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Medical Terminology - Special Senses

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The tympanic membrane is also known as

a)

gland

b)

ear drum

c)

tonsil

d)

otoscope

2.

The hammer shaped ossicle of the middle ear is the

a)

adenoid

b)

malleus

c)

stapes

d)

incus

3.

The stirrup shaped bone of the middle ear is the

a)

anvil

b)

ossicle

c)

maleus

d)

stapes

4.

The test for sensory hearing loss is

a)

Audiometer

b)

Weber

c)

Otoscope

d)

Rinne

5.

Which diagnostic tool is used to examine the ear?

a)

opthalmoscope

b)

tonometer

c)

audiometer

d)

otoscope

6.

Sharpness and clearness of vision is known as

a)

visual acuity

b)

visual cortex

c)

optical vision

7.

Watery liquid in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye is

a)

uvea

b)

optic fluid

c)

aqueous humor

d)

vitreous humor

8.

Term for drooping of the eyelid is

a)

Tarsus

b)

Chalazion

c)

Hordeolum

d)

Ptosis

9.

Medical term for pink eye

a)

conjunctivitis

b)

periorbital

c)

ptosis

d)

dacryostenosis

10.

The most common cancer of the eye diagnosed in children around 18 months old.

a)

melanoma

b)

retinopathy

c)

retinoblastoma

d)

scleritis

11.

PERRLA means

a)

pupils equal,round,reactive to light and accommodation

b)

pupils equal, reactive,round, lens, activity

c)

pupils engaged, refractive retina,lens, accommodated

12.

Surgical removal of corneal tissue

a)

Cryopexy

b)

Cornectomy

c)

Keratotomy

d)

Keratectomy

13.

The term photoreceptor has

a)

a suffix , a root and a prefix

b)

a root, a combining form, and a suffix

c)

two roots and a suffix

d)

two combining forms and a suffix

14.

In the term retinoblastoma, the word element that means germ cell is

a)

oma

b)

retin/o

c)

blast

d)

neoplasm

15.

Swimmers ear is a form of

a)

Otitis Media

b)

Ear effusion

c)

Otitis externa

d)

Otomycosis

16.

How many bones make up the ossicles

a)

5

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

17.

Which bone is attached to the incus and tympanic membrane

a)

stapes

b)

malleus

c)

mastoid

d)

malleolus

18.
What function do the orbits, eye lashes, and lacrimal glands all have in common?
a)
Nutrition
b)
Lubrication
c)
Protection
d)
Excretion
19.
What are the two functions of the lens of the eye?
a)
Refraction and accomodation
b)
Impulse reception and transmission
c)
Maintains the shape of the eyeball and refracts light
d)
Color vision and night vision
20.
Where would you find cerumen?
a)
Eustachian tube
b)
External auditory canal
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Cochlea
21.
Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
a)
Organ of Corti
b)
Cochlea
c)
Stapes
d)
Tympanic membrane
22.
Olfactory receptors can be found:
a)
on the tongue
b)
in the nose
c)
in the ear
d)
in the skin
23.
When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see?
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Sclera
d)
Retina
24.
The tube that connects the middle ear with the pharynx is the?
a)
eustachian
b)
palantine
c)
esophagus
d)
tympanic