Medical Terminology for Health Professions 7th Edition by Ann Ehrlich -Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which term describes the simultaneous inward movement of the eyes toward each other?
a. accommodation c. refraction
b. convergence d. emmetropia

ANS: B PTS: 1

2. The _____ are important in maintaining equal atmospheric pressure within the middle ear.
a. semicircular canals c. eustachian tubes
b. acoustic nerves d. auditory ossicles

ANS: C PTS: 1

3. Which term describes a condition in which central vision is lost but total blindness does not occur?
a. open-angle glaucoma c. cataract
b. closed-angle glaucoma d. macular degeneration

ANS: D PTS: 1

4. Color vision is best in the _____, which is a pit in the middle of the macula.
a. fovea centralis c. optic nerve
b. optic disk d. uvea

ANS: A PTS: 1

5. The _____ is the opaque middle layer of the eyeball.
a. sclera c. retina
b. choroid d. iris

ANS: B PTS: 1

6. Which test is also known as perimetry?
a. cover test c. visual field testing
b. Snellen chart d. refraction

ANS: C PTS: 1

7. Crying is the overflowing of tears from the _____.
a. lacrimal glands c. lacrimal sac
b. lacrimal canal d. lacrimal duct

ANS: B PTS: 1

8. Which term describes bleeding between the conjunctiva and the sclera?
a. conjunctivitis c. photopsia
b. corneal abrasion d. subconjunctival hemorrhage

ANS: D PTS: 1

9. Which term is also known as a blind spot?
a. scotoma c. cataract
b. blindness d. floater

ANS: A PTS: 1

10. Which term means outside the eyeball?
a. optic c. extraocular
b. ocular d. intraocular

ANS: C PTS: 1