It is the transparent mucous membrane that lines the inside of both eyelids
What is the conjunctiva?
100
It is an infection of an eyelash follicle that produces an abscess.
What is a stye or hordeolum?
100
This structure rests at the inner end of the external auditory canal. It vibrates freely as sound waves hit it. It has a good nerve supply and is very sensitive to pain.
What is the tympanic membrane?
100
It is the medical term for the common ear infection.
What is otitis media?
100
It is the name of the medical specialist who diagnoses and treats diseases of the eye.
What is an ophthalmologist?
200
This structure protects the eye and by changing shape provides 60% of the eye's focusing power.
What is the cornea?
200
This is an inflammation of the clear mucous membrane lining the eye and lids that can be caused by bacteria, soaps, perfumes and smoke.
What is conjunctivitis?
200
This tube connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx (throat) and opens near the pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids).
What is the eustachian tube?
200
It is the sensation of spinning or whirling.
What is vertigo?
200
It is the smallest bone in the human body.
What is the stapes?
300
This structure controls the amount of light entering the eye by contracting and expanding.
What is the iris?
300
In this condition the upper eyelid is constantly drooped over the eye due to paresis of the muscle that raises the upper lid.
What is ptosis?
300
This labyrinth type structure contains receptors that convert vibrations into electrical nerve impulses so the brain can interpret them as different sounds.
What is the cochlea?
300
This condition is a persistent ringing, booming, whistling or clicking in the ears.
What is tinnitus?
300
It is in this procedure that a small, hollow plastic tube is inserted through the tympanic membrane to allow effusion to drain.
What is a myringotomy?
400
This area is where the optic nerve leaves the retina and contains no rods or cones.
What is the optic disc or blind spot?
400
This condition exists when there is a muscle imbalance in one eye resulting in a cross-eyed condition.
What is strabismus?
400
It is this location where excess pressure waves in the cochlea escape to the middle ear.
What is the round window?
400
This type of hearing loss occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the external auditory canal to the tympanic membrane and ossicles.
What is a conductive hearing loss?
400
It is the name of the medical specialist who treats diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
What is an otorhinolaryngologist?
500
In the center of the macula lutea is a small pit which has 4000 tiny cones and no rods. This area gives you your sharpest vision.
What is the fovea centralis?
500
In this disorder degeneration of the central macula results in loss of visual acuity or sharpness with a dark, blurry area of vision loss in the center of the visual field.
What is macular degeneration?
500
Name the three bones that make up the ossicles.
What are the stapes, the incus and the malleus?
500
This type of hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the fine hairs in the cochlea by repeated exposure to loud noises, personal listening devices, motorcycles.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
500
This procedure is used to treat myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. It is a computer-controlled laser that alters the shape of the cornea by vaporizing the tissue.
What is laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK)?