Deck 13: Special Senses: the Eye and Ear

Question 1

The combining form that means optic disk is ________.

Answer 1

papill/o

Question 2

The combining form that means dull or dim is ________.

Answer 2

ambly/o

Question 3

A combining form that means iris is ________.

Answer 3

ir/o;irid/o

Question 4

The combining form that means conjunctiva is ________.

Question 5

The combining form that means night is ________.

Question 6

A combining form that means cornea is ________.

Question 7

The combining form that means sclera is ________.

Question 8

The combining form that means retina is ________.

Question 9

The combining form that means double is ________.

Question 10

The combining form that means old age is ________.

Question 11

The combining form that means color is ________.

Question 12

The combining form that means ciliary body is ________.

Question 13

A combining form that means vision is ________.

Question 14

The combining form that means pupil is ________.

Question 15

A combining form that means eye is ________.

Question 16

The combining form that means light is ________.

Question 17

The combining form that means gray is ________.

Question 18

The combining form that means eyelid is ________.

Question 19

The combining form that means lens is ________.

Question 20

A combining form that means tears is ________.

Question 21

A medical term that means pertaining to within the eye is ________.

Question 22

The combining form that means labyrinth is ________.

Question 23

The suffix that means ear condition is ________.

Question 24

The combining form that means auditory tube is ________.

Question 25

The suffix that means specialist in measuring is ________.

Question 26

A combining form that means water (besides hydr/o)is ________.

Question 27

A medical term that means pertaining to the cornea is ________.

Question 28

The combining form that means cerumen is ________.

Question 29

The combining form that means choroid is ________.

Question 30

A medical term that means pertaining to tears is ________.

Question 31

The combining form that means glassy is ________.

Question 32

A combining form that means ear is ________.

Question 33

A medical term that means study of the eye is ________.

Question 34

The combining form that means stapes is ________.

Question 35

The combining form that means cochlea is ________.

Question 36

The suffix that means turned condition is ________.

Question 37

A suffix that means vision condition is ________.

Question 38

The suffix that means hearing is ________.

Question 39

A combining form that means hearing is ________.

Question 40

A combining form that means eardrum (tympanic membrane)is ________.

Question 41

The sclera is the white of the eye.

Question 42

The macula lutea is the center of the fovea centralis.

Question 43

A medical term that means pertaining to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)is ________.

Question 44

A medical term that means pus discharge from the ear is ________.

Question 45

The retina is the middle layer of the eyeball.

Question 46

A medical term that means specialist in measuring vision is ________.

Question 47

A medical term that means pertaining to the sclera is ________.

Question 48

A medical term that means pertaining to the retina is ________.

Question 49

Cerumen is produced by oil glands in the middle ear.

Question 50

A medical term that means study of hearing is ________.

Question 51

A medical term that means pertaining to the cochlea is ________.

Question 52

The iris is responsible for refracting light rays.

Question 53

A medical term that means pertaining to the pupil is ________.

Question 54

The ciliary body changes the shape of the lens.

Question 55

A medical term that means pertaining to hearing is ________.

Question 56

The utricle and saccule are sensory organs for hearing.

Question 57

The pupil is responsible for admitting the correct amount of light into the eyeball.

Question 58

The aqueous humor is a watery substance in the front region of the eyeball.

Question 59

The optic nerve carries images to the brain.

Question 60

A medical term that means ear pain is ________.

Question 61

Myopia is caused by an abnormal curvature of the lens.

Question 62

Xerophthalmia means dry eyes.

Question 63

Presbyopia means night blindness.

Question 64

A Snellen chart is used to evaluate distance vision.

Question 65

Papilledema is swelling of the eyeball.

Question 66

An optician is a specialist in testing visual acuity.

Question 67

The auricle is also called the pinna.

Question 68

Glaucoma is the result of a cloudy or opaque lens.

Question 69

Conductive hearing loss may be caused by damage to the cochlear nerve.

Question 70

Macular degeneration is a condition affecting the choroid layer of the eyeball.

Question 71

Amblyopia occurs when a person loses vision not as a result of actual eye pathology.

Question 72

Photophobia is a strong sensitivity to bright light.

Question 73

Glaucoma develops in response to an increase in intraocular pressure.

Question 74

Strabotomy is the surgical procedure used to fix a detached retina.

Question 75

Exotropia is the inward turning of the eye,also called cross-eyed.

Question 76

Radial keratotomy uses spoke-like incisions in the cornea to correct myopia.

Question 77

Emmetropia is a term meaning normal vision.

Question 78

Retinoblastoma is a cancerous eye tumor that occurs in children.

Question 79

Nyctalopia is night blindness due to damaged rods.

Question 80

Tonometry measures the movement of the eardrum.