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Component 3 Unit 8 Application Activities

Unit 8 Application Activities

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise –Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision

2. Word Building Exercise – Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct

pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at Medline Plus:

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. In addition, learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Disease and Conditions of the Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision:

a.

1. Flashes and Floaters

2. Glaucoma

3. Hearing Loss

4. Macular Degeneration

5. Otitis Media

6. Retinal Tear and Detachment

7. Tinnitus

b.

1. Meniere's Disease

2. Ear Infections

3. Hearing and the Cochlea

4. Nasal Cancer

5. Blepharospasm

6. Corneal Disorders

3. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Ears, Nose & Throat, Eyes and Vision:

a.

1. Cataract Surgery

2. LASIK

b.

1. Acoustic Neuroma Procedure

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to define correctly the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 8 - Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus (), define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|audi/o | |

|aur/o | |

|blephar/o | |

|choroid/o | |

|conjunctiv/o | |

|corne/o | |

|dacry/o | |

|irid/o | |

|lacrim/o | |

|kerat/o | |

|myring/o | |

|ocul/o | |

|ophthalm/o | |

|optic/o | |

|opt/o | |

|ot/o | |

|phac/o | |

|phot/o | |

|retin/o | |

|tympan/o | |

Unit 8 - Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and/or Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus (), define the following word parts.

|word part |Definition |

|audi/o |hearing; sound |

|aur/o |ear |

|blephar/o |eyelid |

|choroid/o |choroid |

|conjunctiv/o |conjunctiva |

|corne/o |cornea |

|dacry/o |lacrimal |

|irid/o |iris |

|lacrim/o |tear |

|kerat/o |cornea |

|myring/o |eardrum |

|ocul/o |eye |

|ophthalm/o |eye |

|optic/o |vision |

|opt/o |vision |

|ot/o |ear |

|phac/o |lens of the eye |

|phot/o |light |

|retin/o |retina |

|tympan/o |eardrum |

2. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 8 Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes and Vision - Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

audi/o blephar/o choroid/o conjunctiv/o corne/o

dacry/o glauc/o irid/o larcrim/o kerat/o

myring/o ocul/o ophthalm/o optic/o opt/o

ot/o phac/o phot/o retin/o tympan/o

1. Implantation of a cornea from healthy donor: ______________al transplant

2. Pertaining to glaucoma: ___________________tous

3. Corneal rupture: ______________rrhexis

4. Plastic surgery on the eyelid: _____________________plasty

5. Hardening of lens of the eye: ________________sclerosis

6. Paralysis of sphincter of the iris: ___________________plegia

7. Specialist in filling eyeglasses prescriptions: ________________ian

8. Therapeutic exposure to sunlight: ___________________therapy

9. Fungal disease of the eyes: ___________mycosis

10. Device to test hearing: __________________scope

11. Drainage of fluid from the middle ear: _______________________centesis

12. Physician who specializes in treatment of the eye: ___________________logist

13. Inflammation of the choroid coat and the iris: _______________itis (Note: nonstandard spelling)

14. Surgical knife to incise the tympanic membrane: ______________tome

15. Inflammation and purulent discharge from ear: _____________rrhea

16. Secretion and discharge of tears: __________________mation

17. Specialist in prescribing eyeglasses: __________________metrist

18. Obstruction of tear duct: ___________________stenosis

19. Surgical fixation of the retina: __________________pexy

20. Tumor of the conjunctiva: __________________oma

Unit 8 Ears, Nose & Throat and Eyes and Vision:  Word Building Exercise Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once. NOTE: Some terms use more than one combining form. Some may have more than one correct answer.

audi/o blephar/o choroid/o conjunctiv/o corne/o

dacry/o glauc/o irid/o larcrim/o kerat/o

myring/o ocul/o ophthalm/o optic/o opt/o

ot/o phac/o phot/o retin/o tympan/o

1. Implantation of a cornea from healthy donor: corneal transplant

2. Pertaining to glaucoma: glaucomatous

3. Corneal rupture: keratorrhexi

4. Plastic surgery on the eyelid: blepharoplasty

5. Hardening of lens of the eye: phacosclerosis

6. Paralysis of sphincter of the iris: iridoplegia

7. Specialist in filling eyeglasses prescriptions: optician

8. Therapeutic exposure to sunlight: phototherapy

9. Fungal disease of the eyes: oculomycosis

10. Device to test hearing: audioscope

11. Drainage of fluid from the middle ear: tympanocentesis

12. Physician who specializes in treatment of the eye: ophthalmologist

13. Inflammation of the choroid coat and the iris: choroidoiritis (Note: nonstandard spelling)

14. Surgical knife to incise the tympanic membrane: myringotome

15. Inflammation and purulent discharge from ear: otorrhea

16. Secretion and discharge of tears: lacrimation

17. Specialist in prescribing eyeglasses: optometrist

18. Obstruction of tear duct: dacryostenosis

19. Surgical fixation of the retina: retinopexy

20. Tumor of the conjunctiva: conjunctivoma

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches and correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at Medline Plus:

Instructions:  This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.

Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under "Health Topics"

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and listen to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed

Aphakia

Blepharoplasty

Choroidoiritis

Conjunctivitis

Glaucomatous

Iridoplegia

Lacrimation

Myringotome

Myringotomy

Otomycosis

Ophthalmologist

Optician

Optometrist

Otitis

Otorrhea

Retinopathy

Tympanoplasty

Medline Plus (), a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. In addition, learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

1. Disease and Conditions of the Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision:

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete one or more of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Flashes and Floaters

2. Glaucoma

3. Hearing Loss

4. Macular Degeneration

5. Otitis Media

6. Retinal Tear and Detachment

7. Tinnitus

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

MedlinePlus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select two or more of these Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and VisionTopics.

b.

1. Meniere's Disease

2. Ear Infections

3. Hearing and the Cochlea

4. Nasal Cancer

5. Blepharospasm

6. Corneal Disorders

2. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision:

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gather additional information regarding surgical procedures of the Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment complete at least one of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Cataract Surgery

2. LASIK

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the

Medline Plus Health Topics page and under Body Location/Systems, select this Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision Topic.

b.

1. Acoustic Neuroma Procedure

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the ears, nose, throat, eyes and vision .

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the students to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision Interactive Tutorials

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the ears, nose, throat, eyes and vision.

5. Surgical and Treatment Procedures of the Ears, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Vision

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the ears, nose, throat, eyes and vision.

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