Exam 8: The Sensory System

Hyperopia is also known as ____________________.

The nurse identifies that the patient is experiencing double vision or ____________________.

The patient cannot sense any red tones. The health care providers suspect what is affected?

Functions of the ear include hearing and _________.

The olfactory organs control the sense of ____________________.

Identify the combining form scler/o with its closest definition.

The posterior chamber of the eyeball lies between the lens and the ____________________.

The patient has a severe eye infection. The health care provider will make a referral to a(n): _____________.

The cones are receptors of bright light and ____.

The ciliary muscles are used for _______.

The client is having difficulty with shades of black and white. The nurse identifies that the _________ are the sensors of shades of black and white.

The health care provider explains to the adolescent that hearing can be damaged at or above __________.

The area of the eye that decodes light waves and sends information to the brain is the _______________.

The patient is having difficulty distinguishing black and white shades. The health care provider suspects what is affected?

The medical assistant will be testing the patient's vision using the _____________________ chart.

Olfactory organs are located within the: ____________________ cavity.

The patient is experiencing farsightedness or ____________.

The patient states she has a constant ringing in her ears. This should be documented as ___________.

Increased ocular pressure of the aqueous humor causes ___________.

The nurse assesses the patient's response to light by checking what part of the eye?