Deck 13: Special Senses: the Eye and Ear

Question 1

The combining form that means night is ________.

Answer 1

nyctal/o

Question 2

A combining form that means tears is ________.

Answer 2

dacry/o;lacrim/o

Question 3

The combining form that means conjunctiva is ________.

Answer 3

conjunctiv/o

Question 4

The combining form that means light is ________.

Question 5

The combining form that means double is ________.

Question 6

The combining form that means color is ________.

Question 7

The combining form that means old age is ________.

Question 8

The combining form that means ciliary body is ________.

Question 9

A combining form that means eye is ________.

Question 10

A combining form that means iris is ________.

Question 11

The combining form that means optic disk is ________.

Question 12

A combining form that means vision is ________.

Question 13

The combining form that means dull or dim is ________.

Question 14

The combining form that means retina is ________.

Question 15

The combining form that means gray is ________.

Question 16

A combining form that means cornea is ________.

Question 17

The combining form that means eyelid is ________.

Question 18

The combining form that means lens is ________.

Question 19

The combining form that means sclera is ________.

Question 20

The combining form that means pupil is ________.

Question 21

A combining form that means ear is ________.

Question 22

A medical term that means pertaining to tears is ________.

Question 23

A combining form that means hearing is ________.

Question 24

The suffix that means ear condition is ________.

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

The suffix that means specialist in measuring is ________.

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

The combining form that means glassy is ________.

Question 31

The combining form that means cerumen is ________.

Question 32

A suffix that means vision condition is ________.

Question 33

The combining form that means labyrinth is ________.

Question 34

The suffix that means hearing is ________.

Question 35

The combining form that means stapes is ________.

Question 36

The combining form that means cochlea is ________.

Question 37

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

Question 38

The combining form that means choroid is ________.

Question 39

The suffix that means turned condition is ________.

Question 40

The combining form that means auditory tube is ________.

Question 41

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

Question 42

A medical term that means pertaining to hearing is ________.

Question 43

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

Question 44

The sclera is the white of the eye.

Question 45

A medical term that means study of hearing is ________.

Question 46

The retina is the middle layer of the eyeball.

Question 47

The ciliary body changes the shape of the lens.

Question 48

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

Question 49

The utricle and saccule are sensory organs for hearing.

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

Cerumen is produced by oil glands in the middle ear.

Question 53

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

Question 54

A medical term that means ear pain is ________.

Question 55

The macula lutea is the center of the fovea centralis.

Question 56

The iris is responsible for refracting light rays.

Question 57

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

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

The optic nerve carries images to the brain.

Question 61

Emmetropia is a term meaning normal vision.

Question 62

An optician is a specialist in testing visual acuity.

Question 63

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

Question 64

A Snellen chart is used to evaluate distance vision.

Question 65

Photophobia is a strong sensitivity to bright light.

Question 66

Nyctalopia is night blindness due to damaged rods.

Question 67

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

Question 68

Myopia is caused by an abnormal curvature of the lens.

Question 69

The auricle is also called the pinna.

Question 70

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

Question 71

Glaucoma is the result of a cloudy or opaque lens.

Question 72

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

Question 73

Papilledema is swelling of the eyeball.

Question 74

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

Question 75

Retinoblastoma is a cancerous eye tumor that occurs in children.

Question 76

Glaucoma develops in response to an increase in intraocular pressure.

Question 77

Tonometry measures the movement of the eardrum.

Question 78

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

Question 79

Presbyopia means night blindness.

Question 80

Xerophthalmia means dry eyes.