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40 Cards in this Set
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The white of the eye is known as the
A) orbit B) sclera C) choroid D) cornea |
B) sclera
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Farsightedness:
A) presbyopia B) hemianopia C) hyperopia D) myopia |
C) hyperopia
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The palpebra is also known as the
A) cornea B) iris C) eyelid D) lens |
C) eyelid
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Which of the following covers the iris, the pupil and refracts light?
A) eyelid B) lens C) choroid D) cornea |
D) cornea
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The interior surface of the eyeball including the retina, optic disc, and macula is called the
A) fundus B) fovea centralis C) macula lutea D) trabecular network |
A) fundus
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Which of the following is the pin point depression that contains the highest concentration of cones?
A) fovea centralis B) fundus C) macula lutea D) trabecular network |
A) fovea centralis |
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Which of the following secretes tears?
A) lacrimal gland B) meibomian glands C) glands of Zeis D) pupil |
A) lacrimal gland |
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Retinitis is _________ of the retina.
A) inflammation B) incision C) excision D) surgical repair |
A) inflammation
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Which of the following means that the eyelid is turned inward.
A) entropion B) ectropion C) exotropia D) esotropia |
A) entropion
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Aphakia is the absence of the
A) sclera B) retina C) lens D) cornea |
C) lens |
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Blepharoptosis is _________ of the _________.
A) a condition/eye B) repair/eye C) drooping/eyelid D) drooping/eye |
C) drooping/eyelid |
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Dacryoadenitis is inflammation of a/the
A) tear sac B) lacrimal gland C) sebaceous gland D) conjunctiva |
B) lacrimal gland
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Which of the following is performed to measure intraocular pressure?
A) tonometry B) ophthalmoscopy C) slit lamp biomicroscopy D) fluorescein angiography |
A) tonometry
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Inflammation of the cornea
A) iritis B) keratitis C) retinitis D) scleritis |
B) keratitis
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What is the term for an eye that deviates away from the nose or "walleye"?
A) esotropia B) strabismus C) exotropia D) entropion |
B) strabismus
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Which of the following is a disease of the retina caused by capillary leakage, bleeding, and new vessel formation leading to scarring and loss of vision?
A) retinal detachment B) macular degeneration C) aphakia D) diabetic retinopathy |
D) diabetic retinopathy
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A disease characterized by increased intraocular pressure that results in damage to the optic nerve, producing defects in vision is called
A) macular degeneration B) glaucoma C) aphakia D) diabetic retinopathy |
B) glaucoma
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Chronic nodular inflammation of a meibomian gland that is usually the result of a blocked duct is a
A) hordeolum B) keratitis C) dacryocystitis D) chalazion |
D) chalazion
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A stye is another name for (a)
A) hordeolum B) keratitis C) dacryocystitis D) chalazion |
A) hordeolum
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Enucleation is excision of the
A) lens B) retina C) eyelid D) eyeball |
D) eyeball
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A ringing in the ears:
A) otalgia B) vertigo C) otorrhea D) tinnitus |
D) tinnitus
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The term otalgia means:
A) earache B) buzzing in the ear C) impaired hearing D) drainage from the ear |
A) earache
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Inflammation of the eardrum is
A) cerumen impaction B) otitis media C) otosclerosis D) myringitis |
D) myringitis
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Swimmer's ear:
A) aqueous humor B) myringopathy C) otitis externa D) otitis interna |
C) otitis externa
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An otoscope is used to examine the external auditory canal and the
A) tympanic membrane B) cochlea C) ossicles of the middle ear D) labyrinth |
A) tympanic membrane |
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Which of the following conditions may occur during air travel?
A) mastoiditis B) aerotitis media C) conductive hearing loss D) presbycusis |
B) aerotitis media |
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Hearing impairment as a result of old age is
A) deafness B) otosclerosis C) presbycusis D) sensorineural hearing loss |
C) presbycusis
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Otitis media in inflammation of the
A) middle ear B) eardrum C) auditory canal D) mastoid process |
A) middle ear
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The process of measuring hearing is
A) tympanometry B) otoscopy C) auditory acuity D) audiometry |
D) audiometry
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Which of the following procedures uses a tissue graft?
A) otoplasty B) microsurgery C) tympanoplasty D) myringotomy |
C) tympanoplasty
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Which of the following procedures is often done to correct otosclerosis?
A) stapedectomy B) myringotomy C) otoscopy D) otoplasty |
A) stapedectomy |
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The excessive build-up of cerumen can be corrected by
A) tympanoplasty B) otoplasty C) ear instillation D) ear lavage |
D) ear lavage
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Incision into the eardrum for insertion of a small plastic tube is called
A) tympanoplasty B) stapedectomy C) myringotomy D) myringoplasty |
C) myringotomy
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Pertaining to hearing
A) aerotic B) auricle C) acoustic D) otic |
C) acoustic
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The projected part of the external ear is called the
A) pinna B) tympanic membrane C) cerumen D) eardrum |
A) pinna |
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Which of the following structures is responsible for equilibrium within the body?
A) organ of Corti B) cochlea C) perilymph D) labyrinth |
B) cochlea
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An instrument used to test hearing is called theA) otoscopy
B) tuning fork C) hearing aid D) myringoscopy |
B) tuning fork
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Mastoiditis is inflammation of the
A) eustachian tube B) mastoid process of the temporal bone C) ear D) cochlea |
B) mastoid process of the temporal bone
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The base of the stapes fits into the
A) oval window B) malleus C) vestibule D) cochlea |
A) oval window
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The organ of hearing is the
A) cochlea B) endolymph C) perilymph D) organ of Corti |
D) organ of Corti
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