp examination, which examines the various layers of the eye with a bright light, usually after the pupils have been dilated using a(n):

A) ceruminolytics.
B) hordeolum.
C) iridic.
D) mydriatic.

Question 49

Which term means a health professional who detects and evaluates hearing loss and determines how a patient can best make use of remaining hearing?

A) Audiogram
B) Audiologist
C) Audiology
D) Audiometry

Question 50

Which term means pertaining to the sense of hearing and the organs involved?

A) Audible
B) Auditory
C) Auricular
D) Cochlear

Question 51

Which term is commonly called red eyes or pink eye?

A) Cataract
B) Conjunctivitis
C) Daltonism
D) Retinopathy

Question 52

Which of the following is a test that examines movement of blood through blood vessels of the eye?

A) Accommodation reflex
B) Fluorescein angiography
C) Tono-pen tomography
D) Visual field assessment

Question 53

A 23-year-old woman is diagnosed with blepharitis, caused by her eye makeup. This condition is:

A) inflammation of the eyelid.
B) excessive sensitivity to light.
C) inflammation of the tympanic membrane.
D) progressive loss of transparency of the lens.

Question 54

A 4-year-old girl is evaluated by a pediatrician for a possible ear infection. In her ear, the physician finds a large amount of discharge, also called:

A) otorrhea.
B) hordeolum.
C) otalgia.
D) vertigo.

Question 55

Which term means the sense of smell?

A) Anosmia
B) Hyperosmia
C) Olfaction
D) Olfactory

Question 56

A 4-year-old boy complains at preschool that he cannot tell the difference between colors. A profound inability to see color is called:

A) achromatopsia.
B) amblyopia.
C) myringitis.
D) presbyopia.

Question 57

A 46-year-old woman has recently developed farsightedness that appears to be worsening with age. This is referred to as:

A) amblyopia.
B) astigmatism.
C) myopia.
D) presbyopia.

Question 58

A 17-year-old girl developed a sty following the use of false eyelashes. Resulting from an infected sebaceous gland of an eyelash, a sty is also called a:

A) blepharitis.
B) cerumen.
C) conjunctivitis.
D) hordeolum.

Question 59

What does vertigo mean?

A) Dizziness
B) Lack of accommodation reflex
C) Pertaining to the middle ear
D) Refraction of light

Question 60

A physician uses an otoscope to examine a patient's ear. She notes that the patient has inflammation of the tympanic membrane, also referred to as:

A) blepharitis.
B) mastoiditis.
C) myringitis.
D) otitis.

Question 61

Receptors that detect light are called ____________.

Question 62

A patient reports she no longer drives at night because she has difficulty seeing. Which of the following terms matches this symptom?

A) Hyperopia
B) Myopia
C) Nyctalopia
D) Presbyopia

Question 63

The tough outer layer which covers most of the eye is the ____________.

Question 64

A 5-year-old boy has matter in his eye and is diagnosed with "pink eye." Another term for this condition is:

A) blepharitis.
B) conjunctivitis.
C) myringitis.
D) otitis.

Question 65

An electronic instrument for measuring hearing is a(n) ____________.

Question 66

Which of the following cause refraction of light rays?

A) Daltonism and achromatic vision
B) Optic nerve and optic disk
C) Rods and cones
D) Shape and thickness of lens

Question 67

A 3-year-old girl needs __________ to allow her ears to drain properly.

A) ceruminolytics
B) a tuning fork test
C) a cochlear implant
D) pressure-equalizing tubes

Question 68

A patient reports she has been having difficulty smelling since her cold started. This impairment is referred to as:

A) anosmia.
B) hyperosmia.
C) olfactoritis.
D) rhinitis.

Question 69

A 14-year-old boy who is on the high school swim team is complaining of pain in his ear. His physician diagnoses the pain as swimmer's ear, resulting from exposure to a fungus. The term for this condition is:

A) otitis media.
B) otomycosis.
C) otorrhea.
D) otosclerosis.

Question 70

Following a concussion, a 17-year-old boy says that he is sensitive to light and needs to wear sunglasses when inside. This excessive sensitivity to light is referred to as:

A) daltonism.
B) hyperopia.
C) myopia.
D) photophobia.

Question 71

Myring/o is the combining form for the ____________.

Question 72

Surgical repair or reconstruction of the external ear is a procedure called ____________.

Question 73

Any disease of the retina is known as ____________.

Question 74

The profound inability to see color is referred to as ____________.

Question 75

Increased sensitivity to odors is ____________.

Question 76

____________ means tearing or crying.

Question 77

A 7-year-old girl complains of an ear ache. The term for this is:

A) otalgia.
B) otitis media.
C) otomycosis.
D) otorrhea.

Question 78

A test for visual acuity uses letters and numbers or symbols arranged in decreasing size from top to bottom. Which of the following is used in the test just described?

A) LASIK
B) Ophthalmoscope
C) Otoscope
D) Snellen chart

Question 79

Taste buds have nerve endings called _____________ for sweet, sour, bitter, and salty tastes.

Question 80

The bones of the inner ear include the stapes, malleus, and:

A) hamate.
B) incus.
C) mastoid.
D) maxilla.