Chapter 17 ฀■ DICTATION AND COMPREHENSION QUIZ: EAR 473
Chapter Seventeen
DICTATION AND
COMPREHENSION QUIZ: EAR
Name: ______________________________
A. Dictation of Terms
1. ____________________________________ 11. ______________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 12. ______________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 13. ______________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 14. ______________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 15. ______________________________________
6. ____________________________________ 16. ______________________________________
7. ____________________________________ 17. ______________________________________ `
8. ____________________________________ 18. ______________________________________
9. ____________________________________ 19. ______________________________________
10. ____________________________________ 20. ______________________________________
B. Comprehension of Terms: Match the number of the above term with its meaning below.
______ Fluid contained in the inner part of the ear
______ Maze-like series of canals of the inner ear
______ The outer flap of the ear; auricle
______ Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx
______ Waxy substance secreted by the external ear
______ Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear
______ Incision of the eardrum
______ Hardening of bony tissue in the inner ear; ankylosis of the stapes may occur
______ Passages in the inner ear that are associated with maintaining equilibrium
______ Specialist in the study of the ear and voice box
______ Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling) in the ears
______ Sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects
______ Surgical repair of a small bone in the middle ear
______ Instrument to measure hearing
______ Fungal infection of the ear
______ Channel leading from the outer ear flap to the eardrum
______ Benign tumor arising from the 8th cranial nerve in the brain
______ Snail-shaped spirally wound tube in the inner ear; contains hearing-sensitive cells
______ Surgical repair of the eardrum
______ Inflammation of the middle ear with pus formation
474 Chapter 17 ฀■ SPELLING QUIZ
Chapter Seventeen
SPELLING QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Circle the term that is spelled correctly and write its meaning in the space provided:
1. anisocoria anisocorea _________________________________________________
2. acqueous humer aqueous humor _____________________________________________
3. blepharitis blepheritis _________________________________________________
4. cateract cataract ___________________________________________________
5. conjuntivia conjunctiva ________________________________________________
6. cornea kornea ____________________________________________________
7. cilliary body ciliary body ________________________________________________
8. dacryorhea dacryorrhea ________________________________________________
9. glaucoma glaukoma __________________________________________________
10. opthalmologist ophthalmologist ____________________________________________
B. Circle the term that is spelled correctly. The meaning of each term is given.
11. Pertaining to sound …………………………….. acoustic acustic akustic
12. Outer flap of the ear ……………………………. pina penna pinna
13. Fungal ear condition …………………………… otomicosis automycosis otomycosis
14. Ringing in the ears ……………………………… tinnitis tinitus tinnitus
15. Surgical repair of the eardrum …………….. tympanoplasty tinpanoplasty timpanoplasty
16. Incision of the eardrum ……………………….. myringotomy myringetomy miringotomy
17. Waxy discharge from the ear ………………… ceremen serumen cerumen
18. Dizziness ……………………………………………. virtigo vertigo vertego
19. Hearing impairment due to old age ………. presbycussis presbicusis presbycusis
20. Removal of a middle ear bone ………………. stapedectomy stapidectomy stapidectomy
Chapter 17 ฀■ PRONUNCIATION QUIZ 475
Chapter Seventeen
PRONUNCIATION QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Underline the accented syllable in the following words:
1. prosthesis 4. malleus 7. mydriatic 10. macrotia
2. corneoscleral 5. palpebral 8. blepharitis
3. audiometer 6. presbycusis 9. retinopathy
B. Match the term in Column I with its meaning in Column II:
Column I Column II
1. cerumen _______ A. Clouding of the lens
2. cochlea _______ B. Small bone in the middle ear
3. cornea _______ C. Abnormal deviation of the eye caused by muscle weakness
4. chalazion _______ D. Wax found in the outer ear
5. cataract _______ E. Clear tissue that covers the front portion of the eyeball
6. pinna _______ F. Ringing sound in the ears
7. eustachian tube _______ G. The flap, or outside part, of the ear
8. stapes _______ H. A snail-shaped spirally wound tube in the inner ear
9. tinnitus _______ I. Small hard mass on the eyelid
10. strabismus _______ J. Tube connecting the middle ear to the throat
C. Complete the following medical terms from their definitions:
1. ____________________________ opia Impairment of vision due to old age
2. __________________________ oplasty Surgical repair of the eardrum
3. ____________ o___________________ Paralysis of the eye
4. _____________________________ eal Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat
5. hemi ___________________________ Loss of one half of the visual field
6. _____________________________ itis Inflammation of the vascular layer of the eye
7. a _______________________________ Condition of the absence of the lens
8. oto _____________________________ Hardening of the bony tissue in the inner ear
476 Chapter 17 ฀■ DIAGRAM QUIZ—EYE
Chapter Seventeen
DIAGRAM QUIZ—EYE
Name: ______________________________
Label the diagram below using the following terms:
EYE
Anterior chamber Macula
Choroid Optic disc
Ciliary body Optic nerve
Conjunctiva Pupil
Cornea Retina
Fovea centralis Sclera
Iris Vitreous humor
Lens
11
13
12
14 Path of light
10
15
2
3
8
9
5
4
6
7
1
Chapter 17 ฀■ FLOW CHART QUIZ—EYE 477
Refraction
Refraction
Refraction
EYE
Refraction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
BRAIN
Chapter Seventeen
FLOW CHART QUIZ—EYE
Name: ______________________________
Label the flow chart below using the following terms:
anterior chamber and aqueous humor optic nerve fibers
cerebral cortex (occipital lobe) pupil
cornea retina (robs & cones)
lens thalamus
optic chiasm vitreous chamber and vitreous humor
478 Chapter 17 ฀■ DIAGRAM QUIZ—EAR
Chapter Seventeen
DIAGRAM QUIZ—EAR
Name: ______________________________
Label the diagram below using the terms listed below:
EAR
Auditory nerve fibers Oval window
Cochlea Pinna (auricle)
Eustachian (auditory) tube Semicircular canals
External auditory meatus Stapes
Incus Tympanic membrane
Malleus Vestibule
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
8
External ear Middle ear Inner ear
Chapter 17 ฀■ FLOW CHART QUIZ—EAR 479
Chapter Seventeen
FLOW CHART QUIZ—EAR
Name: ______________________________
Label the flow chart below using the following terms:
auditory liquids and receptors in the organ of Corti external auditory canal pinna
auditory nerve fibers incus stapes
cerebral cortex malleus tympanic membrane
cochlea oval window
480 Chapter 17 ฀■ REVIEW SHEET QUIZ
Chapter Seventeen
REVIEW SHEET QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Give meanings for the following combining forms:
1. acous/o _____ ____________________ 6. aur/o ___________________________________
2. ambyl/o ________________________ 7. blephar/o ________________________________
3. anis/o __________________________ 8. cochle/o _________________________________
4. aque/o _________________________ 9. conjunctiv/o _____________________________
5. audit/o _________________________ 10. cor/o ___________________________________
B. Give meanings for the following combining forms
1. corne/o _____ ____________________ 6. ir/o _____________________________________
2. cycl/o __________________________ 7. kerat/o __________________________________
3. dacry/o _________________________ 8. lacrim/o _________________________________
4. dipl/o __________________________ 9. mi/o ____________________________________
5. glauc/o _________________________ 10. mydr/o __________________________________
C. Give meanings for the following combining forms
1. myring/o _______________________ 7. ot/o ____________________________________
2. nyct/o _____ _____________________ 8. palpebr/o ________________________________
3. ocul/o _____ _____________________ 9. papill/o _________________________________
4. ophthalm/o _____________________ 10. phac/o __________________________________
5. opt/o _____ ______________________ 11. phot/o __________________________________
6. ossicul/o _____ ___________________ 12. presby/o _________________________________
Chapter 17 ฀■ REVIEW SHEET QUIZ 481
D. Give meanings for the following combining forms:
1. pupill/o ________________________ 6. staped/o _________________________________
2. retin/o _________________________ 7. tympan/o ________________________________
3. salping/o _______________________ 8. uve/o ___________________________________
4. scler/o _________________________ 9. vitre/o __________________________________
5. scot/o __________________________ 10. xer/o ___________________________________
E. Give meanings for the following suffixes:
1. -cusis __________________________ 5. -metry __________________________________
2. -opia ___________________________ 6. -phobia _________________________________
3. -otia ___________________________ 7. -plegia __________________________________
4. -meter _________________________ 8. -tropia __________________________________
482 Chapter 17 ฀■ MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
Chapter Seventeen
MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
Name: ______________________________
Unscramble the letters to form terms relating to eye or ear abnormalities from the clues. Use the
letters in the squares to complete the bonus term.
1. Clue: The lens appears cloudy
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ A T C R T A C A
2. Clue: Increased intraocular pressure
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ A U G M O L A C
3. Clue: The eardrum is inflamed
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Y S I M I G R T N I
4. Clue: You feel as if objects are whirling around you
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ O V T E G I R
BONUS TERM: Clue: Age-related, gradual loss of central vision is degeneration
Chapter 17 ฀■ CROSSWORD PUZZLE 483
Chapter Seventeen
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Name: ______________________________
Fill in the crossword puzzle below using the clues listed underneath it.
1
2
3
5
7
9
10
8
6
4
11
12
13 14
15
16
17
18
Across Clues Down Clues
2. Small bone. 1. Auricle; ear flap.
3. Tough, white, outer coat of the eyeball.
4. Farsightedness.
6. Colored portion of the eye.
7. Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye.
9. Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering
the exposed surfaces of the sclera.
11. Clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision.
14. Maze-like series of canals in the inner ear.
5. Normal adjustment of the lens by the ciliary
muscle.
8. Having two sides that are rounded, elevated,
and curved evenly.
10. Pertaining to the sense of smell. From the Latin,
olfacere, meaning “to smell”.
12. Nearsightedness.
13. A snail-shaped spirally wound tube in the inner ear.
15. One of the tiny bones in the middle ear; stirrups.
16. Ringing sound in the ear; means “tinkling” in Latin.
17. Sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of
oneself or of external objects.
18. Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac
within the middle ear.
484 Chapter 17 ฀■ PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Chapter Seventeen
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Name: ______________________________
A. Questions for Operative Report (page 729)
1. What was the patient’s diagnosis
before surgery? ……………………………..
A. Inflammation of the right eye and ear
B. Inflammation of the left ear, adenoids, and
tonsils
C. Inflammation of both ears with tonsillar
and adenoidal inflammation
D. Eardrum was perforated; inflamed tonsils
and adenoids
2. What operation was performed? ……….
A. Removal of adenoids and tonsils
B. Incision of the eardrums and placement of
PE tubes; removal of adenoids and tonsils
C. Removal of tonsils and adenoids and tube
placement in left ear
D. Removal of tonsils and placement of tubes
in right ear
B. Chart Note
This 36-year-old woman presents with the complaint of dacryorrhea and irritation OS for about
48 hours. She has a thick mucous discharge that sticks the lids together overnight. Vision seems
fine except for blurring by mucus. She denies trauma or ocular pathology. No symptoms of URI or
allergy. She has no photophobia and has not been around anyone with pinkeye.
The conjunctiva (OS) is diffusely hyperemic, and there is chemosis (edema of the conjunctiva)
and moderate lid edema. Traces of mucopurulent discharge are evident on the lid. Exam with
Pontocaine (local anesthetic) and fluorescein reveals no corneal abrasions or ulceration. No
foreign bodies are noted on the palpebral conjunctiva. PERRLA. Ocular fundus is normal. Slit-lamp
examination shows no pathology in the cornea, anterior chamber, or lens. Tonometry is deferred.
Far point vision testing with the Snellen chart is 20/20 in each eye.
Diagnosis is acute bacterial conjunctivitis OS.
1. What are the patient’s main
symptoms? …………………………………..
A. Blurred vision and itchy eyes
B. Right eye irritation and excessive tearing
C. Left eye irritation and excessive tearing
D. Both eyes are tearing and irritated
2. Where is the eye problem? ………………
A. In the cornea of the right eye
B. Under the eyelids of both eyes
C. In the cornea of the left eye
D. The conjunctiva and lid of the left eye
3. Hyperemic means: …………………………
A. Not enough blood is flowing to the area
B. Too much blood is flowing to an area
C. There is blood and pus in the area
D. The conjunctiva is purulent
4. What is the condition of the
patient’s pupils? ……………………………
A. Pupils were not tested
B. No foreign bodies were found in the
pupils
C. No abrasions or ulcerations noticed
D. Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and
accommodation
Chapter 17 ฀■ ANSWERS TO THE QUIZZES 485
Chapter Seventeen
ANSWERS TO THE QUIZZES
486 Chapter 17 ฀■ ANSWERS TO THE QUIZZES
Chapter 17 ฀■ ANSWERS TO THE QUIZZES 487
488 Chapter 17 ฀■ ANSWERS TO THE QUIZZES
Chapter 17 ฀■ ANSWERS TO THE QUIZZES 489
490 Chapter 17 ฀■ ANSWERS TO TERMINOLOGY SECTION
Chapter Seventeen
Answers to Terminology Section
Chapter 17 ฀■ ANSWERS TO TERMINOLOGY SECTION 491