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Chapter 8 Special Senses: Ear and Eye Flashcards

1
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general senses found in skin

A

pain
touch
pressure
temp
proprioception

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special senses

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gustation
olfaction
hearing
equilibrium
vision

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equilibrium

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balance

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gustation

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taste

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hearing

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sound

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olfaction

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smell

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proprioception

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posture, movement, changes in equilibrium

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tactile

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touch

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vision

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light t o sight

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-esthesia

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sensation

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-algesia

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pai n

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-osmia

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sense of smell

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-geusia

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taste

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pinna

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projection of ear, also called auricle (where you get piercings)

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auricle

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also called pinna, projection of ear

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external auditory canal

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where earwax collects, called meatus too

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meatus

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external auditory canal

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tympanic membrane

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also called eardrum, before malleus, deep to meatus

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cerumen

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earwax
- protection
- infection prevention

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ossicles

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small bones
- malleus
- incus
- stapes

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auditory tube

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eustachian tube
- connects middle ear with nasopharynx
- equalizes pressure between outer ear and middle ear

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how is the inner ear described?

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labyrinth
- complex shape!!!

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cochlea

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snail shell

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spiral organ

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part of cochlea that allows for hearing
also called organ of Corti

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organ of corti

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also called spiral organ
cells respond to sound

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vestibular apparatus

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sense of equilibrium
- semicircular canals
- vestibule

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vestibulocochlear nerve

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nerve that transmits ear impulses to brain (VII)

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incus

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Middle ossicle

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malleus

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middle ossicle

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stapes

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most deep ossicle

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31
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audi/o

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hearing

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acous

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sound, hearing

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acus

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sound, hearing

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cus

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sound, hearing

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ot/o

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ear

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane

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tympan/o

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tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

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salping/o

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tube, auditory tube

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staped/o, stapedi/o

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stapes

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labyrnth/o

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labyrinth (inner ear)

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vestibul/o

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vestibule, vestibular apparatus

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cochle/o

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cochlea (of inner ear)

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sensorineural hearing loss

A

damage to
- inner ear
- VII nerve
- central auditory pathways

(heredity, toxins, loud noises, aging)

inability to hear frequencies to deafness

COCHLEAR IMPLANT

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conductive hearing loss

A

blockage in sound transmission to inner ear

(infection, obstruction, fixation of ossicles)

often easily cured

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otitis media

A

infection that results in fluid in middle ear

(allergy, enlarged adenoids, injury, congenital, infection)

myringotomy - tube in tympanic membrane to drain fluid

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otitis externa

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inflammation of external auditory canal

swimmer’s ear (infection)

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otosclerosis

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body of inner ear deteriorates and reforms into spongy tissue that may harden

  • stapes fixated to inner ear, unable to vibrate (conductive hearing loss)

STAPEDECTOMY (prosthetic stapes inserted as replacement)

48
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MÉNIÈRE DISEASE

A

inner ear
- malfunction of fluid production and circulation

  • vertigo, tinnitus, pressure in ear
  • drugs

-Vestibulocochlear nerve may become damaged in severe cases

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acoustic neuroma

A

tumor from neurilemma of surrounding nerves (schwannoma, neurilemmoma)

  • decreased blood supply, surgery needed
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Orbit

A

bony socket that eye resides in

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palpebrae

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lacrimal glands

A

tear glands

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conjunctiva

A

thin membrane that lines eyelids and covers anterior portion of eye

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sclera

A

outermost layer of eye, WHITE

extends over anterior portion and meets with c ornea

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cornea

A

transparent curved outer portion of anterior eye

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uvea

A

choroid
ciliary body
iris

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choroid

A

vascular and pigmented layer of posterior eye

nourishment for retina

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ciliary body

A

muscle to control shape of lens for near/far vision
ACCOMODATION

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accomodation

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ciliary body contracts and relaxes to reshape the lens for near and far vision; near vision requires a more rounded lens

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iris

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muscular ring to control pupil size
- regulates light that enters eye

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pupil

A

opening of iris

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retina

A

visual receptor area deep to choroid plexus
- contains rods and cones

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rods

A

dim light
- sharpness
- do not respond to color

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cones

A

bright light
- high visual acuity
- COLOR

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refraction

A

bending of light rays as they pass through the eyes

66
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how is visual information transmitted to brain

A

optic nerve II

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opticv disk

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where optic nerve II connects to eye; no visual information here, blind spot because no rods or cones

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fovea

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high concentration of cones for highest visual acuity

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macula

A

surrounds fovea, yellow

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vitreous body

A

jelly like fluid that fills eye

shapes eye

refracts light

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aqueous humor

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fluid that fills space between the lens and cornea

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convergence

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6 muscles converge at eye to produce coordinated eye movements so they can focus on the same spots

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visual acuity

A

sharpness of vision

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blephar/o

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palpabr/o

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dacry/o

A

tear, lacrimal apparatus

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dacryocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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lacrim/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus

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opt/o

A

eye, vision

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ocul/o

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opthalm/o

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scler/o

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corne/o

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kerat/o

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lent/i

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phak/o, phac/o

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uve/o

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chori/o, choroid/o

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cycl/o

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ciliary body, ciliary muscle

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ir, irit/o, irid/o

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pupill/o

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retin/o

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-opia

A

condition of vision

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-opia

A

condition of eye/vision

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myopia

A

nearsightnedness (long eye, things appear before the retina)

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hyperopia

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farsightedness (short eye, things appear behind the retina)

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astigmatism

A

irregularity of corneal curve that distorts light entering eye

  • blurs visionq
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conjuntivitis

A

inflammation of conjunctiva

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trachoma

A

inflammation of cornea and conjunctiva that causes scarring (antibiotics/sulfa drugs)

uncommon in USA but can cause blindness in other countries

100
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ophthalmia neonatorum

A

gonorrhea causes acute conjunctivitis in newborns; erythromycin used to prevent

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retinal detachment

A

retina separates from choroid and cause blindness

  • laser
102
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macular degeneration

A

spot degenerates, caused by

  • aging
  • drug toxicity
  • hereditary diseases

CENTRAL VISION IMPACTED AND NOT PERIPHERAL

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AMD

A

age related macular degenerationdr

104
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dry AMD

A

material accumulates on retina (supplements may delay)

105
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wet AMD

A

abnormal blood vessels grow under retina - detachment

intraocular injections to prevent

laser treatment (stop blood vessel growth)

106
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diabetic retinopathy

A

circulation problems with diabetes mellitus

changes to retina

vascular damage, lipoprotein exudate (new blood vessels go into vitreous humor and hemorrhage)

107
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cataract

A

opacity of lens that blurs vision

(age, environment, UV light)

108
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phacoemulsification

A

cataract removal where lens anterior capsule is removed by high frequency ultrasound to break it up with subsequent extraction

109
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glaucoma

A

increase of pressure within eyeball

too much aqueous humor, puts pressure on blood vessels and on optic nerve II (rubella in fetus can cause glaucoma, cataracts, hearing loss)

110
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presbyopia

A

changes in eye that happen with age (lens elasticity loss, inability to accommodate for near vision)

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homonymous hemianopia

A

loss of vision in half of the visual field in both eyes on the same side

112
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exopthalmos

A

protrusion of eyeball (proptosis)

113
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anacusis

A

total deafness

114
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ORL

A

otorhinolaryngology

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