Exam 13: Special Senses: The Eye and Ear

XT is the abbreviation for xerophthalmia.

Papilledema is swelling of the eyeball.

Which of the following structures are the sensory receptor cells active in dim light?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A combining form that means eardrum (tympanic membrane)is ________.

Nyctalopia is night blindness due to damaged rods.

Which of the following surgical procedures is the treatment for otosclerosis?

The tympanic membrane divides the middle ear from the outer ear.

Photophobia is a strong sensitivity to bright light.

Which of the following pathological conditions is commonly called pinkeye?

Which layer of the eye is responsible for supplying blood to the eye?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means pertaining to hearing is ________.

Which of the following surgical procedures reshapes the cornea?

Strabotomy is the surgical procedure used to fix a detached retina.

Which medication treats the nausea associated with an inner ear infection?

Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures intraocular pressure?

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style. -A medical term that means ear pain is ________.

A ceruminoma is the excessive accumulation of earwax.

Which of the following surgical procedures stabilizes a detaching retina?

Which of the following structures focuses incoming light rays onto the retina?

Which of the following pathological conditions is the loss of mobility of the stapes?