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Ch 15- Special Senses Flashcards

1
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Acuity

A

cleaness or sharpness of a sensory function

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labyrinth

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series of intricate communicating passages

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3
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olfaction

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act and sense of smelling

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4
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cerumen

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waxy secretion produced by glands within the ear canal (ear wax)

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5
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ossicles

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smallest bones of the body, located in the ear

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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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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choroid/o

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choroid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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core/o

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pupil

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pupill/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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14
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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle

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15
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dacry/o

lacrim/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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16
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darcyocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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glauc/o

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gray

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18
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goni/o

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angle

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19
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irid/o

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iris

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20
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kerat/o

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

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21
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ocul/o

A

eye

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22
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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23
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opt/o

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eye, vision

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24
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optic/o

A

eye, vision

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phac/o

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lens

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26
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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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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of eye)

30
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scot/o

A

darkness

31
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vitr/o

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vitreous body (of eye)

32
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audi/o

A

hearing

33
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labryinth/o

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labryinth (inner ear)

34
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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

35
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ot/o

A

ear

36
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salping/o

A

tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tubes)

37
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staped/o

A

stapes

38
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myring/o

tympan/o

A

typanic membrane (eardrum)

39
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-ascusia

A

hearing

40
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-cusis

A

hearing

41
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-opia

A

vision

42
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-ospia

A

vision

43
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-tropia

A

turning

44
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exo-

A

outside, outward

45
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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal

46
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conjuctivitis

A

inflammation of the conjuctiva with vascular convgestion, producing a red or pink eye

47
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exophthalmos

A

protusion of one or both eyeballs

48
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hordeolum

A

swelling of one of the several sebaceous glands of the eyelid, also called stye

49
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nyctalopia

A

impaired vision in dim light; also called night blindness

50
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photophobia

A

unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light

51
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anacusis

A

complete deafmess; also called anacusia

52
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labyrinthitis

A

inflammation of the inner ear that usually results from an acute febrile process

53
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Meniere disease

A

disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing

54
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otitis externa

A

infection of the external auditory canal

55
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tinnitus

A

perception of the ringing, hisisng, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present

56
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vertigo

A

hallucination of movement, or a feeling of spinning or dizziness

57
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audiometry

A

measurement of hearing acuity at various sound wave frequencies

58
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visual acuity (VA) test

A

part of an eye examination that determines the smallest letters that can be read on a standardized chart at a distance of 20 feet

59
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ophthalmoscopy

A

visual examination of the interior of the eye

60
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otoscopy

A

visual examination of the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane using an otoscope

61
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dacryocystography

A

radiographic imaging procedures of the nasolacrimal (tear) glands and ducts

62
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blepharoplasty

A

cosmetic surgery that removes fatty tissue above and below the eyes that commonly form as a result of the aging process or excessive exposure to the sun

63
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cochlear implant

A

artificial hearing device that produces useful hearing sensations by electriclly stimulating nerves inside the inner ear; also called bionic ear

64
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otoplasty

A

corrective surgery for a deformed or ecessively large or small pinna

65
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radial keratotomyy (RK)

A

incision of the cornea for treatment of nersightedness or astigmatism

66
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tympanoplasty

A

reconstruction of the eardrum, commonly due to perforation; also called myringoplasty

67
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ENT

A

ear, nose, and throat

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