Skin Structures - Graded Results
1) The cuticle.
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Your Answer: A. eponychium
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2) The protein which toughens and waterproofs the skin.
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Your Answer: D. keratin
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3) The papillary and reticular layers.
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Your Answer: A. dermis
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4) An oil gland.
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Your Answer: B. sebaceous
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5) Underneath the epidermis.
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Your Answer: B. subcuticular
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6) The process of drying up.
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Your Answer: D. desiccation
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7) The uppermost layer of the dermis.
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Your Answer: B. papillary
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8) The outermost layer of the skin is composed of this type of cell.
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Your Answer: A. stratified squamous epithelium
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9) The lowermost layer of skin.
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Your Answer: D. subcutaneous layer
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10) The muscle responsible for goose bumps.
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Your Answer: B. arrector pili
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11) This layer, along with the papillary layer, makes up the dermis.
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Your Answer: C. reticular
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12) Sweat gland.
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Your Answer: C. sudoriferous gland
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13) The nerve ending responsible for recognizing vibration and pressure.
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Your Answer: D. pacinian corpuscle
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14) The outermost layer of skin.
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Your Answer: A. epidermis
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Skin Abnormalities - Graded Results
1) A scratch.
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Your Answer: A. excoriation
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2) A localized buildup of layers of skin, caused by pressure or friction.
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Your Answer: D. callus
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3) A birthmark.
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Your Answer: C. nevus
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4) A plug of keratin within a dilated hair follicle.
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Your Answer: D. comedo
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5) An injury caused by blunt trauma.
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Your Answer: A. contusion
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11) A bruise.
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Your Answer: B. ecchymosis
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12) Permanent dilatation of the blood vessels, visible through the skin.
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Your Answer: C. telangiectasia
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13) An elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter.
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Your Answer: A. papule
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14) An elevated lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter.
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Your Answer: B. nodule
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15) A scar.
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Your Answer: B. cicatrix
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6) A hive.
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Your Answer: B. wheal
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7) A thin-walled sac containing serous fluid, greater than 5 mm in diameter.
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Your Answer: C. bulla
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8) Another name for the term above.
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Your Answer: A. bleb
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9) A visible collection of pus.
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Your Answer: B. pustule
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10) Warts.
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Your Answer: D. verrucae
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Integumentary Disorders - Graded Results
1) A general term for any skin condition caused by pusforming bacteria.
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Your Answer: C. pyoderma
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2) Lying down.
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Your Answer: A. decubitus
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3) Baldness.
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Your Answer: B. alopecia
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4) An inflammatory eruption of the skin with red, bullous lesions.
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Your Answer: D. erythema multiforme
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5) Used synonymously with dermatitis.
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Your Answer: A. eczema
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6) Fatty mass of skin.
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Your Answer: C. steatoma
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7) An acute, diffuse inflammatory disease of the subcutaneous tissues.
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Your Answer: B. cellulitis
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16) A boil.
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Your Answer: D. furuncle
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17) The scraping or wearing away of the skin.
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Your Answer: C. abrasion
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18) A pinpoint, round spot caused by hemorrhage.
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Your Answer: C. petechia
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19) The crust which forms over a burn.
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Your Answer: B. eschar
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20) Itching.
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Your Answer: A. pruritus
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15) A collection of pus buried in the tissues.
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Your Answer: B. abscess
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16) Infection by a specific fungus.
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Your Answer: B. candidiasis
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17) A hypertrophic scar.
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Your Answer: C. keloid
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18) Inflamed, coin-shaped dermatitis.
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Your Answer: D. nummular dermatitis
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19) Parasitic dermatitis of animals, including humans.
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Your Answer: C. scabies
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20) Disease of the middle of the face.
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Your Answer: A. rosacea
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21) A skin cancer which rarely metastasizes.
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Your Answer: C. basal cell carcinoma
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22) Ringworm.
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Your Answer: A. tinea
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8) Sharply outlined red lesions which may develop into carcinoma.
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Your Answer: C. actinic keratosis
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9) Ringworm of the nails.
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Your Answer: A. onychomycosis
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10) Fibrous histiocytoma.
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Your Answer: A. dermatofibroma
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11) Inflammation of the hair follicles.
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Your Answer: D. folliculitis
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12) Decomposition of tissue.
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Your Answer: D. putrefaction
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13) An intercellular edema of the epidermis.
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Your Answer: A. spongiosis
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14) A pustular infection of the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
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Your Answer: D. impetigo
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Eye Structures - Graded Results
1) Lymph-like material found in the anterior and posterior chambers.
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Your Answer: A. aqueous humor
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2) Tears are secreted from the _________.
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Your Answer: A. lacrimal duct
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3) The innermost membranous layer of the cornea.
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Your Answer: B. Descemet membrane
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4) The muscles of the eye are called the _________.
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Your Answer: D. ocular muscles
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5) The muscle which lifts the eyelid.
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Your Answer: B. levator palpebrae superioris
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23) Dry skin.
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Your Answer: D. ichthyosis
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24) A malignant condition.
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Your Answer: A. mycosis fungoides
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25) A bluish-red skin neoplasm.
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Your Answer: D. Kaposi sarcoma
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26) Dandruff.
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Your Answer: D. seborrheic dermatitis
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27) Condition characterized by white patches.
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Your Answer: A. vitiligo
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28) Redness of the skin.
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Your Answer: D. erythema
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29) Inflammation of the apocrine glands.
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Your Answer: B. hydradenitis suppurativa
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30) A flesh-colored lesion.
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Your Answer: D. keratoacanthoma
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12) A muscle of the eye.
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Your Answer: C. superior oblique muscle
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13) Fat around the eye structure.
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Your Answer: D. periorbital fat
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14) The aqueous humor is secreted by this structure.
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Your Answer: B. ciliary body
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15) The outermost membrane of the cornea.
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Your Answer: C. Bowman membrane
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16) A jelly-like substance behind the lens.
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Your Answer: D. vitreous humor
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6) A cartilaginous loop which acts like a pulley.
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Your Answer: C. trochlea
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7) The innermost layer of the eye.
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Your Answer: C. retina
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8) The ligament which supports the lens.
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Your Answer: A. suspensory ligament
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9) The outermost layer of the eyeball, the shell.
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Your Answer: B. sclera
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10) The second layer of the eyeball.
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Your Answer: A. uveal tract
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11) Another term for the second layer of the eyeball.
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Your Answer: D. choroid
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17) Eyelids.
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Your Answer: B. palpebrae
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18) The transparent structure which forms the anterior portion of the eye.
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Your Answer: A. cornea
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19) The "blind spot."
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Your Answer: D. optic disc
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20) Muscle on the top of the eye, innervated by a cranial nerve.
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Your Answer: B. superior rectus muscle
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21) Muscle below the eye.
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Your Answer: B. inferior rectus muscle
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22) The delicate membrane which lines the eyelids and exposed portions of the sclera.
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Your Answer: D. conjunctiva
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Disease Processes of the Eye - Graded Results
1) Clarity or sharpness.
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Your Answer: D. acuity
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2) An instrument with a light attached to it, for examining the eye.
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Your Answer: C. ophthalmoscope
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3) A dye injected into the eye or the arm.
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Your Answer: B. fluorescein dye
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4) A grid used in testing the visual field.
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Your Answer: A. Amsler grid
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5) An instrument for measuring tension or pressure.
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Your Answer: C. tonometer
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6) Examination to demonstrate ocular motility and rotation.
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Your Answer: D. gonioscopy
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7) The eye chart used to determine acuity.
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Your Answer: C. Snellen
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8) Testing of peripheral vision.
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Your Answer: C. perimetry
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9) Examination of the back of the retina to assess abnormalities of the optic disc.
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Your Answer: D. funduscopic examination
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10) A light used on examination with #3.
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Your Answer: B. cobalt blue
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Eye Symptoms and Pathologies - Graded Results
1) A localized infection of a gland of the eye.
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Your Answer: A. hordeolum
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2) Inflammation of the lacrimal sac.
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Your Answer: A. dacryocystitis
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3) Contraction of the pupil.
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Your Answer: D. miosis
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4) Deviation of the eye, with the direction of the gaze of each eye different.
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Your Answer: C. strabismus
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5) Inflammation of the eyelids.
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Your Answer: B. blepharitis
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6) A band around the margin of the cornea which occurs as a result of aging.
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Your Answer: B. arcus senilis
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7) Vitamin A deficiency which causes dryness to the cornea and conjunctiva.
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Your Answer: A. xerophthalmia
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8) Loss of central vision due to aging.
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Your Answer: C. macular degeneration
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9) An involuntary rapid movement of the eyeball in any direction.
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Your Answer: D. nystagmus
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10) Adhesion of the iris to the cornea or the lens.
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Your Answer: B. synechia
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11) Swelling of the eyelid due to a blocked duct.
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Your Answer: C. chalazion
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12) Double vision.
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Your Answer: C. diplopia
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16) Inflammation of the middle layer of the eyeball.
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Your Answer: A. uveitis
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17) An opacity on or in the lens which impairs vision or causes blindness.
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Your Answer: C. cataract
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18) Drooping of the eyelid caused by third nerve paralysis.
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Your Answer: A. ptosis
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19) Degenerative disease of the retina.
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Your Answer: B. retinopathy
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20) Set of diseases caused by intraocular pressure.
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Your Answer: D. glaucoma
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21) Abnormal intolerance to light.
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Your Answer: A. photophobia
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22) Farsightedness.
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Your Answer: B. hypermetropia
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23) Impairment of vision due to old age.
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Your Answer: C. presbyopia
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24) Nearsightedness.
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Your Answer: A. myopia
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25) Spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle which closes the eyelid.
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Your Answer: B. blepharospasm
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26) Narrowing of a lacrimal duct.
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Your Answer: D. dacryostenosis
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27) Swelling or edema of the optic disc, commonly caused by intracranial pressure.
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Your Answer: D. papilledema
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13) Edema of the conjunctiva.
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Your Answer: B. chemosis
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14) Bulging eyes.
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Your Answer: A. exophthalmos
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15) Impairment of vision without the presence of a lesion.
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Your Answer: C. amblyopia
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The Ear - Graded Results
1) The sense of taste.
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Your Answer: B. gustation
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2) The innermost ossicle of the middle ear, which attaches to the oval window in the inner ear.
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Your Answer: D. stapes
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3) The structure of the inner ear responsible for hearing.
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Your Answer: A. cochlea
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4) Earwax.
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Your Answer: A. cerumen
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5) The eardrum.
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Your Answer: C. tympanic membrane
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6) One of the names given to the cartilaginous funnel attached to the side of the head.
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Your Answer: D. pinna
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7) The ossicular hammer.
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Your Answer: D. malleus
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8) The middle ear is connected to the nasopharynx via this.
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Your Answer: B. eustachian tube
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28) Bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye.
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Your Answer: A. hyphema
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29) A thick, triangular piece of tissue.
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Your Answer: C. pterygium
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30) A yellow spot or plaque on the eyelid.
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Your Answer: A. xanthelasma
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9) The inner ear.
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Your Answer: D. labyrinth
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10) The ossicular anvil.
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Your Answer: B. incus
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11) The other name given to the cartilaginous funnel attached to the side of the head.
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Your Answer: C. auricle
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12) Structures responsible for equilibrium and balance.
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Your Answer: B. semicircular canals
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13) An ear, nose, and throat practitioner.
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Your Answer: D. otorhinolaryngologist
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14) Smelling.
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Your Answer: A. olfaction
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15) An S-shaped canal approximately 1 cm in length.
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Your Answer: D. external acoustic meatus
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16) The structure containing the round or oval window.
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Your Answer: C. vestibule
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Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases - Graded Results
1) Loss of smell.
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Your Answer: B. anosmia
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2) Plugging your nose, closing your mouth and blowing.
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Your Answer: B. Valsalva maneuver
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3) The unit by which sound is measured.
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Your Answer: B. decibel
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4) Disease characterized by vertigo when prostrate, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
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Your Answer: D. Meniere disease
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5) Discharge from the ear.
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Your Answer: C. otorrhea
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6) The most common ear infection.
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Your Answer: C. otitis media
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7) The intensity at which speech is recognized.
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Your Answer: B. spondee threshold
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8) Sensorineural hearing loss which occurs with aging.
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Your Answer: A. presbycusis
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9) Sore throat.
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Your Answer: D. pharyngitis
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10) Inflammation of the tympanic membrane.
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Your Answer: B. myringitis
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11) A benign tumor which arises from the cells of the 8th cranial nerve.
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Your Answer: B. schwannoma
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12) The ability to recognize and repeat one-syllable words.
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Your Answer: D. discrimination
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13) A tumor of the glands which produce cerumen.
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Your Answer: C. ceruminoma
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14) Hearing loss of the external canal.
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Your Answer: A. conductive
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15) Spongy bone formation behind and in front of the stapes.
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Your Answer: C. otosclerosis
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16) Nasal discharge and obstruction.
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Your Answer: A. rhinitis
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17) Ringing, buzzing, or roaring in the ears which only you can hear.
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Your Answer: B. tinnitus
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18) Disorder with sudden onset of vertigo.
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Your Answer: D. vestibular neuronitis
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19) Hearing loss of either the inner ear or cranial nerve.
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Your Answer: C. sensorineural
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20) A type of tuning fork.
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Your Answer: C. Rinne
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21) A hole.
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Your Answer: A. perforation
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22) An earache.
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Your Answer: D. otalgia
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23) A nodular growth of squamous epithelium, a complication of otitis media.
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Your Answer: A. cholesteatoma
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24) Inflammation of the inner ear.
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Your Answer: B. labyrinthitis
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25) Swimmer's ear.
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Your Answer: C. otitis externa
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Anatomy Test - The Sensory Organs – Graded Results
True or false.
1) The skin is an organ.
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Your Answer: true
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2) Eighty percent (80%) of perceptual information is assimilated through the eyes.
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Your Answer: true
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3) The ear is utilized exclusively for hearing.
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Your Answer: false
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4) Diagnosis of skin problems is generally easier than it is for other body systems.
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Your Answer: true
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5) Plastic surgery is useful only for cosmetic reasons.
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Your Answer: false
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6) Athlete's foot is a type of ringworm.
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Your Answer: true
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