Exam 14: Special Sensory Organs of the Peripheral Nervous System

The combining form salping/o sometimes refers to which structure?

A physician uses an otoscope to examine a patient's ear. She notes that the patient has inflammation of the tympanic membrane, also referred to as:

A patient reports she no longer drives at night because she has difficulty seeing. Which of the following terms matches this symptom?

Nearsightedness is termed:

Which term means pertaining to the external ear?

Which term means inflammation of the middle ear?

Receptors that detect light are called _____.

The tough outer layer which covers most of the eye is the _____.

A 14-year-old boy who is on the high school swim team is complaining of pain in his ear. His physician diagnoses the pain as swimmer's ear, resulting from exposure to a fungus. The term for this condition is:

Which term means capable of being heard?

For what is Weber's tuning fork used?

Which of the following structures provide a sense of balance?

The term for uneven curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye that prevents sharp focusing of an image on the retina is:

Which of the following is used in an effort to correct complete hearing loss?

Which of the following terms means a ringing, buzzing, roaring, or other noises in the ear?

A patient reports she has been having difficulty smelling since her cold started. This impairment is referred to as:

What does hordeolum mean?

Which term means a weakness in perceiving colors distinctly?

Nerve endings that detect changes in temperature are termed:

A 30-year-old man visits his physician and complains of hearing loss. The physician suspects there is hardening of the ear, which results in hearing impairment. This disorder is: