Medical Terminology Final Exam
Review Questions and Answers
drooping eyelids - Answer-blepharoptosis
word root for lens - Answer-phac/phak
pinkeye - Answer-conjunctivitis
older patients w/ diabetes experience proliferative retinopathy - Answer-new, fragile
blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina
most common treatment for diabetic retinopathy - Answer-laser photocoagulation
accommodation - Answer-change of the shape of the lens
lay term for hordeolum - Answer-stye
diplopia - Answer-double vision
photophobia - Answer-sensitivty to light
myopia - Answer-nearsightedness
involuntary rapid oscillating movements of eyes - Answer-nystagmus
widen/enlargement/dilation - Answer-mydr
enucleation - Answer-removal of an entire eyeball
hyperopia - Answer-farsightedness
defective curvature of the cornea or lens - Answer-astigmatism
presbyopia is due to... - Answer-aging
small tube inserted thru incised eardrum to dry out the middle ear and prevent fluid
from re-accumulations - Answer-myringotomy or tympanostomy
word root for hearing - Answer-audi
earache - Answer-otalgia
buzzing or ringing in ears - Answer-tinnitus
irregular spinning or whirling motion - Answer-vertigo
ear drum aka - Answer-tympanic membrane
, 3 small bones that are connected and transmit sound waves to inner ear - Answer-
ossicles
canal that links middle ear with throat area - Answer-eustachian tube
ENT doctor - Answer-otolaryngologist
hardening of bony tissue in labyrinth - Answer-otosclerosis
inflammation of middle ear - Answer-otisis media
discharge of pus from the ear - Answer-otopyorrhea
lighted instrument used to look into ear - Answer-otoscope
fungal infection of the outer ear canal - Answer-otomycosis
smallest bone in body - Answer-stapes
endocrine gland that controls involuntary body functions, hormonal system and many
body functions - Answer-hypothalamus
round organ that lies underneath hypothalamus - Answer-pituitary or hypophysis
hyposecretion of GH that causes enlargement of extremities in ADULTS - Answer-
acromegaly
posterior pituitary secretes - Answer-ADH and oxytocin
diabetes insipidus caused by hyposecretion of - Answer-ADH
type of diabetes. abrupt onset. usually before age 30. involves destruction of beta
islet cells of pancreas - Answer-type 1 diabetes (autoimmune...the worst)
type of diabetes. more common among older and obese adults. may include insulin
resistance - Answer-type 2
type of diabetes. result of hormonal changes during pregnancy. may occur during
2nd or 3rd trimester. - Answer-gestational diabetes
type of diabetes. due to hyposecretion of ADH - Answer-diabetes insipidus
accts of 95% of patients w/ primary hyperparathyroidism - Answer-PT adenoma
one classic effect of hyperparathyroiditis - Answer-skeletal weakening
enlargment of thyroid gland - Answer-goiter
Review Questions and Answers
drooping eyelids - Answer-blepharoptosis
word root for lens - Answer-phac/phak
pinkeye - Answer-conjunctivitis
older patients w/ diabetes experience proliferative retinopathy - Answer-new, fragile
blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina
most common treatment for diabetic retinopathy - Answer-laser photocoagulation
accommodation - Answer-change of the shape of the lens
lay term for hordeolum - Answer-stye
diplopia - Answer-double vision
photophobia - Answer-sensitivty to light
myopia - Answer-nearsightedness
involuntary rapid oscillating movements of eyes - Answer-nystagmus
widen/enlargement/dilation - Answer-mydr
enucleation - Answer-removal of an entire eyeball
hyperopia - Answer-farsightedness
defective curvature of the cornea or lens - Answer-astigmatism
presbyopia is due to... - Answer-aging
small tube inserted thru incised eardrum to dry out the middle ear and prevent fluid
from re-accumulations - Answer-myringotomy or tympanostomy
word root for hearing - Answer-audi
earache - Answer-otalgia
buzzing or ringing in ears - Answer-tinnitus
irregular spinning or whirling motion - Answer-vertigo
ear drum aka - Answer-tympanic membrane
, 3 small bones that are connected and transmit sound waves to inner ear - Answer-
ossicles
canal that links middle ear with throat area - Answer-eustachian tube
ENT doctor - Answer-otolaryngologist
hardening of bony tissue in labyrinth - Answer-otosclerosis
inflammation of middle ear - Answer-otisis media
discharge of pus from the ear - Answer-otopyorrhea
lighted instrument used to look into ear - Answer-otoscope
fungal infection of the outer ear canal - Answer-otomycosis
smallest bone in body - Answer-stapes
endocrine gland that controls involuntary body functions, hormonal system and many
body functions - Answer-hypothalamus
round organ that lies underneath hypothalamus - Answer-pituitary or hypophysis
hyposecretion of GH that causes enlargement of extremities in ADULTS - Answer-
acromegaly
posterior pituitary secretes - Answer-ADH and oxytocin
diabetes insipidus caused by hyposecretion of - Answer-ADH
type of diabetes. abrupt onset. usually before age 30. involves destruction of beta
islet cells of pancreas - Answer-type 1 diabetes (autoimmune...the worst)
type of diabetes. more common among older and obese adults. may include insulin
resistance - Answer-type 2
type of diabetes. result of hormonal changes during pregnancy. may occur during
2nd or 3rd trimester. - Answer-gestational diabetes
type of diabetes. due to hyposecretion of ADH - Answer-diabetes insipidus
accts of 95% of patients w/ primary hyperparathyroidism - Answer-PT adenoma
one classic effect of hyperparathyroiditis - Answer-skeletal weakening
enlargment of thyroid gland - Answer-goiter
