Deck 14: Special Sensory Organs of the Peripheral Nervous System

Question 1

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

A) cataract
B) glaucoma
C) macular degeneration
D) photophobia

Answer 1

macular degeneration

Question 2

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

A) earwax
B) eustachian tube
C) sclera
D) semicircular canals

Answer 2

eustachian tube

Question 3

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

A) incus
B) malleus
C) sclera
D) stapes

Answer 3

sclera

Question 4

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

A) ophthalmometer
B) ophthalmometry
C) tonometer
D) tonometry

Question 5

What does the suffix -osmia refer to?

A) hearing
B) sight
C) smell
D) taste

Question 6

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

A) conjunctiva
B) cornea
C) iris
D) retina

Question 7

Nerve endings that detect changes in temperature are termed:

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

Question 8

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 9

The term for farsightedness is:

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

Question 10

Which surgical procedure is performed to correct ptosis?

A) blepharoplasty
B) cryoextraction
C) intraocular lens transplant
D) LASIK

Question 11

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

A) cerumen
B) cochlea
C) malleus
D) stapes

Question 12

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

A) choroid
B) cochlea
C) conjunctiva
D) cornea

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

Which of the following structures provide a sense of balance?

A) auditory tubes
B) lacrimal gland
C) nasolacrimal glands
D) semicircular canals

Question 15

The auditory tube is another name for which tube?

A) eustachian
B) lacrimal
C) nasolacrimal
D) semicircular

Question 16

Which of the following is impairment of vision due to advancing years or old age?

A) astigmatism
B) hyperopia
C) myopia
D) presbyopia

Question 17

Which term means capable of being heard?

A) accommodation
B) audible
C) aural
D) auricular

Question 18

Which of the following refers to colorblindness?

A) achromatic vision
B) day vision
C) double vision
D) night vision

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

Nearsightedness is termed:

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

Question 21

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 22

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 23

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 24

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 25

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 26

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

A) chemoreceptors
B) mechanoreceptors
C) nociceptors
D) thermoreceptors

Question 27

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 28

Nerve endings that detect chemicals are called:

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

Question 29

What does the combining form cerumin/o refer to?

A) eardrum
B) earwax
C) smell
D) stapes

Question 30

What does the combining form ocul/o refer to?

A) ear
B) eye
C) nerve
D) nervous sensation

Question 31

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 32

What does chrom/o mean?

A) chroid
B) color
C) conjunctiva
D) cornea

Question 33

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

A) amblyopia
B) hordeolum
C) photophobia
D) nyctalopia

Question 34

Which term means pertaining to sound or hearing?

A) acoustic
B) auricular
C) cochlear
D) deafness

Question 35

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 36

What does hordeolum mean?

A) cataract
B) glaucoma
C) retinal detachment
D) sty

Question 37

Which term means inflammation of the eyelid?

A) blepharitis
B) ophthalmitis
C) photophobia
D) ptosis

Question 38

Which term means pertaining to the external ear?

A) auditory
B) aural
C) otosclerosis
D) otoscopic

Question 39

What does lacrimal mean?

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

Question 40

What does iridic mean?

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

Question 41

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 42

Which term means the sense of smell?

A) anosmia
B) hyperosmia
C) olfaction
D) olfactory

Question 43

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

A) otomycosis
B) otoplasty
C) otorrhea
D) otosclerosis

Question 44

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 45

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 46

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 47

A 34-year-old woman has a disorder of the left eye that presents as an uneven focusing of the image, which results from distortion of the curvature of the lens or cornea. This disorder is called:

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

Question 48

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 49

Which term is commonly called red eyes or pink eye?

A) cataract
B) conjunctivitis
C) daltonism
D) retinopathy

Question 50

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 51

A 23-year-old woman has swelling in her eyelid following an infection caused by her eye makeup. Another term for this swelling is:

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

Question 52

Which term means inflammation of the middle ear?

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

Question 53

What does vertigo mean?

A) dizziness
B) lack of accommodation reflex
C) pertaining to the middle ear
D) refraction of light

Question 54

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

A) audible
B) auditory
C) auricular
D) cochlear

Question 55

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 56

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 earwax, also called:

A) cerumen
B) hordeolum
C) tinnitus
D) vertigo

Question 57

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 58

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 59

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 60

Which term means a weakness in perceiving colors distinctly?

A) achromatic vision
B) achromatopsia
C) daltonism
D) Ménière disease

Question 61

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 62

_____ is defined as poor vision at night or in dim light.

Question 63

A 9-year-old girl complains that she cannot see the chalkboard at school. She is able to read the work at her desk. This irregularity in vision is:

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

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

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

Question 66

Any disease of the retina is known as _____.

Question 67

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 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

Loss or impairment of the sense of smell is referred to as _____.

Question 70

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 71

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 72

An agent that dilates the eye is called a(n) _____.

Question 73

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

Question 74

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 75

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

Question 76

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 77

Receptors that detect light are called _____.

Question 78

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

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

Question 79

_____ means tearing or crying.

Question 80

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