Question 1

A test for visual acuity uses letters and numbers or symbols arranged in decreasing size from top to bottom.Which of the following is used in the test just described?

Accepted Answer

A)   LASIK
B)   Ophthalmoscope
C)   Otoscope
D)   Snellen chartE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

A 9-year-old girl complains that she cannot see the chalkboard at school.She is able to read the work at her desk.What is the term for this irregularity in vision?

Accepted Answer

A)   Amblyopia
B)   Astigmatism
C)   Myopia
D)   PresbyopiaE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Keratometer ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the medical terms are spelled...

Question 4

Which term means inflammation of the eyelid?

Accepted Answer

A)   Blepharitis
B)   Ophthalmitis
C)   Photophobia
D)   PtosisE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

What are nerve endings that detect changes in temperature called?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chemoreceptors
B)   Neurilemma
C)   Photoreceptors
D)   ThermoreceptorsE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

What does vertigo mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dizziness
B)   Lack of accommodation reflex
C)   Pertaining to the middle ear
D)   Refraction of lightE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

A 34-year-old woman has a disorder of the left eye that presents as an uneven focusing of the image,which results from distortion of the curvature of the lens or cornea.What is this disorder called?

Accepted Answer

A)   Amblyopia
B)   Astigmatism
C)   Myopia
D)   PresbyopiaE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

A 4-year-old boy complains at preschool that he cannot tell the difference between colors.What is the term for a profound inability to see color?

Accepted Answer

A)   Achromatopsia
B)   Amblyopia
C)   Myringitis
D)   PresbyopiaE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which test examines the layers of the eye with a bright light,usually after dilation of the pupils?

Accepted Answer

A)   Comparing the person's vision with normal vision of 20/20
B)   Refraction
C)   Slit-lamp examination
D)   TonometryE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

What is the term for nerve endings that detect chemicals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chemoreceptors
B)   Nasolacrimal sacs
C)   Optic nerves
D)   Rods and conesE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which term means a yellowish,brown waxy substance that lubricates and protects the ear?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerumen
B)   Cochlea
C)   Malleus
D)   StapesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Optomitrist ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the medical terms are spelled...

Question 13

Match the terms with their appropriate category.
-Ceruminolytics

Accepted Answer

A)  Anatomy
B)  Diagnostic test or procedure
C)  Pathology
D)  Surgery
E)  Nonsurgical therapyF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Which type of receptor detects sound?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mechanoreceptors
B)   Nociceptors
C)   Photoreceptors
D)   ThermoreceptorsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above A

Question 15

Which surgical procedure is performed to correct ptosis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Blepharoplasty
B)   Cryoextraction
C)   Intraocular lens transplant
D)   LASIKE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 16

A 7-year-old girl complains of an earache.What is the term for this?

Accepted Answer

A)   Otalgia
B)   Otitis media
C)   Otomycosis
D)   OtorrheaE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What does the term audiometer mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   A disease of the middle ear
B)   A nervous system disorder
C)   An instrument used to test hearing
D)   An instrument used to evaluate the presence of a tear stoneE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What does chrom(o) mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   Choroid
B)   Color
C)   Conjunctiva
D)   CorneaE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

A young patient requires an eye patch because of reduced vision in one eye that cannot be corrected by glasses.What is this condition called?

Accepted Answer

A)   Achromatopsia
B)   Blepharitis
C)   Myopia
D)   StrabismusE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Match the terms with their appropriate category.
-Auricular

Accepted Answer

A)  Anatomy
B)  Diagnostic test or procedure
C)  Pathology
D)  Surgery
E)  Nonsurgical therapyF) D) and E)
G) A) and D) A

Exam 12: Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

A test for visual acuity uses letters and numbers or symbols arranged in decreasing size from top to bottom.Which of the following is used in the test just described?

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A 9-year-old girl complains that she cannot see the chalkboard at school.She is able to read the work at her desk.What is the term for this irregularity in vision?

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Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Keratometer ____________________

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Which term means inflammation of the eyelid?

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What are nerve endings that detect changes in temperature called?

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What does vertigo mean?

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A 34-year-old woman has a disorder of the left eye that presents as an uneven focusing of the image,which results from distortion of the curvature of the lens or cornea.What is this disorder called?

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A 4-year-old boy complains at preschool that he cannot tell the difference between colors.What is the term for a profound inability to see color?

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Which test examines the layers of the eye with a bright light,usually after dilation of the pupils?

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What is the term for nerve endings that detect chemicals?

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Which term means a yellowish,brown waxy substance that lubricates and protects the ear?

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Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Optomitrist ____________________

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Match the terms with their appropriate category. -Ceruminolytics

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Which type of receptor detects sound?

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Which surgical procedure is performed to correct ptosis?

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A 7-year-old girl complains of an earache.What is the term for this?

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What does the term audiometer mean?

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What does chrom(o) mean?

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A young patient requires an eye patch because of reduced vision in one eye that cannot be corrected by glasses.What is this condition called?

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Match the terms with their appropriate category. -Auricular

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