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5. Sensory Organs Flashcards

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Somatosensory system

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Specialized receptor cells primarily in the skin that respond to tactile stimuli sending to the parietal lobe.

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Palperbr-

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Pertaining to the eyelid

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Blank

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Blank

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Phac-

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Pertaining to the lens of the eye

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5
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Scot-

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Pertains to Darkness

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Ametropia

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Eye refractive power defect

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Chalazion

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Granuloma around a sebaceous gland on the eyelid

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Cycloplegia

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Paralysis of the ciliary muscle

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Dacryocystitis

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Inflammation and obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct

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Dacryostenosis

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Narrowing of the lacrimal duct

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Ectropian

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Outward eyelid eversion

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Entropian

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Eyelid inward inversion

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13
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Enucleation

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Removal of an organ from a body cavity

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Episclera

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Connective tissue covering of the sclera

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Exenteration

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Radical excision; removal of an organ in one-piece

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Esophthalmos

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Anterior protrusion of the eyeball out of the orbit

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17
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Hordeolum

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Infection of eyelash root on the eyelid; stye

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Nystagmus

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Rapid, involuntary eye movements, Indicates brain tumor, inner ear condition or adverse reaction to medication

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19
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Papilledema

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Swelling of the optic disk

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20
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Ptosis

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Drooping of the upper eyelid

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21
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Tarsorrhaphy

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Suturing of eyelids together

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22
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Tonometer

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Instrument measuring intraocular pressure

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23
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Trichiasis

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Ingrown eyelashes

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24
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Uveal

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Vascular tissue of choroid, ciliary body and iris

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Xanthelasma

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Lipid disorder; yellow plaque on the eyelid

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26
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Open angle galucoma

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The trabecular mesh work does not drain adequately. It is chronic, with slower onset.

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Closed Angle Glaucoma

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Iris is squeezed against the cornea, block the drainage of aqueous humor. Acute, painful.

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Drugs used to treat glaucoma

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Pilocarpine, prostaglandines, beta blockers

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Phacoemulsification

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Common cataract treatment, ultrasonic device used to break up the old lens.

30
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Extracapsular Cataract Surgery

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Incision allows for the entire lens to be removed in on piece. The posterior half of the lens’ out covering is left in place

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Intracapsular Cataract Survery

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Rarely performed; Entire lens and capsule are removed through one large incision.

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Macular Degeneration

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Destruction of the Fovea Centralis of the Macula; central field of vision is lost.

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Wet macular degeneration

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blood or fluid leaks into the macula. Photocoagulation therapy is used to to seal the blood vessels.

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Dry macular degeneration

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Atrophy and deterioration of the macula; no known treatment

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Pneumatic Retinopexy

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Treats medium to large retinal tears. Surgeon uses a gas bubble and freezing device to seal the retina to the choroid.

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Salping-

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Eustachian tube

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Apicectomy

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Excision of portion of temporal bone

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Aural Tresia

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Congenital absence of external auditory canal

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Cerumen

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Cholesteatoma

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Abnormal, noncancerous grown that forms in the middle ear

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Exostosis

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Bony overgrowth in the ear canal

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Macrotia

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Condition of having abnormally large ears

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Ossicles

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Bones of the middle ear (malleus, incus, stapes)

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Otophyorrhea

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Pus drainage from the ear

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Stapedectomy

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Replacement of the steps with a prosthesis

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Tympanolysis

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Removal of tympanic membrane adhesions

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Tympanostomy Tube Placement

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Relieve fluid buildup around the tympanic membrane

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Organ of Corti

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Housed in the cochlea; transduce mechanical sound vibrations into electrical impulses to the temporal lobe

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Vestibular system contains …

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Cochlea, labyrinth of the inner ear and the semicircular canals

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Conductive hearing loss

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Defect in sound conducting apparatus: scar tissue, otitis media or otoslerosis

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Sensorineual hearing lost

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Lesion on the cochlea or central neural pathway

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Ototoxic hearing loss

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Ingesting toxins that damage the inner ear

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Meniere’s Disease

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Also known as idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops; disturbance of the inner ear due to increased hydraulic pressure.

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Nociception

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Perception of pain

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Hyperalgesia

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Abnormally heightened sensitivity to pain

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Hyposthesia

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Anosmia

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Loss of smell

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Dysosmia

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Distortion of smells

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Parosmia

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All substances smell bad

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Phantosmia

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Smelling things that aren’t there

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-geusia

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Ageusia

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Lack of sense of taste

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Dysgeusia

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Distorted sense of taste

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Hyogeusia

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Decreased sense of taste

65
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Vallate papillae

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located at the back of the tongue with 50% o f the tastebuds

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Foliate Papillae

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On the sides of the tongue’s posterior with several hundred tastebuds

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Filiform papillae

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have mechanoreceptors, but no tastebuds

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