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17. Special Senses Flashcards

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accommodation

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  • normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near
  • ciliary body adjusts the lens (rounding it) and the pupil constricts
  • when the eye focuses from near to far, the ciliary body flattens the lens and the pupil dilates
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anterior chamber

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  • area behind the cornea and in front of the lens and iris

- contains aqueous humor

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aqueous humor

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  • fluid produced by the ciliary body and found in the anterior chamber
  • humor is any body fluid (blood and lymph)
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biconvex

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  • consisting of two surfaces that are rounded, elevated, and curved evenly, like part of a sphere
  • lens of the eye is a biconvex body
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choroid

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-middle, vacular layer of the eye, between the retina and the sclera

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ciliary body

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  • structure on each side of the lens that connects the choroid and iris
  • contains ciliary muscles, which control the shape of the lens, and it secretes aqueous humor
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cone

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  • photoreceptor cell in the retina that transforms light energy into a nerve impulse
  • responsible for color and central vision
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conjunctiva

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-delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball

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cornea

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-fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball

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fovea centralis

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-tiny pit or depression in the retina that is the region of clearest vision

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fundus of the eye

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  • posterior, inner part of the eye

- visualized with an opthalmoscope

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iris

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  • pigmented (colored) layer that opens and closes to allow more or less light into the eye
  • central opening of the iris is the pupil
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lens

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  • transparent, biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye

- bends (refracts) light rays to bring them into focus on the retina

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macula

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  • yellowish region on the retina lateral to and slightly below the optic disc
  • contain the fovea centralis, which is the area of clearest vision
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optic chiasm

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-point at which optic nerve fibers cross in the brain

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optic disc

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  • region at the back of the eye where the optic nerve meets the retina
  • blind spot of the eye because it contains only nerve fibers, no rods or cones, and is thus insensitive to light
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optic nerve

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-cranial nerve carrying impulses from the retina to the brain (cerebral cortex)

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pupil

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  • central opening of the eye
  • surrounded by the iris through which light rays pass
  • appears dark
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refraction

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-bending of light rays by the cornea, lens, and fluids of the eye to bring the rays into focus on the retina

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re-

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back

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-fract

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break

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retina

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-light-sensitive nerve cell layer of the eye containing photoreceptor cells (rods and cones)

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rod

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-photoreceptor cell of the retina essential for vision in low light and for peripheral vision

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sclera

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  • tough
  • white
  • outer coat of the eyeball
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thalamus

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  • relay center of the brain

- optic nerve fibers pass through the thalamus on their way to the cerebral cortex

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vitreous humor

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  • soft, jelly like material behind the lends in the vitreous chamber
  • helps maintain the shape of the eyeball
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aque/o

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water

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjuctiv/o

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conjuctiva

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body or muscle of the ye

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dacry/o

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tears, tear duct

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ir/o, irid/o

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iris

-colored portion of the eye

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kerat/o

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cornea

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lacrim/o

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tears

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o, optic/o

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eye, vision

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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papill/o

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optic disc; nipple like

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phac/o, phak/o

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lens of the eye

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pupill/o

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pupil

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera (white of the eye); hard

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uve/o

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uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid

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vitre/o

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glassy

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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dipl/o

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double

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glauc/o

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gray

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mi/o

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smaller, less

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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

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nyct/o

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night

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phot/o

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light

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presby/o

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old age

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scot/o

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darkness

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xer/o

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dry

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-opia

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vision

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-opsia

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vision

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-tropia

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to turn

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astrigmatism

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defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

-light rays unevenly focused on the retina

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hyperopia

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  • farsightedness
  • importer focus behind retina
  • biconvex
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myopia

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  • nearsightedness
  • improper focus in front of retina
  • biconcave
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presbyopia

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-impairment of vision as a result of old age

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cataract

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-clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision

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chalazion

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  • small, hard cystic mass (granuloma) on the eyelid

- chronic inflammation of a sebaceous gland

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diabetic retinopathy

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-retinal effects of diabetes mellitus include microaneurysms, hemorrhages, dilation of retinal veins, and neovascularization (new blood vessels from in the retina)

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glaucoma

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  • increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision
  • inability to drain aqueous humor from eye
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hordeolum

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  • localized, purulent, inflammatory staphylococcal infection of a sebaceous oil-producing gland in the eyelid
  • stye
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macular degeneration

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  • progressive damage to the macula of the retina

- causes blindness

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nystagmus

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  • repetitive rhythmic movement of one or both eyes
  • normal in newborns
  • can be caused by brain tumor or disease of inner ear
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retinal detachment

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  • two layer of the retina separate from each other

- trauma to the eye, injury can cause

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strabismus

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  • abnormal deviation of the eye
  • failure of eyes to look in same direction
  • due to weakness of eye muscle
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trabecul/o

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small beam, rod, plank of wood

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blepharitis

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-inflammation of eyelid, causing redness, crusting, and swelling along lid margins

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chalazion

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-granuloma formed around an inflamed sebaceous gland

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dacryocystitis

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  • blockage, inflammation and infection of a nasolacrimal duct and lacrimal sac
  • casues redness and swelling in the region between the nose and the lower lid
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ectropion

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outward sagging and eversion of the eyelid

-leading to improper lacrimation and corneal drying ulceration

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entropion

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inversion of the eyelid, causing the lashes to rub against the eye
-corneal abrasion may result

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hordeolum (stye)

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-small, superficial white nodule along lid margin due to infection of a sebaceous gland

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ptosis

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drooping of upper lid margin from neuromuscular problems or trauma

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xanthelasma

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raised yellowish plaque on eyelid caused by lipid disorder

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fluorescein angiography

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  • Intravenous injection of fluorescein (a dye) followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils.
  • diagnostic about blood flow in the retina
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ophthalmoscopy

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-visual examination of the interior of the eye

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slit lamp microscopy

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-examination of anterior ocular structures under microscopic magnification

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visual acuity test

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  • clarity of vision is assessed

- snellen chart

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enucleation

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-removal of the entire eyeball

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keratoplasty

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-surgical repair of the cornea

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laser photocoagulation

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-intense, precisely focused light beam (argon laser) creates an inflammatory reaction that seals retinal tears and leaky retinal blood vessels

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LASIK

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-use of an excimer laser to correct errors of refraction (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism)

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phacoemulsification

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  • ultrasonic vibrations break up the lens; the pieces are then aspirated through the ultrasonic probe
  • typical surgery for cataract removal
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scleral buckle

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-suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina

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vitrectomy

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  • removal of the vitreous humor

- necessary when blood and scare tissue accumulate

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auditory canal

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-channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum

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auditory meatus

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-auditory canal

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auditory nerve fibers

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  • carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain (cerebral cortex)
  • compose the vestibulocohlear nerve
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auditory tube

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  • channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx

- eustachian tube

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auricle

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  • flap of the ear
  • protruding part of the external ear
  • pinna
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cerumen

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waxy substance secreted by the external ear

-earwax

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cochlea

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snail shell shaped spirally wound tube in the inner ear

-contains hearing sensitive receptor cells

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endolymph

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fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear

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eustachian tube

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auditory tube

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incus

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  • second ossicle (small bone) of the middle ear

- anvil

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labyrinth

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maze-like series of canals of th einner ear

-includes cochlea, vestibule, semicircular canals

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malleus

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  • first ossicle of the middle ear

- hammer

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organ of corti

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-sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear

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ossicle

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small bone of the ear

-includes malleus, incus, stapes

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oval window

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membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear

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perilymph

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fluid contained in the labyrinth of the inner ear

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pinna

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auricle

-flap of ear

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semicircular canal

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passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium

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stapes

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  • third ossicle of the middle ear

- stirrup

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tympanic membrane

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  • membrane between the outer and the middle ear

- eardrum

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vestibule

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  • central cavity of the labyrinth
  • connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea
  • contains two structures: saccule and utricle
  • helps maintain equilibrium
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acous/o

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hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o, auricul/o

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ear

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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myring/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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ossicul/o

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ossicle

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ot/o

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ear

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salping/o

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eustachian tube, auditory tube

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staped/o

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stapes

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tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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-acusis, or -cusis

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hearing

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-otia

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ear condition

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acoustic neuroma

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-benign tumor arising from the acoustic vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve) in the
brain.

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cholesteatoma

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collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear

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deafness

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loss of the ability to hear

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meniere disease

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disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear, elevated endolymph pressure withing the cochlea (cochlear hydrops) and semicircular canals (vestibular hydrops)

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otitis media

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-inflammation of the middle ear

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otosclerosis

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hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear

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tinnitus

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sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, boom) in the ear

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vertigo

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sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects

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audiometry

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-testing the sense of hearing

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cochlear implant procedure

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-surgical insertion of a device that allows sensorineural hearing- impaired persons to understand speech

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ear thermometry

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-measurement of the temperature of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum

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otoscopy

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visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope

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tuning fork test

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test of ear conduction using a vibration source (tuning fork)

  • rinne test
  • weber test

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