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Test module b week 2

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A patient has viion 20/30 . The number 20 indicates
The distance of the patient from the chart
The eyeball in front of the lens is filled w a water substance called the
Aqueous humor
The term indicates inflammation of the meddle er
Otitis
The medical term for style is
Hordeoulum
Neurons that carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord towards the muscles and glands are
Motor
What is the colored muscle of the eye
Iris
The basic functioning unit of the nervous system is the
Neuron
The sense of smell is know as
Olfaction
The medical term for an involuntary movement is
Reflex
The second cranial nerve is concerned with
Sense of sight
The medical term for paralysis neck own is
quadriplegia
Myringo is pertaining to
Eardrum
The eyeball behind the lens is filled w a thick,jelly substance called the
Vitreous humor
The word encephalograph means
Brain
The two divisions of the nervous system are the central nervous system and the nervous system
Peripheral
There are pairs of cranial nerves
12
A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called
Hemiplegia
A synapse is
Junction between two bones
A condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain is know as
Hydrocephalus
Fine muscles tremors a mask like facial expression and shuffling gait are all symptoms of the progressive condition known as
Parkinson's disease
Inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord is called
Meningitis
Is a condition in which the eye does not focus properly because of uneven curvatures of the cornea
Astigmatism
Eye condition know as is characterized by increased intraocular pressure
Glaucoma
neurological disease, resulting in weakness or paralysis of one side of the face usually resolves w in 9 weeks
Bell's palsy
The medical term for the condition commonly know as pinkeye is
Conjunctivitis
What controls the size of the pupil of the eye
Iris
Which of the following lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for interpretation of visual impulses
Occipital lobe
A patient w blepharitis has inflammation of the
Eyelid
Syncope
Fainting
Is ringing in the ears
Tinnitus
All of the following are parts of the ear, except
Malleus
The ear structure that is a thin membrane that vibrates when sound waves reach it is called the
Tympanic, eardrum
Inflammation of the nerves that cause numbness and tingling in the extremities is
Neuropathy
Strabismus is a condition commonly refered to as
Squint
Combining form meaning eye lens is
Phak/o
Where is the corpus callosum found
The brain
Blepharoptosis is defined as
Drooping eyelid
The term hemiplegia means
Paralysis of one leg
A cerebral vascular accident can also be called a (n)
Stroke
The chemicals like acetylcholine, dopamine,serotonin secreted at the synapses are called
Neurotransmitters
The Eustachian tube connects what two structures
The throat and the middle ear
This part of the brain controls the right side of the body
Left cerebral hemisphere
The term hemiplegia means
Paralysis of one half of the body
Is missing from the brain when Parkinson's disease is present
Dopamine
Middle layer of the eyeball is
Choroid
Lacrimal is a medical term that means pertaining o
Tears
Inflammation of the retina is
Retinitis
The brain is enclosed in bony
Cranium
Nearsightedness is
Myopia