Deck 13: Special Senses: Eyes and Ears

Question 1

Retinal damage with bleeding blood vessels that causes visual impairment is known as:

A) diabetic retinopathy
B) conjunctivitis
C) retinal detachment
D) hordeolum
E) macular degeneration

Answer 1

diabetic retinopathy

Question 2

Which of the following is a type of cataract surgery?

A) corneal transplant
B) extracapsular extraction
C) photocoagulation
D) phacoemulsification
E) laser iridotomy

Answer 2

phacoemulsification

Question 3

What surgical procedure is performed to relieve intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma?

A) retinocentesis
B) keratoplasty
C) salpingectomy
D) myringectomy
E) laser iridotomy

Answer 3

laser iridotomy

Question 4

Which of the following medical terms describes a disorder associated with vision?

A) tympanitis
B) anacusis
C) otodynia
D) achromatopsia
E) dacryorrhea

Question 5

To reduce intraocular pressure by lowering the amount of aqueous humor in the eyeball, a physician prescribes a(n):

A) miotic
B) antiglaucoma agent
C) emulsifier
D) mydriatic
E) antibiotic

Question 6

Which of the following conditions causes a sudden increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) and is considered a medical emergency?

A) glaucoma
B) open-angle glaucoma
C) closed-angle glaucoma
D) astigmatism
E) conjunctivitis

Question 7

The surgical procedure for excision of the iris is called:

A) phacoemulsification
B) trabeculectomy
C) iridectomy
D) radial keratotomy
E) vitrectomy

Question 8

To loosen and remove cerumen, a physician prescribes a(n):

A) emulsifier
B) anti-inflammatory
C) mydriatic
D) antibiotic
E) miotic

Question 9

Match the word elements with their meanings.

-excessive, above normal

A) acous/o
B) blephar/o
C) conjunctiv/o
D) choroid/o
E) core/o
F) corne/o
G) cyst/o
H) Dacryo
I) dipl/o
J) irid/o
K) kerat/o
L) myring/o
M) ophthalm/o
N) ot/o
O) salping/o
P) -opsia
Q) -ptosis
R) -tropia
S) exo-
T) hyper-

Question 10

Match the word elements with their meanings.

-outside, outward

A) acous/o
B) blephar/o
C) conjunctiv/o
D) choroid/o
E) core/o
F) corne/o
G) cyst/o
H) Dacryo
I) dipl/o
J) irid/o
K) kerat/o
L) myring/o
M) ophthalm/o
N) ot/o
O) salping/o
P) -opsia
Q) -ptosis
R) -tropia
S) exo-
T) hyper-

Question 11

Match the medical words with their definitions

-congenital deficiency in color perception; also called color blindness

A) achromatopsia
B) anacusis
C) astigmatism
D) audiometry
E) Cataract
F) diabetic retinopathy
G) Glaucoma
H) Hordeolum
I) Iridotomy
J) macular degeneration
K) Ménière disease
L) Myringoplasty
M) Myringotomy
N) Otoscopy
O) Photophobia
P) Retinitis
Q) Rinne test
R) Strabismus
S) Tonometry
T) vertigo

Question 12

Match the medical words with their definitions

-inflammation of the retina

A) achromatopsia
B) anacusis
C) astigmatism
D) audiometry
E) Cataract
F) diabetic retinopathy
G) Glaucoma
H) Hordeolum
I) Iridotomy
J) macular degeneration
K) Ménière disease
L) Myringoplasty
M) Myringotomy
N) Otoscopy
O) Photophobia
P) Retinitis
Q) Rinne test
R) Strabismus
S) Tonometry
T) vertigo

Question 13

Match the medical words with their definitions

-screening test used to detect glaucoma

A) achromatopsia
B) anacusis
C) astigmatism
D) audiometry
E) Cataract
F) diabetic retinopathy
G) Glaucoma
H) Hordeolum
I) Iridotomy
J) macular degeneration
K) Ménière disease
L) Myringoplasty
M) Myringotomy
N) Otoscopy
O) Photophobia
P) Retinitis
Q) Rinne test
R) Strabismus
S) Tonometry
T) vertigo

Question 14

Match the medical words with their definitions

-tuning fork test to evaluate bone conduction of sound in one ear at a time

A) achromatopsia
B) anacusis
C) astigmatism
D) audiometry
E) Cataract
F) diabetic retinopathy
G) Glaucoma
H) Hordeolum
I) Iridotomy
J) macular degeneration
K) Ménière disease
L) Myringoplasty
M) Myringotomy
N) Otoscopy
O) Photophobia
P) Retinitis
Q) Rinne test
R) Strabismus
S) Tonometry
T) vertigo

Question 15

Match the medical words with their definitions

-incision of the iris

A) achromatopsia
B) anacusis
C) astigmatism
D) audiometry
E) Cataract
F) diabetic retinopathy
G) Glaucoma
H) Hordeolum
I) Iridotomy
J) macular degeneration
K) Ménière disease
L) Myringoplasty
M) Myringotomy
N) Otoscopy
O) Photophobia
P) Retinitis
Q) Rinne test
R) Strabismus
S) Tonometry
T) vertigo

Question 16

Match the medical words with their definitions

-loss of central vision from breakdown of the tissues in the macula

A) achromatopsia
B) anacusis
C) astigmatism
D) audiometry
E) Cataract
F) diabetic retinopathy
G) Glaucoma
H) Hordeolum
I) Iridotomy
J) macular degeneration
K) Ménière disease
L) Myringoplasty
M) Myringotomy
N) Otoscopy
O) Photophobia
P) Retinitis
Q) Rinne test
R) Strabismus
S) Tonometry
T) vertigo

Question 17

Use kerat/o to build a word that means surgical repair of the cornea: __________.

Question 18

Build a word that means examination of the pupil: __________.