Chapter 13

Special Senses: The Eye and Ear

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to

• Identify and define the combining forms and suffixes introduced in this chapter.
• Correctly spell and pronounce medical terms and major anatomical structures relating to the eye and ear.
• Locate and describe the major structures of the eye and ear and their functions.
• Describe how we see.
• Describe the path of sound vibration.
• Identify and define eye and ear anatomical terms.
• Identify and define selected eye and ear pathology terms.
• Identify and define selected eye and ear diagnostic procedures.
• Identify and define selected eye and ear therapeutic procedures.
• Identify and define selected medications relating to the eye and ear.
• Define selected abbreviations associated with the eye and ear.

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 Worksheet 13A
New Combining Form and Suffix Handout
For each combining form below, write out its meaning and then locate a new term from the chapter that
uses the combining form or suffix.

Combining Forms Meaning Chapter Term Meaning

1. ambly/o _______________ _______________ _______________

2. aque/o _______________ _______________ _______________

3. blast/o _______________ _______________ _______________

4. blephar/o _______________ _______________ _______________

5. chromat/o _______________ _______________ _______________

6. conjunctiv/o _______________ _______________ _______________

7. corne/o _______________ _______________ _______________

8. cycl/o _______________ _______________ _______________

9. dacry/o _______________ _______________ _______________

10. dipl/o _______________ _______________ _______________

11. emmetr/o _______________ _______________ _______________

12. glauc/o _______________ _______________ _______________

13. ir/o _______________ _______________ _______________

14. irid/o _______________ _______________ _______________

15. kerat/o _______________ _______________ _______________

16. lacrim/o _______________ _______________ _______________

17. macul/o _______________ _______________ _______________

18. mi/o _______________ _______________ _______________

19. mydr/i _______________ _______________ _______________

20. nyctal/o _______________ _______________ _______________

21. ocul/o _______________ _______________ _______________

22. ophthalm/o _______________ _______________ _______________

23. opt/o _______________ _______________ _______________

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 Combining Forms Meaning Chapter Term Meaning
24. optic/o _______________ _______________ _______________

25. papill/o _______________ _______________ _______________

26. phac/o _______________ _______________ _______________

27. phot/o _______________ _______________ _______________

28. presby/o _______________ _______________ _______________

29. pupill/o _______________ _______________ _______________

30. retin/o _______________ _______________ _______________

31. scler/o _______________ _______________ _______________

32. stigmat/o _______________ _______________ _______________

33. uve/o _______________ _______________ _______________

34. vitre/o _______________ _______________ _______________

35. acous/o _______________ _______________ _______________

36. audi/o _______________ _______________ _______________

37. audit/o _______________ _______________ _______________

38. aur/o _______________ _______________ _______________

39. auricul/o _______________ _______________ _______________

40. cerumin/o _______________ _______________ _______________

41. cochle/o _______________ _______________ _______________

42. labyrinth/o _______________ _______________ _______________

43. mying/o _______________ _______________ _______________

44. ot/o _______________ _______________ _______________

45. salping/o _______________ _______________ _______________

46. staped/o _______________ _______________ _______________

47. tympan/o _______________ _______________ _______________

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 Suffixes
Meaning Chapter Term Meaning
48. -ician _______________ _______________ _______________

49. -metrist _______________ _______________ _______________

50. -opia _______________ _______________ _______________

51. -opsia _______________ _______________ _______________

52. -tropia _______________ _______________ _______________

53. -cusis _______________ _______________ _______________

54. -otia _______________ _______________ _______________

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 Worksheet 13B
Medical Term Analysis
Directions: Below are terms built from word parts used in this chapter that are not analyzed in the Word
Building Table. Many are built from word parts you have learned in previous chapters. Analyze each term
presented below and list and define the word parts used to build each term.

Medical Term Word Part Analysis

1. aqueous ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

2. vitreous ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

3. nyctalopia ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

4. optometry ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

5. presbyopia ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

6. amblyopia ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

7. monochromatism ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

8. exotropia ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

9. hemianopia ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

10. keratometry ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

11. ophthalmoscopy ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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 Medical Term Word Part Analysis

12. cryoretinopexy ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

13. keratoplasty ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

14. otorhinolaryngology ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

15. presbycusis ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

16. ceruminoma ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

17. otosclerosis ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

18. labyrinthitis ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

19. otoscopy ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

20. tympanometry ____________________________________________________________

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 Worksheet 13C
Scramble
Directions: Unscramble each medical term below. A definition for the term is given below
each scrambled term.

1. t r a e t p a o l s k y ____________________________________________
Surgical repair of the cornea

2. m t a u g s n y s ______________________________________________
Jerky involuntary eye movements

3. p o y a m i ___________________________________________________
Near-sighted

4. a a a i o c h m p r s t ___________________________________________
Profound inability to see color

5. a e u u o s q _________________________________________________
Pertaining to water

6. p o n c i i t a _________________________________________________
Healthcare professional trained to make corrective lenses

7. a t s r s i b s u m ______________________________________________
Weakness of external eye muscles

8. l u c o c o m i o s s y ___________________________________________
Fungus infection of the eye

9. x m a p o t r h e n r i s y ________________________________________
Term meaning ruptured eardrum

10. s i n t t i u n _________________________________________________
Ringing in the ears

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 Worksheet 13D
Sound It Out
Directions: The following are some of the key terms from this chapter written as their phonetic spellings.
Sound out each term and write it in the blank. Pronunciations for all terms are included in the glossary at
the end of the book and in the audio glossary located on Medical Terminology Interactive.

1. off-THAL-mik _____________________________________________________________________

2. KAIR-ah-toh-plass-tee _______________________________________________________________

3. RET-in-al _________________________________________________________________________

4. kon-junk-tih-VYE-tis ________________________________________________________________

5. op-TOM-eh-trist ___________________________________________________________________

6. glau-KOH-mah ____________________________________________________________________

7. hem-ee-ah-NOP-ee-ah _______________________________________________________________

8. ah-STIG-mah-tizm _________________________________________________________________

9. in-trah-OCK-yoo-lar ________________________________________________________________

10. LAK-rim-al ________________________________________________________________________

11. my-OH-pee-ah _____________________________________________________________________

12. KAT-ah-rakt _______________________________________________________________________

13. PYOO-pih-lair-ee ___________________________________________________________________

14. KOR-nee-all _______________________________________________________________________

15. foh-toh-FOH-bee-ah ________________________________________________________________

16. KOK-lee-ar ________________________________________________________________________

17. OH-toh-plas-tee ____________________________________________________________________

18. AW-dih-tor-ee _____________________________________________________________________

19. mir-IN-goh-plass-tee ________________________________________________________________

20. VER-tih-goh ______________________________________________________________________

21. tim-pah-NOM-eh-tree _______________________________________________________________

22. oh-TYE-tis ________________________________________________________________________

23. oh-TOL-oh-jist ____________________________________________________________________

24. tin-EYE-tus _______________________________________________________________________

25. AW-dee-oh-gram ___________________________________________________________________

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 Worksheet 13E
Word Search Puzzle
Directions: Find and circle the answer for each fill-in-the-blank question in the word search puzzle.

L A M J M C J Y M M T R X
P N S K H X I M H C K W M
H I B T N Y S T A G M U S
O E X K I K K R S N V L K
T C R V T G A N D U M Y L
O S A D H T M D C S O G R
P E E M A J L A U V L C L
H R L C Y C N T T A D P A
O O H B W F I Q U I C P J
B U C N Q N W C N C S D J
I L O M N P O T W Q L M L
A F C I C M N E L L E N S
H L T L A I P O R E P Y H

1. _____________________ is a bright green dye used to highlight corneal abrasions.

2. A(n) _____________________ causes the lens to become opaque or cloudy.

3. Jerky involuntary eye movements are called _____________________.

4. _____________________ actually means an excessive sensitivity to light.

5. An increase in intraocular pressure may cause _____________________.

6. A(n) _____________________ chart is used to test visual acuity.

7. Farsightedness is also called _____________________.

8. A(n) _____________________ neuroma is a benign tumor of the auditory nerve sheath.

9. A(n) _____________________ implant is a hearing device surgically placed behind the ear.

10. The medical term for ringing in the ears is _____________________.

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 Worksheet 13F
Crossword Puzzle
Directions: Use the definitions given to complete the crossword puzzle.

2 3

ACROSS DOWN
2 Inner ear structure shaped 1 ______ test evaluates balance
like snail shell and equilibrium
6 The ________ tube connects 3 Term meaning eardrum record
middle ear to pharynx 4 Otitis ______ is also called
7 Term meaning study of hearing swimmer’s ear
8 Common name for tympanic 5 Ringing in the ears
membrane

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 Crossword Puzzle
Directions: Use the definitions given to complete the crossword puzzle.

3 4

7 8 9 10

11

12

13

ACROSS DOWN
2 Night blindness 1 Bright green dye
3 Also called lazy eye 4 Visual _______ measures sharpness of
6 Also called hordeolum vision
8 Condition caused by weakness of 5 Farsightedness
external eye muscle 7 Condition caused by increased intraocular
11 Mucous membrane protecting pressure
anterior eyeball 9 Nearsightedness
12 Outer layer of eyeball 10 A(n) _________ chart is used to test visual acuity
13 Condition caused by irregular
curvature of cornea

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 Worksheet 13G
Chapter Review

Anatomy and Physiology

1. The _____________________ carries images to the brain.

2. The opening in the center of the iris is the _____________________.

3. The _____________________ is the blind spot on the retina.

4. _____________________ see in gray tones and _____________________ see in color.

5. The _____________________ produces tears.

6. The _____________________ eye muscles produce diagonal eye movements.

7. The inner ear is responsible for the senses of _____________________ and

_____________________.

8. The _____________________ divides the outer ear from the middle ear.

9. The incus, malleus, and stapes are collectively called the _____________________.

10. The _____________________ is a fluid-filled cavity within the temporal bone.

Word Building

Directions: Build a term that means:

1. drooping eyelid ___________________________________________________________________

2. paralysis of ciliary body _____________________________________________________________

3. double vision _____________________________________________________________________

4. pertaining to within eye _____________________________________________________________

5. softening of sclera _________________________________________________________________

6. retina disease _____________________________________________________________________

7. incision into eardrum ______________________________________________________________

8. surgical repair of ear _______________________________________________________________

9. instrument to measure hearing _______________________________________________________

10. eustachian tube inflammation ________________________________________________________

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 Matching

_____ 1.
nyctalopia a.
Dry eyes

_____ 2.
presbyopia b.
Ringing in the ears

_____ 3.
optician c.
Eye tumor in children

_____ 4.
papilledema d.
Sensitivity to strong light

_____ 5.
xerophthalmia e.
Middle ear infection

_____ 6.
achromatopsia f.
Increase in intraocular pressure

_____ 7.
photophobia g.
Procedure to treat myopia

_____ 8.
amblyopia h.
Night-blindness

_____ 9.
myopia i.
Sharpness of vision

_____ 10. glaucoma j.

Lazy eye

_____ 11. cataract k.

Looks for corneal abrasions

_____ 12. retinoblastoma l.

Grinds corrective lens

_____ 13. hordeolum m.

Dizziness

_____ 14. blepharoptosis n.

A stye

_____ 15. strabismus o.

Loss of vision with aging

_____ 16. fluorescein staining p.

Ear wax

_____ 17. visual acuity q.

Drooping eyelid

_____ 18. binaural r.

Allows drainage of fluid from middle ear

_____ 19. tinnitus s.

Choked disk

_____ 20. cerumen t.

Opaque lens

_____ 21. vertigo u.

Dilates the pupil

_____ 22. PE tubes v.

Near-sighted

_____ 23. OM w.
Referring to both ears

_____ 24. LASIK x.

Color blindness

_____ 25. mydriatic y.

Caused by eye muscle weakness

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Quiz 13A
New Word Parts Quiz
Directions: Define the combining form or suffix in the spaces provided.

1. blephar/o ________________________________________________________________________

2. chromat/o _______________________________________________________________________

3. core/o __________________________________________________________________________

4. cycl/o __________________________________________________________________________

5. dipl/o __________________________________________________________________________

6. glauc/o _________________________________________________________________________

7. irid/o ___________________________________________________________________________

8. kerat/o __________________________________________________________________________

9. lacrim/o _________________________________________________________________________

10. ocul/o __________________________________________________________________________

11. papill/o _________________________________________________________________________

12. phac/o __________________________________________________________________________

13. presby/o ________________________________________________________________________

14. uve/o ___________________________________________________________________________

15. vitre/o __________________________________________________________________________

16. audi/o __________________________________________________________________________

17. aur/o ___________________________________________________________________________

18. acous/o _________________________________________________________________________

19. myring/o ________________________________________________________________________

20. staped/o ________________________________________________________________________

21. salping/o ________________________________________________________________________

22. tympan/o _______________________________________________________________________

23. -opia ___________________________________________________________________________

24. -metrist _________________________________________________________________________

25. -cusis ___________________________________________________________________________

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Quiz 13B
Spelling Quiz
Directions: Write each term as your instructor pronounces it.

1. _______________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________________________________

7. ________________________________________________________________________________

8. ________________________________________________________________________________

9. ________________________________________________________________________________

10. ________________________________________________________________________________

11. ________________________________________________________________________________

12. ________________________________________________________________________________

13. ________________________________________________________________________________

14. ________________________________________________________________________________

15. ________________________________________________________________________________

16. ________________________________________________________________________________

17. ________________________________________________________________________________

18. ________________________________________________________________________________

19. ________________________________________________________________________________

20. ________________________________________________________________________________

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Quiz 13C
Labeling Diagram
Directions: Label the structures of the eye.

8. ______________________ 9. ______________________

1. ______________________

2. ______________________

3. ______________________

4. ______________________

5. ______________________

6. ______________________

7. ______________________

10. _____________________ 12. _____________________

11. _____________________

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Quiz 13D
Labeling Diagram
Directions: Label the structures of the ear.

1. _________________________ 5. _________________________

6. _________________________

7. _________________________

8. _________________________

9. _________________________

10. _______________________

11. ________________________

12. ________________________

13. _______________________
4. _________________________
2. _________________________

3. _________________________

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Quiz 13E
New Word Building Quiz
Directions: Build a single medical term for each phrase below.

1. pertaining to the conjunctiva _________________________________________________________

2. pertaining to the cornea ____________________________________________________________

3. pertaining to the iris _______________________________________________________________

4. pertaining to tears _________________________________________________________________

5. pertaining to the eye _______________________________________________________________

6. pertaining to the pupil ______________________________________________________________

7. pertaining to the retina _____________________________________________________________

8. pertaining to the sclera _____________________________________________________________

9. inflammation of the choroid _________________________________________________________

10. retina disease _____________________________________________________________________

11. one who measures vision ____________________________________________________________

12. eye paralysis ______________________________________________________________________

13. double vision _____________________________________________________________________

14. removal of eyelid __________________________________________________________________

15. softening of the sclera ______________________________________________________________

16. pertaining to hearing _______________________________________________________________

17. hearing specialist __________________________________________________________________

18. pertaining to the ear _______________________________________________________________

19. pertaining to the cochlea ____________________________________________________________

20. pertaining to the eardrum ___________________________________________________________

21. small ear ________________________________________________________________________

22. ear pain _________________________________________________________________________

23. surgical repair of eardrum ___________________________________________________________

24. incision into the labyrinth ___________________________________________________________

25. pus flow from ear _________________________________________________________________

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Quiz 13F
Abbreviations Quiz
Directions: Write the medical term for which each abbreviation stands.

1. Astigm __________________________________________________________________________

2. EM ____________________________________________________________________________

3. EOM __________________________________________________________________________

4. IOP ____________________________________________________________________________

5. LASIK __________________________________________________________________________

6. PRK ___________________________________________________________________________

7. REM ___________________________________________________________________________

8. ST _____________________________________________________________________________

9. VA _____________________________________________________________________________

10. XT ____________________________________________________________________________

11. VF _____________________________________________________________________________

12. OD ____________________________________________________________________________

13. PERRLA ________________________________________________________________________

14. Ophth __________________________________________________________________________

15. OS ____________________________________________________________________________

16. AD ____________________________________________________________________________

17. ASL ____________________________________________________________________________

18. EENT __________________________________________________________________________

19. Oto ____________________________________________________________________________

20. PE tube _________________________________________________________________________

21. OM ____________________________________________________________________________

22. Hz _____________________________________________________________________________

23. BC ____________________________________________________________________________

24. AS _____________________________________________________________________________

25. AU ____________________________________________________________________________

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Quiz 13G
Chapter Review

PART I: Multiple Choice

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. The outermost layer of the eye, referred to as 7. Which of the following is not one of the ossi-
the “white” of the eye, is the cles of the ear?
a. sclera. a. utricle.
b. choroid. b. malleus.
c. iris. c. incus.
d. pupil. d. stapes.

2. The medical term for nearsightedness is 8. The medical term anacusis means
a.
astigmatism. a. pain in the ear.
b.
hyperopia. b. impairment of hearing.
c.
myopia. c. absence of hearing.
d.
presbyopia. d. hearing loss due to aging.

3. The condition characterized by an increase in 9. In conductive hearing loss,

intraocular pressure is a. the sound is conducted normally through
a. cataract. the external and middle ear but defective
b. strabismus. in the inner ear.
c. trachoma. b. sound transmission is blocked in the
middle and outer ear.
d. glaucoma.
c. sound transmission is blocked in the
4. The term for involuntary, jerky movements of middle and inner ear.
the eye is d. sound is conducted normally through the
a. glaucoma. external ear but defective in the middle
and the inner ear.
b. nystagmus.
c. myopia. 10. The medical term for ringing in the ears is
d. strabismus. a. vertigo.
b. tinnitus.
5. The medical term for pinkeye is
c. hertz.
a. retinitis.
d. hordeolum.
b. scleritis.
c. blepharitis.
d. conjunctivitis.

6. The medical term for normal vision is

a. hyperopia.
b. myopia.
c. emmetropia.
d. presbyopia.

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 PART II: Matching

Directions: Match the term with its definition.

_____ 1.
enucleation a.
Treatment for sensorineural hearing loss

_____ 2.
antiemetic b.
Treatment for myopia

_____ 3.
cochlear implant c.
Hypertrophied conjunctiva

_____ 4.
labyrinthitis d.
Surgical removal of eyeball

_____ 5.
otosclerosis e.
Treatment for detached retina

_____ 6.
radial keratotomy f.
Loss of half the visual field

_____ 7.
Snellen chart g.
Inner ear infection

_____ 8.
hemianopia h.
Test for visual acuity

_____ 9.
scleral buckling i.
Treats nausea

_____ 10. pterygium j.

Loss of mobility of stapes

PART III: Abbreviations

Directions: Write the full meaning of the following abbreviations.

1. EENT __________________________________________________________________________

2. XT ____________________________________________________________________________

3. VA ____________________________________________________________________________

4. OM ____________________________________________________________________________

5. PE tube _________________________________________________________________________

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 Chapter 13 Answer Keys

Worksheet 13A Answer Key

1. dull, dim 25. optic disk
2. water 26. lens
3. immature, embryonic 27. light
4. eyelid 28. old age
5. color 29. pupil
6. conjunctiva 30. retina
7. cornea 31. sclera
8. ciliary muscle 32. point
9. tear, tear duct 33. choroid
10. double 34. glassy
11. correct, proper 35. hearing
12. gray 36. hearing
13. iris 37. hearing
14. iris 38. ear
15. cornea 39. ear
16. tears 40. cerumen
17. macula lutea 41. cochlea
18. lessening 42. labyrinth
19. widening 43. eardrum
20. night 44. ear
21. eye 45. eustachian tube
22. eye 46. stapes
23. eye, vision 47. eardrum
24. eye

Suffixes
48. specialist 52. turned condition
49. specialist in measuring 53. hearing
50. vision condition 54. ear condition
51. vision condition

Worksheet 13B Answer Key

1. aque/o = water; -ous = pertaining to 12. cry/o = cold; retin/o = retina; -pexy = surgical
2. vitre/o = glassy; -ous = pertaining to fixation
3. nyctal/o = night; -opia = vision 13. kerat/o = cornea; -plasty = surgical repair
4. opt/o = vision; -metry = process of measuring 14. ot/o = eye; rhin/o = nose; laryng/o = voice box;
5. presby/o = old age; -opia = vision -logy = study of
6. ambly/o = dull, dim; -opia = vision 15. presby/o = old age; -cusis = hearing
7. mono- = one; chromat/o = color; 16. cerumen/o = cerumen; -oma = tumor
-ism = state of 17. ot/o = ear; -sclerosis = hardening
8. exo- = outward; -tropia = to turn 18. labyrinth/o = labyrinth; -itis = inflammation
9. hemi- = half; an- = lack of; -opia = vision 19. ot/o = ear; -scopy = process of viewing
10. kerat/o = cornea; -metry = process of measuring 20. tympan/o = eardrum; -metry = process of
11. ophthalm/o = eye; -scopy = process of viewing measuring

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 Worksheet 13C Key
1. keratoplasty 6. optician
2. nystagmus 7. strabismus
3. myopia 8. oculomycosis
4. achromatopsia 9. tympanorhexis
5. aqueous 10. tinnitus

Worksheet 13D Key

1. ophthalmic 14. corneal
2. keratoplasty 15. photophobia
3. retinal 16. cochlear
4. conjunctivitis 17. otoplasty
5. optometrist 18. auditory
6. glaucoma 19. myringoplasty
7. hemianopia 20. vertigo
8. astigmatism 21. tympanometry
9. intraocular 22. otitis
10. lacrimal 23. otologist
11. myopia 24. tinnitus
12. cataract 25. audiogram
13. pupillary

Worksheet 13E Key

1. fluorescein 6. Snellen
2. cataract 7. hyperopia
3. nystagmus 8. acoustic
4. photophobia 9. cochlear
5. glaucoma 10. tinnitus

L A M J M C J Y M M T R X
P N S K H X I M H C K W M
H I B T N Y S T A G M U S
O E X K I K K R S N V L K
T C R V T G A N D U M Y L
O S A D H T M D C S O G R
P E E M A J L A U V L C L
H R L C Y C N T T A D P A
O O H B W F I Q U I C P J
B U C N Q N W C N C S D J
I L O M N P O T W Q L M L
A F C I C M N E L L E N S
H L T L A I P O R E P Y H

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 Worksheet 13F Key

Solution:

F
C O C H L E A T
E L Y
X L M
T T I P
E U S T A C H I A N A
R N G N
N N O
A A U D I O L O G Y
T R
E A R D R U M A
S M

Solution:

F
N Y C T A L O P I A
U
A M B L Y O P I A A
H R C
Y S T Y E U
P G S T R A B I S M U S
E L C T Y N
R A E Y O E
C O N J U N C T I V A P L
P C N I L
I O S C L E R A E
A M N
A S T I G M A T I S M

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 Worksheet 13G Answer Key
Anatomy and Physiology
1. optic nerve 6. oblique
2. pupil 7. hearing, equilibrium (balance)
3. optic disk 8. tympanic membrane (eardrum)
4. rods; cones 9. ossicles
5. lacrimal gland 10. labyrinth

Word Building
1. blepharoptosis 6. retinopathy
2. cycloplegia 7. myringotomy
3. diplopia 8. otoplasty
4. intraocular 9. audiometer
5. scleromalacia 10. salpingitis

Matching
1. h 14. q
2. o 15. y
3. l 16. k
4. s 17. i
5. a 18. w
6. x 19. b
7. d 20. p
8. j 21. m
9. v 22. r
10. f 23. e
11. t 24. g
12. c 25. u
13. n

Quiz 13A Answer Key

1. eyelid 14. choroid
2. color 15. glassy
3. pupil 16. hearing
4. ciliary muscle 17. ear
5. double 18. hearing
6. gray 19. eardrum
7. iris 20. stapes
8. cornea 21. eustachian tube
9. tears 22. eardrum
10. eye 23. vision
11. optic disk 24. one who measures
12. lens 25. hearing
13. old age

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 Quiz 13B Answer Key
1. sclera 7. emmetropia
2. aqueous 8. xerophthalmia
3. nasolacrimal 9. achromatopsia
4. blepharoptosis 10. astigmatism
5. dacryocystitis 11. amblyopia
6. ophthalmalgia 12. pterygium

Quiz 13C Answer Key

1. iris 11. choroid
2. lens 12. sclera
3. conjunctiva 13. vestibulocochlear
4. pupil 14. eustachian
5. cornea 15. labyrinthotomy
6. suspensory ligaments 16. otopyorrhea
7. ciliary body 17. presbycusis
8. fovea centralis 18. otosclerosis
9. optic nerve 19. myringotomy
10. retina 20. tinnitus

Quiz 13D Answer Key

1. pinna 8. vestibular nerve
2. external auditory meatus 9. cochlear nerve
3. auditory canal 10. cochlea
4. tympanic membrane 11. round window
5. malleus 12. stapes
6. incus 13. eustachian tube
7. semicircular canals

Quiz 13E Answer Key

1. conjunctival 14. blepharectomy
2. corneal 15. scleromalacia
3. iridal 16. acoustic or auditory
4. lacrimal 17. audiologist
5. ocular, optic, or ophthalmic 18. aural, auricular, or otic
6. pupillary 19. cochlear
7. retinal 20. tympanic
8. scleral 21. microtia
9. uveitis 22. otalgia
10. retinopathy 23. myringoplasty or tympanoplasty
11. optometrist 24. labyrinthotomy
12. ophthalmoplegia 25. otopyorrhea
13. diplopia

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 Quiz 13F Answer Key
1. astigmatism 14. ophthalmology
2. emmetropia 15. left eye
3. extraocular movement 16. right ear
4. intraocular pressure 17. American Sign Language
5. laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis 18. eyes, ears, nose, throat
6. photorefractive keratectomy 19. otology
7. rapid eye movement 20. pressure equalizing tube
8. esotropia 21. otitis media
9. visual acuity 22. hertz
10. exotropia 23. bone conduction
11. visual field 24. left ear
12. right eye 25. both ears
13. pupils equal, round, react to light and
accommodation

Quiz 13G Answer Key

Multiple Choice
1. a 6. c
2. c 7. a
3. d 8. c
4. b 9. b
5. d 10. b

Matching
1. d 6. b
2. i 7. h
3. a 8. f
4. g 9. e
5. j 10. c

Abbreviations
1. eye, ear, nose, and throat 4. otitis media
2. exotropia 5. pressure equalizing tube
3. visual acuity

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