5. Sensory Organs

Question 1

Somatosensory system

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Palperbr-

Answer 2

Pertaining to the eyelid

Question 3

Blank

Answer 3

Blank

Question 4

Phac-

Answer 4

Pertaining to the lens of the eye

Question 5

Scot-

Answer 5

Pertains to Darkness

Question 6

Ametropia

Answer 6

Eye refractive power defect

Question 7

Chalazion

Answer 7

Granuloma around a sebaceous gland on the eyelid

Question 8

Cycloplegia

Answer 8

Paralysis of the ciliary muscle

Question 9

Dacryocystitis

Answer 9

Inflammation and obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct

Question 10

Dacryostenosis

Answer 10

Narrowing of the lacrimal duct

Question 11

Ectropian

Answer 11

Outward eyelid eversion

Question 12

Entropian

Answer 12

Eyelid inward inversion

Question 13

Enucleation

Answer 13

Removal of an organ from a body cavity

Question 14

Episclera

Answer 14

Connective tissue covering of the sclera

Question 15

Exenteration

Answer 15

Radical excision; removal of an organ in one-piece

Question 16

Esophthalmos

Answer 16

Anterior protrusion of the eyeball out of the orbit

Question 17

Hordeolum

Answer 17

Infection of eyelash root on the eyelid; stye

Question 18

Nystagmus

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Papilledema

Answer 19

Swelling of the optic disk

Question 20

Ptosis

Answer 20

Drooping of the upper eyelid

Question 21

Tarsorrhaphy

Answer 21

Suturing of eyelids together

Question 22

Tonometer

Answer 22

Instrument measuring intraocular pressure

Question 23

Trichiasis

Answer 23

Ingrown eyelashes

Question 24

Uveal

Answer 24

Vascular tissue of choroid, ciliary body and iris

Question 25

Xanthelasma

Answer 25

Lipid disorder; yellow plaque on the eyelid

Question 26

Open angle galucoma

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Closed Angle Glaucoma

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Drugs used to treat glaucoma

Answer 28

Pilocarpine, prostaglandines, beta blockers

Question 29

Phacoemulsification

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Extracapsular Cataract Surgery

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Intracapsular Cataract Survery

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Macular Degeneration

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Wet macular degeneration

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Dry macular degeneration

Answer 34

Atrophy and deterioration of the macula; no known treatment

Question 35

Pneumatic Retinopexy

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Salping-

Answer 36

Eustachian tube

Question 37

Apicectomy

Answer 37

Excision of portion of temporal bone

Question 38

Aural Tresia

Answer 38

Congenital absence of external auditory canal

Question 39

Cerumen

Answer 39

Earwax

Question 40

Cholesteatoma

Answer 40

Abnormal, noncancerous grown that forms in the middle ear

Question 41

Exostosis

Answer 41

Bony overgrowth in the ear canal

Question 42

Macrotia

Answer 42

Condition of having abnormally large ears

Question 43

Ossicles

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Otophyorrhea

Answer 44

Pus drainage from the ear

Question 45

Stapedectomy

Answer 45

Replacement of the steps with a prosthesis

Question 46

Tympanolysis

Answer 46

Removal of tympanic membrane adhesions

Question 47

Tympanostomy Tube Placement

Answer 47

Relieve fluid buildup around the tympanic membrane

Question 48

Organ of Corti

Answer 48

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

Question 49

Vestibular system contains ...

Answer 49

Cochlea, labyrinth of the inner ear and the semicircular canals

Question 50

Conductive hearing loss

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Sensorineual hearing lost

Answer 51

Lesion on the cochlea or central neural pathway

Question 52

Ototoxic hearing loss

Answer 52

Ingesting toxins that damage the inner ear

Question 53

Meniere's Disease

Answer 53

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

Question 54

Nociception

Answer 54

Perception of pain

Question 55

Hyperalgesia

Answer 55

Abnormally heightened sensitivity to pain

Question 56

Hyposthesia

Answer 56

Numbness

Question 57

Anosmia

Answer 57

Loss of smell

Question 58

Dysosmia

Answer 58

Distortion of smells

Question 59

Parosmia

Answer 59

All substances smell bad

Question 60

Phantosmia

Answer 60

Smelling things that aren't there

Question 61

-geusia

Answer 61

Taste

Question 62

Ageusia

Answer 62

Lack of sense of taste

Question 63

Dysgeusia

Answer 63

Distorted sense of taste

Question 64

Hyogeusia

Answer 64

Decreased sense of taste

Question 65

Vallate papillae

Answer 65

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

Question 66

Foliate Papillae

Answer 66

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

Question 67

Filiform papillae

Answer 67

have mechanoreceptors, but no tastebuds