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Ch 17 Senses Flashcards

1
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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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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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5
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cor/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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corneo

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kerat/o

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cornea

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9
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cycl/o

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ciliary body or muscle of the eye

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dacry/o

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tears, tear duct

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11
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lacrim/o

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tears

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12
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ir/o, irid/o

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iris (covered portion of the eye around the pupil)

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kerat/o

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cornea

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14
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ocul/o

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eye

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15
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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16
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opt/o, optic/o

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eye, vision

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17
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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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18
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papill/o

A

optic disc; nipple like

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19
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phac/o, phak/o

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lens of the eye

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20
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retin/o

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retina

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21
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scler/o

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sclera (white of the eye); hard

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22
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uve/o

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uvea; vascular layer of the eye

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vitre/o

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glassy

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ambyl/o

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dull, dim

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dipl/o

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double

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26
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glauc/o

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gray

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27
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mi/o

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smaller, less

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28
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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

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29
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nyct/o

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night

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30
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phot/o

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light

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31
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presby/o

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old age

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32
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scot/o

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darkness

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33
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xer/o

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dry

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34
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-opia

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vision

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35
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-opsia

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vision

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36
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-tropia

37
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intravenous injection of fluorescein (a dye) followed by serial photographs of the retina through dilated pupils

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fluorescein angioraphy

38
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visual examination of the interior of the eye

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ophthalmoscopy

39
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examination of anterior ocular structures under microscopic magnification

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slit lamp microscopy

40
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clarity of vision is assessed

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visual acuity test

41
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measurement of the area (peripheral and central) within which objects are seen when the eyes are fixed, looking straight ahead without movement of the head

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visual field test

42
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removal of the entire eyeball

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enucleation

43
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surgical repair of the cornea

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keratoplasty

44
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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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laser photocoagulaton

45
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use of an excimer laser to correct errors of refraction

46
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ultrasonic vibrations break up the lens, which is then aspirated through the ultrasonic probe

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phacoemulsification

47
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suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina

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scleral buckle

48
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removal of the vitreous humor

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vitrectomy

49
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acous/o

50
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audi/o

A

hearing; sense of hearing

51
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audit/o

52
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aur/o, auricul/o

53
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cochle/o

54
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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

55
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myring/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

56
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ossicul/o

57
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ot/o

58
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salping/o

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eustachian tube, auditory tube

59
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staped/o

A

stapes (third bone of the middle ear)

60
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tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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vestibul/o

62
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-acusis, - cusis

63
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

64
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-otia

A

ear condition

65
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testing the sense of hearing

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audiometry

66
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surgical insertion of a device that allows sensorineural hearing: impaired persons to understand speech

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cochlear implant procedure

67
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measurement of the temperature of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum

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ear thermometry

68
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visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope

69
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test of ear conduction using a vibration source (tuning fork)

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tuning fork tests

70
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vibrating fork against the patient’s mastoid bone and in front of the auditory meatus

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rinne test

71
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tuning fork is placed on the center of the forehead

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weber test

72
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AD

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AS

74
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AU

75
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AOM

A

acute otitis media

76
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EENT

A

eyes, ears, nose, throat

77
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ENT

A

ears, nose, throat

78
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EOM

A

extraocular moveemnt

79
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HD

A

hearing distance

80
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HEENT

A

head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

81
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IOL

A

intraocular lens

82
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IOP

A

intraocular pressure

83
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OD

84
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OS

85
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OU

86
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PERRLA

A

pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation

87
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SOM

A

serous otitis media

88
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VA

A

visual acuity

89
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VF

A

visual field

Z. MEDT (18 decks)

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