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Module 14 Special Senses Flashcards

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Otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear possibly caused by bacteria or virus; could be acute or chronic; treatment: antibiotics, analgesics, myringotomy (needle aspiration to drain built-up fluid), and surgery

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cataract

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opacity or clouding of the crystalline lens or its surrounding membrane of the eyeball; unilateral or bilateral; occur as part of the aging process; treatment: glasses, phacoemulsification (surgery

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opthalmologists

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MDs in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

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optician

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licensed to make corrective lenses, adjust and repair spectacles, and fit contacts

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otologist

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medical specialists in diseases of the ear

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otorhinolaryngologists

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MDS in diseases of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT)

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conjuctiva

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inner lining of the eyelids

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orbit

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the bony socket that holds the eyeball

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photophobia

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fear of the light because it hurts the eyes

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hordeolum

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aka stye

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chalazion

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small, painless, localized, whitish swelling inside the lid when a tarsal gland becomes blocked

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blepharitis

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multiple eyelash follicles and tarsal glands become infected; usually staphylococcal

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dacryostenosis

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blockage of the drainage of tears, usually due to narrowing of the nasolacrimal ducts

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dacryocystitis

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infection of the lacrimal sac with swelling and pus at the medial corner of the eye

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ptosis

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upper eyelid is constantly drooped over the eye due to paresis of the muscle that raises the upper lid

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stereopsis

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three-dimensional perception

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strabismus

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a turning of an eye away from its normal position due to eye and brain not cooperating

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esotropia

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eye turned in toward the nose

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exotropia

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outward turning of one eye

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ambylopia

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“lazy eye”; failure or incomplete development of the pathways of vision to the brain

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sclera

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fibrous outer covering of the eyeball and the white of the eye

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cornea

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dome-shaped membrane on the front of the eye

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sphincter pupillae muscle

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opens and closes the pupil dictating how much light is let in

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ciliary body

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muscles that make the lens of the eye thicker and thinner

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iris

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colored portion of the eye with the pupil in its center

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lens

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transparent refractive structure behind the iris

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retina

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light-sensitive lining at the back of the eye; has 130mil rods which perceive only light and 6.5mil cones which are activated by light and color and have precise visual acuity

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aqueous humor

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watery liquid in the anterior and posterior chamber of the eye

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fovea centralis

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small pit in the center of the macula that has the highest visual acuity

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macula lutea

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yellowish spot on the back of the retina; contains the fovea centralis

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photoreceptor

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a photoreceptor cell receives light and converts it into electrical impulses

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uvea

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middle coat of eyeball; includes iris, ciliary body, and choroid

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visual acuity

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sharpness and clearness of vision

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emmetropia

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normal refractive condition of the eye

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hyperopia

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ability to see distant objects but unable to see close objects; far-sighted

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myopia

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ability to see close objects but unable to see distant objects; near-sighted

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presbyopia

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difficulty in nearsighted vision occurring in middle and old age; loss of lens flexibility

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astigmatism

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unequal curvatures of the cornea causing unequal focusing and blurred images

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tract

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bundle of nerve fibers with a common origin and destination

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glaucoma

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increased intraocular pressure due to aqueous humor not returning from the eye into the bloodstream

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ophthalmia neonatorum

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conjunctivitis of the newborn

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peripheral vision

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ability to see objects as they come into the outer edges of the visual field

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macular degeneration

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degeneration of the central macula resulting in a dark blurry area of vision loss in the venter of the visual field

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leukocoria

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reflection in pupil of white mass in the eye

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retinoblastoma

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malignant neoplasm of primitive retinal cells

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retinopathy

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degenerative disease of the retina

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Snellen letter chart

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20ft away and vision is recorded as the smallest line in which the patient can read half of the letters

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Ishihara color system

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used to check color vision

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Jaeger reading cards

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printed in different sizes of print for testing near vision

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refractometer

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device that measure refractive errors of the cornea

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cryopexy

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repair of a detached retina by freezing it to surrounding tissue

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fundus

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part furthest from the opening of a hollow organ; ex. retina in eye

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in situ

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in the correct place

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keratomileusis

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surgical procedure that involves cutting and shaping the cornea

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keratotomy

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incision in the cornea

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phacoemulsification

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technique used to fragment the center of the lens into very tiny pieces and suck them out of the eye

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photocoagulation

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the use of light (laser beam) to form a clot

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photoreactive

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initiation by light of a process previously inactive

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tonometer

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instrument for determining intraocular pressure

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trabeculectomy

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surgical creation of passage in sclera to allow fluid to drain out of the eye

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miosis

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contraction of the pupil

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mydriasis

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dilation of the pupil

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otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear

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auricle

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aka pinna; wing-shaped structure that directs sound waves

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otitis externa

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infection of the lining of the external auditory canal

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otomycosis

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fungal infection of the external ear canal

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4 parts of middle ear

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tympanic membrane, tympanic cavity, Eustachian tube, and the ossicles

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tympanic membrane

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aka eardrum

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ossicles

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3: malleus, incus, and stapes

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