Chapter 18- Sensory Receptors

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Diabetic retinopathy

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Process of retinal damage due to diabetes (visual blind spots and loss)

Question 1

Amblyopia

Answer 1

Related to dull, dim, or weak vision

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Enucleation

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Surgical eyeball removal

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Esotropia

Answer 3

Eye(s) and vision turn(s) inward toward nose

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Exotropia

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Eye(s) and vision turn(s) outward toward temples

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Hyperopia

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Farsightedness

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness

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Presbyopia

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Visual change associated with aging

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Emmetropia

Answer 8

Normal vision

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Glaucoma

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Increased intraocular pressure that may lead to blindness (generally asymptomatic in early development but then incurs increasing loss of peripheral vision)

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Trachoma

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Chronic bacterial disease common in dry climates that may lead to blindness (conjunctivitis and corneal inflammation)

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Cataract

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Increasingly opaque and cloudy lens that leads to blindness

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Lacrimation

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Related to tear production

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Macular degeneration

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Loss of central vision with aging

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Optic

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Related to vision or eyes

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Ophthalmologist

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Specialist in the science or study of the eye

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Optician

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Specialist in eye products

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Optometrist

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Specialist in measuring and fitting eye wear

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Otolaryngologist

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Ear and voice box specialist (ENT)

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Photophobia

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Relate to sensitivity or pain with light exposure

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External ear: auricle or pinna

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Funnel shaped ear flap that collects sound

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Middle ear: tympanic membrane

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TM (eardrum)

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Inner ear: cochlea

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Sensory receptor

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Inner ear: Eustachian tube

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Tube between pharynx and middle ear

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Acoustic/auditory

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Related to hearing

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Cerumen

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Ear wax (located in the auditory meatus)

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External otitis

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An external fungal or bacterial inflammation of the auditory meatus characterized by itching or tenderness

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Exudate

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Bacterial or cellular drainage secondary to infection

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Myringotomy

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Process or procedure of making an incision to the tympanic membrane

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Otic

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Related to ears

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Otitis media

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Middle ear infection

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Otoscope

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Lighted instrument used to examine the ear

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Otoscopy

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Process or procedure of examining the ear

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Presbycusis

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Nerve damage and/or hearing loss due to aging

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Pressure-equalizing tubes

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Tubes inserted following a myringotomy to promote air flow into the Eustachian tube, prevent otitis media, and assist drainage

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Tinnitus

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Internal auditory noises (ringing, whooshing, buzzing)

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Tympanotomy

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Process or procedure of incising the eardrum

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Tympanoplasty

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Process or procedure of middle ear reconstruction (to correct a rupture or perforation)

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Vertigo

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Dizziness

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Anodontia

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Related to without teeth

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Exodontia

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Related to tooth extraction

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Gustation

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Sense of taste

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Malocclusion

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Misalignment

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Pyorrhea

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Bacterial flow of discharge