Chapter 3 quiz

• what is the treatment of choice for nasal polyps?

  surgical removal
• What is the most common type of glaucoma ?

  open-angle
• The primary cause of myopia is associated with the ____ of the eye?

  Shape
• Approximately 11 million Americans have some loss of vision from ____ and more than 2 million are living with an advanced from the disease?

  amblyopia
• The area where the optic nerves exit the retina contains neither rods nor cones and is referred to as the?

  optic disc
• The aqueous humor ?

  assists in the refraction process
• Which of the following is not a nasal disease ?

  glossitis
• The ___ are responsible for maintaining equilibrium?

  semicircular canals
• The skin has ___ different receptors to perceive the environment?

  seven
• Which muscle of the eye does not move the eyeball but is attached to and moves the eyelid?

  levator pallbearer superioris
• The nose has the ___ organ , which is the sense of smell?

  olfactory
• Treatment of amblyopia depends on the ?

  cause
• Myopia is most commonly treated with ?

  glasses or contact Lenses
• What are the two forms of age related macular degeneration?

  Dry and wet
• A tympanostomy is used to treat ? Otitis media
• In the eye, when the ciliary body contracts , the lens becomes ?

  rounder
• The organ of corti is located in the?

  inner ear
• Diseases of the mouth include all except ?

  rhinitis
• The condition known as _____ is characterized by severe vertigo and tinnitus violent attacks may last from 10 minutes to hours and cause severe nausea vomiting and perspiration?

  menieres disease
• Mucous membrane that lines the inner surfaces of the eyelids and covers the anterior sclera surface of the eye. Conjunctiva
• Drooping of the upper eyelid. Ptosis
• Tough white fibrous tissue that helps maintain the shape of the eyeball. Sclera
• Inflammation of the iris. iritis