Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam 1 (Key
Terms) - Jersey College UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which the eye maintains a clear
image on the retina
anterior chamber - CORRECT ANSWER - aqueous-containing space in the eye between
the posterior (endothelial) cornea and the anterior iris and pupil
aqueous humor - CORRECT ANSWER - transparent nutrient-containing fluid that fills the
anterior and posterior chambers of the eye
astigmatism - CORRECT ANSWER - refractive error due to an irregularity in the
curvature of the cornea
binocular vision - CORRECT ANSWER - normal ability of both eyes to focus on one
object and fuse the two images into one
blindness - CORRECT ANSWER - inability to see, defined as corrected visual acuity of
20/400 or less, or a visual field of no more than 20 degrees in the better eye
bullous keratopathy - CORRECT ANSWER - corneal edema with painful blisters in the
epithelium due to corneal endothelial dysfunction
chemosis - CORRECT ANSWER - edema of the conjunctiva
diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER - seeing one object as two; double vision
, ectropion - CORRECT ANSWER - turning out of the lower eyelid
emmetropia - CORRECT ANSWER - normal refractive condition resulting in clear focus
on retina; no optical defects
endophthalmitis - CORRECT ANSWER - intraocular infection of aq. humor or vitreous
humor
-usually after cataract surgery
by *staph epidermidis, pseudomonas*
entropion - CORRECT ANSWER - turning in of the lower eyelid
enucleation - CORRECT ANSWER - removal of the eyeball and part of the optic nerve
evisceration - CORRECT ANSWER - removal of the intraocular contents through a
corneal or scleral incision; the optic nerve, sclera, extraocular muscles, and sometimes the cornea
are left intact
exenteration - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal of the entire contents of the orbit,
surrounding soft tissue, and most or all of the eyelids. this includes the eyeball
hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - red eyes resulting from dilation of the vasculature of
the conjunctiva
hyperopia - CORRECT ANSWER - farsightedness; light rays focus behind the retina
hyphemia - CORRECT ANSWER - blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
hypopyon - CORRECT ANSWER - collection of inflammatory cells that has the
appearance of a pale layer in the inferior anterior chamber of the eye
Terms) - Jersey College UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which the eye maintains a clear
image on the retina
anterior chamber - CORRECT ANSWER - aqueous-containing space in the eye between
the posterior (endothelial) cornea and the anterior iris and pupil
aqueous humor - CORRECT ANSWER - transparent nutrient-containing fluid that fills the
anterior and posterior chambers of the eye
astigmatism - CORRECT ANSWER - refractive error due to an irregularity in the
curvature of the cornea
binocular vision - CORRECT ANSWER - normal ability of both eyes to focus on one
object and fuse the two images into one
blindness - CORRECT ANSWER - inability to see, defined as corrected visual acuity of
20/400 or less, or a visual field of no more than 20 degrees in the better eye
bullous keratopathy - CORRECT ANSWER - corneal edema with painful blisters in the
epithelium due to corneal endothelial dysfunction
chemosis - CORRECT ANSWER - edema of the conjunctiva
diplopia - CORRECT ANSWER - seeing one object as two; double vision
, ectropion - CORRECT ANSWER - turning out of the lower eyelid
emmetropia - CORRECT ANSWER - normal refractive condition resulting in clear focus
on retina; no optical defects
endophthalmitis - CORRECT ANSWER - intraocular infection of aq. humor or vitreous
humor
-usually after cataract surgery
by *staph epidermidis, pseudomonas*
entropion - CORRECT ANSWER - turning in of the lower eyelid
enucleation - CORRECT ANSWER - removal of the eyeball and part of the optic nerve
evisceration - CORRECT ANSWER - removal of the intraocular contents through a
corneal or scleral incision; the optic nerve, sclera, extraocular muscles, and sometimes the cornea
are left intact
exenteration - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal of the entire contents of the orbit,
surrounding soft tissue, and most or all of the eyelids. this includes the eyeball
hyperemia - CORRECT ANSWER - red eyes resulting from dilation of the vasculature of
the conjunctiva
hyperopia - CORRECT ANSWER - farsightedness; light rays focus behind the retina
hyphemia - CORRECT ANSWER - blood in the anterior chamber of the eye
hypopyon - CORRECT ANSWER - collection of inflammatory cells that has the
appearance of a pale layer in the inferior anterior chamber of the eye
