Ear Anatomy
a. cochlea
b. vestibule
c. meatus
d. auricle
d. auricle
A sensation of ringing in the ears is called:
a. tinnitus
b. cerumen
c. vertigo
d. incusitis
a. tinnitus
myring/o
tympanic membrane
What is a cataract?
a. removal of the lens
b. cloudiness of the lens
c. retinopathy
d. macular degeneration
b. cloudiness of the lens
What is the white of the eye?
a. choroid
b. cornea
c. retina
d. sclera
d. sclera
The vestibular apparatus contains receptors for what?
a. smell
b. hearing
c. vibration
d. equilibrium
d. equilibrium
Which type of hearing loss is a result of a blockage in sound transmission to the inner ear?
a. sensorineural hearing loss
b. meniere disease
c. otitis
d. conductive hearing loss
d. conductive hearing loss
eye or vision
What is nearsightedness technically called?
a. hyperopia
b. presbyopia
c. astigmatism
d. myopia
d. myopia
What is the optic disk?
a. macula
b. middle layer of the eye
c. blind spot
d. area of convergence
c. blind spot
a. tympanic membrane with the out ear
b. semicircular canals with the nasal cavity
c. middle ear cavity with the pharynx
d. spiral organ with the vestibular apparatus
c. middle ear cavity with the pharynx
What is the medical term for swimmers ear?
a. sensorineural hearing loss
b. otitis externa
c. otitis media
d. acoustic neuroma
b. otitis externa
corne/o
cornea
What is the medical term for "pink eye"?
a. astigmatism
b. glaucoma
c. ophthalmia neonatorum
d. conjunctivitis
d. conjunctivitis
What does the uvea of the eye consists of?
a. choroid
b. ciliary body
c. iris
d. choroid, ciliary body, and iris
d. choroid, ciliary body, and iris
What is the middle ossicle of the ear?
a. labyrinth
b. incus
c. stapes
d. malleus
b. incus
Which cranial nerve is mainly affected by an acoustic neuroma?
a. third
b. fourth
c. sixth
d. eighth
d. eighth
-osmia
sense of smell
Which disease may cause the appearance of a "black curtain"?
a. presbyopia
b. Retina Detachment
c. Glaucoma
d. diabetic retinopathy
b. Retina Detachment
The cornea's shape is mainted by the:
a. macula
b. aqueous humor
c. lens
d. ciliary muscle
b. aqueous humor
What is the portion of the ear described as labyrinthine?
a. outer ear
b. auditory meatus
c. inner ear
d. tympanic membrane
c. inner ear
What is a plastic repair of the stapes?
a. saplingoplasty
b. vestibulometry
c. stapedoplasty
d. myringotomy
c. stapedoplasty
dacry/o
tear
Diplopia is:
a. double vision
b. farsightedness
c. night blindness
d. blindness
a. double vision
The fovea of the eye is the:
a. point of sharpest vision
b. area with the most rods
c. center of the optic nerve
d. outer layer of the eye
a. point of sharpest vision