A&p Ch 14 Review Questions - Seeing & Hearing

Front 1

The state of balance is

Back 1

equilibrium

Front 2

The outer or external ear is separated from the middle ear by the

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tympanic membrane

Front 3

Another term for earwax is

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cerumen

Front 4

The fibrous tissue that maintains the shape of the eye is the

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sclera

Front 5

The term for corner of the eye is

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canthus

Front 6

The colored muscular layer of the eye that surrounds the pupil is the

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iris

Front 7

Involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball is called

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nystagmus

Front 8

A group of eye disorders resulting from increased intraocular pressure is

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glaucoma

Front 9

Opacity of the lens is called

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cataract

Front 10

The process of the lens bending the light ray to help focus the rays on the retina

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refraction

Front 11

The fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eye and is continuous with the white of the eye is the

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cornea

Front 12

The region of the eye where nerve endings of the retina gather to form the optic nerve is called the

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optic disk

Front 13

What eye structure is transparent and focuses light on the retina

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lens

Front 14

The meaning of the palpebr/o is

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eyelid

Front 15

Glaucoma is usually diagnosed by

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tonometry

Front 16

The term for removal of a part is

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ablation

Front 17

The term for pupillary dilation is

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mydriasis

Front 18

The condition of normal tear production is

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lacrimation

Front 19

The instrument used to visually examine the ear (the ear lining, presence or absence of discharge, and integrity of the tympanic membrane) is known as a(n)

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otoscope

Front 20

What is the name of the spiral-shaped passage that leads from the oval window to the inner ear?

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cochlea

Front 21

The are of sharpest vision in the retina is the

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fovea centralis

Front 22

The posterior chamber of the ye contains

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Aqueous humor

Front 23

Sharpness of vision is

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acuity

Front 24

The "A" in AD stands for

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auris

Front 25

The abbreviation OD stands for

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right eye

Front 26

Iris, ciliary body, and choroid

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uvea

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platelike frame within the upper and lower eyelids

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tarsal plate

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eyelid

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palpebra

Front 29

eyelashes

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cilia

Front 30

bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball

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orbit

Front 31

transparent anterior portion of the sclera

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cornea

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mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid

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conjunctiva

Front 33

narrow duct that leads from the middle ear to the nasopharynx

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eustachian tube

Front 34

auditory ossicle known as the hammer

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incus

Front 35

auditory ossicle known as the anivl

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malleus

Front 36

auditory ossicle known as the stirrup

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stapes

Front 37

earwax

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cerumen

Front 38

external portio of the ear

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pinna

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osseous chamber at the base of the skull

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tympanic bulla

Front 40

tube that transmits sound from the pinna to the eardrum

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external auditory canal

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dilated area in the semicircular canals

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ampulla

Front 42

small stones in the saccule and utricle

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otoliths

Front 43

tear drop, tear duct, lacrimal duct

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Lacrim/o and darcry/o

Front 44

tympanic membrane or eardrum

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tympan/o and myring/o

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external ear or auricle

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pinn/i, aur/i, and aur/o

Front 46

eye

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Opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, and opthalm/o

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hearing

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Acoust/o and acous/o

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double row of eyelashes

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distichiasis

Front 49

groups of disorders resulting from elevated intraocular pressure

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glaucoma

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inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid

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uveitis

Front 51

blocking the passage of light

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opaque

Front 52

narrow duct that leads from the middle ear to the nasopharynx

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eustachian tube

Front 53

The aqueous humor is a thick, gelatinous substance

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False

Front 54

Semicircular canals in the ears are important for hearing

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False

Front 55

Refraction is focusing on distant objects

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False

Front 56

Tonometry measures intraocular pressure

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True

Front 57

The lens of the eye is avascular because it has no blood supply

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True

Front 58

Periorbital structures are located around the eye

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True

Front 59

The medical term for pinkeye is blepharoptosis

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False

Front 60

The ossicles of the ear are the malleus, incus and stapes.

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True

Front 61

The "S" in KCS stands for sclera

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False

Front 62

A slit lamp examination is used to visualize the ear

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False