Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The auricle is also called the pinna.
2. Conductive hearing loss may be caused by damage to the cochlear nerve.
3. Emmetropia is a term meaning normal vision.
4. An optician is a specialist in testing visual acuity.
5. Nyctalopia is night blindness due to damaged rods.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
Sensorineural, not conductive, hearing loss may be caused by damage to the
cochlear nerve.
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
An optometrist, not an optician, is a specialist in testing visual acuity.
5. TRUE

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