Chapter 18- Sensory Receptors: Eyes, Ears, and Mouth

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Diabetic retinopathy

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Process of retinal damage due to diabetes

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Amblyopia

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Related to dull, dim, or weak vision

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Enucleation

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Surgical eyeball removal

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Esotropia

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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 towards 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

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Trachoma

Answer 10

Chronic bacterial disease common in dry climates that may lead to blindness

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Cataract

Answer 11

Increasingly opaque and cloudy lens that leads to blindness

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Lacrimation

Answer 12

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

Question 18

Otolaryngologist

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Ear and voice box specialist

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Photophobia

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Related to sensitivity or pain with light exposure

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Cerumen

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Ear wax

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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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Procedure or process of making an incision into 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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Procedure or process 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

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Tympanotomy

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Procedure or process of incising the eardrum

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Tympanoplasty

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Procedure or process of middle ear reconstruction

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Anodontia

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Related to without teeth

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Bruxism

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Night time teeth-grinding

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Exodontia

Answer 35

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

Question 38

Pyorrhea

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Bacterial flow of discharge