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is the process
initiated by stimuli acting on
sensory receptors.

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Sensation

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is the conscious
awareness of those
sensations.

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Perception

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are the means by
which the brain receives
information about the
environment and the body

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Senses

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have 
receptors distributed over a 
large part of the body. 
General senses are touch, 
pressure, stretch, heat, cold, 
and pain. Receptors for 
general senses are located 
throughout the body.
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General senses

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are localized 
to localized to specific organs 
that have specialized 
receptors. Special senses 
are taste, smell, hearing, 
equilibrium, and vision.
Special sense organs are 
located in the head.
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Special senses

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detect heat and cold.

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Thermoreceptors

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detect touch,
vibration, stretch, and pressure. They are stimulated by
mechanically disturbing the dendrite
of the neuron.

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Mechanoreceptors

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are 
pain receptors that detect tissue 
injury or potential tissue injury. These 
receptors may be stimulated by a 
chemical, temperature, or 
mechanical disturbance.
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Nociceptors

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respond to

changes in chemical concentrations.

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Chemoreceptors

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respond to light.

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Photoreceptors

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Are bare dendrites with no associated

connective tissue.

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Free nerve endings

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It widespread throughout the skin and mucous
membranes.
It functions as thermoreceptors for heat and
cold nociceptors for pain

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Free nerve endings

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It is located at dermal papillae of the skin; highly

concentrated in the fingertips and palmar skin.

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Tactile corpuscles

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It functions as
mechanoreceptors for light
touch and texture.

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Tactile corpuscles

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These are bare dendrites with

no associated connective tissue.

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Hair receptors

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It functions as
mechanoreceptors for any light
touch that bends a hair

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Hair receptors

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Single dendrites surrounded by 
flattened Schwann cells that in 
turn are surrounded by 
fibroblasts, giving a layered 
appearance like tree rings.
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Lamellar corpuscles

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It functions as
mechanoreceptors for deep
pressure, stretch, and vibration

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Lamellar corpuscles

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It is long, flattened capsules with

a few nerve fibers.

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Bulbous (Ruffini) corpuscles

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It functions as
mechanoreceptors for heavy
touch, pressure, and stretching
of the skin.

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Bulbous (Ruffini) corpuscles

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It functions as

mechanoreceptors for light touch.

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Tactile disks

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is the term for taste.

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Gustation

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There are approximately ____

taste buds in the human mouth.

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10,000

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The surface of the tongue is covered with

bumps called

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lingual papillae.

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These are banana-shaped and have
hairlike microvilli (taste hairs) on their
surface.

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Taste cells

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Taste hairs are exposed to molecules
taken into the mouth through a taste
pore of the taste bud.

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Taste cells

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These are stem cells in the taste bud
that develop to replace taste cells as
they die.

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Basal cells

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  • They physically support the 50 to 150
    taste cells in the taste bud.
  • They do not have a sensory role
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Support cells

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This taste sensation is caused
by ions from salts binding to the taste
hairs.

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Salt

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This taste sensation is

caused by sugars

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Sweet

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31
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This taste sensation is

associated with acids.

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Sour

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32
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This taste is associated with
alkaloids such as caffeine, nicotine,
and quinine found in tonic water. It is
also associated with spoiled food.

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Bitter

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This meaty 
taste is derived from some amino 
acids binding to the taste hairs. An 
example of umami is the taste of beef 
or chicken broth.
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Umami

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carries sensory
messages from taste buds in the
anterior two-thirds of the tongue

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The facial nerve (CN VII)

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carries sensory messages from taste
buds on the posterior one-third of the
tongue

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The glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

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carries sensory messages for taste from the other taste

buds in the mouth..

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The vagus nerve (CN X)

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sense of smell

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Olfaction

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38
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receptors for
olfaction that are located in the mucous
membranes of the roof of the nasal cavity,
called

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Olfactory mucosa

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The rest of the
mucous membrane lining the nasal
cavity. It has no sensory function.

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Respiratory mucosa

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Bipolar neurons.

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Olfactory cells

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41
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is the interpretation of sound

waves travelling in air

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Hearing

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42
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is measured in cycles per second, 
called Hertz (Hz)
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Pitch

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treble

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High pitch

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bass

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Low pitch

45
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is determined by the size of the
sound wave and therefore the size of the
vibration

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Volume

46
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Physical reactions initiated by the

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hypothalamus

47
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is responsible for

emotional reactions to odors.

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amygdala

48
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external ear flap composed of elastic

cartilage. It directs sound waves into the ear.

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Pinna

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leads an opening in the
temporal bone, called external auditory
meatus, to the tympanic membrane, commonly
known as the eardrum.

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Auditory canal-

50
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Contains three tiny bones called ossicles- the

malleus, incus, and stapes

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MIDDLE EAR

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attached to the tympanic
membrane, and it forms a synovial joint with
the incus.

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Malleus

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also forms a synovial joint with the

stapes

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incus

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comes in contact with a
membranous oval window located at the
beginning of the inner ear

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Stapes

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leads from
the middle ear to the nasopharynx. It is normally
flattened and closed, but it opens during
yawning or swallowing to allow air to enter the
middle ear.

A

Auditory tube/ Eustachian tube-

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It is a complicated mass of fluid-filled
semicircular canals and a spiral tube
embedded in a bony labyrinth (labyrinth
means “maze”) of the temporal bone.

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INNER EAR

56
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the stapes of the middle ear that come in contact with the vestibule at a
membrane.

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Oval Window

57
Q

is perceived when the

head is stationary or moving in a straight line.

A

Static equilibrium

58
Q

is perceived when the
head is rotating. The rotation would be in the
transverse plane if you were spinning in a
chair, the coronal plane if you were doing a
cartwheel, or the sagittal plane if you were
doing a somersault (forward tuck and roll).

A

Dynamic equilibrium

59
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It is used to perceive vertical movement of the

head, as in going up and down in an elevator.

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Saccule

60
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Is used for horizontal movement of the head,

as in acceleration in a car.

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Utricle

61
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which initiates reflexes if
the position of the head changes
abruptly

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Spinal cord-

62
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which uses the information
to determine the position of the head for
coordination and posture.

A

Cerebellum

63
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which coordinate eye movements.

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Neurons in cranial nerves III, IV, and

VI-

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which directs the sensory
messages of equilibrium to the frontal
and parietal lobes.

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Thalamus

65
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light to stimulate the

receptors of vision.

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Photoreceptors

66
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it is a phenomenon where in light
travels in straight lines but can be bent as it
passes through materials of different
densities.

A

Refraction

67
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shade the eyes from the glare of the sun
and help prevent sweat from entering the
eyes

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Eyebrows

68
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blink periodically to distribute moisture
across the surface of the eyes. It contains
tarsal glands along its edge (tarsal plate),
which secrete an oil that helps lubricate the
eye.

A

Eyelids

69
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help keep debris from entering the eye.

A

Eyelashes

70
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s located deep to the skin, lateral and superior

to each eye. Its function is to produce tears.

A

Lacrimal gland

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a thin, transparent membrane that lines the
eyelids and covers the white, exposed surface
of the eye. Its purpose is to secrete a mucous
film to prevent the eye from drying.

A

Conjunctiva

72
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if they directly approach the front of the eye in

a straight line.

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Rectus

73
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  • if they approach the eye at an angle to the

front of the eye.

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Rectus

74
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outermost layer, a tough, fibrous layer that
does not stretch. It can be seen as the white
of the eye. The anterior part of the sclera is
transparent.

A

Sclera

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It needs to be transparent to allow

light to enter the eye.

A

cornea

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middle layer

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Uvea

77
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is dark and has any
blood vessels to feed the neurons
located on the inner layer of the eye

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The choroid layer

78
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composed of smooth 
muscle and forms a ring around the
lens. It also produces a thin, watery fluid 
called aqueous humor found in the
anterior and posterior chambers of the 
eyes.
A

The ciliary body

79
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seen as the colored part of the
eye. It is smooth muscle that regulates
the size of the pupil.

A

The iris

80
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innermost layer. It lines the vitreous
chamber that is filled with vitreous humor, a
transparent, gel-like fluid.

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Retina-

81
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used for gray-scale (non color
vision) and low light conditions. They contain a
chemical rhodopsin that reacts to light to
initiate a local potential.

A

Rods-

82
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used for color vision and are
responsible for the best visual acuity (sharpest
vision). They contain the chemical iodopsin
that reacts to light to initiate local potential.

A

Cones

83
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primarily responds to one color, either

green, red, or blue.

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cones

84
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is located on the retina directly
posterior to the center of the lens. It has more
cones than rods

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Macula lutea

85
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is the area where blood vessels
enter the eye and the axons forming the optic
nerve leave the eye

A

Optic disc

86
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appears as a small
depression in the center of the macula lutea. It
contains only cones, so it is the area of sharpest
vision.

A

Fovea centralis

87
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if the cornea and

lens focused the image ahead the retina.

A

Myopia (nearsightedness)

88
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if the cornea and

lens focused the image behind the retina.

A

Hyperopia (farsightedness)

89
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if the cornea or the lens is not a
perfectly smooth curve, the light rays will not
refract correctly to produce a clearly focused
image on the retina

A

Astigmatism

90
Q

When the eye is perfectly focused on the
retina whether it is near or far. This ability is
called

A

accommodation.

91
Q

allows the brain to have depth
perception, knowing where the object is located
in space.

A

Binocular vision

92
Q

The ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments
are less able to accommodate the shape of the
lens with age, creating a condition called

A

presbyopia

93
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Procedures in which a
tuning fork is used to
test for hearing loss

A

Rinne test Weber test

94
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An eye chart used to

measure visual acuity

A

Snellen test

95
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A procedure that
measures the pressure
inside the eye

A

Tonoetry

96
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A disease of the eye in 
which the cells of the 
central portion of the 
retina (macula lutea) 
degenerate, eventually 
causing vision loss
A

Age-related macular

degeneration (AMD)

97
Q

A progressive loss of
vision due to the clouding
of the lens of the eye.

A

Cataract

98
Q

A genetic disorder that
results in the inability to
see certain colors.

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Color blindness

99
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Hearing loss caused by a 
lesion in the outer or 
middle ear that prevents 
the proper
conduction of vibrations 
to the inner ear
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Conductive hearing

loss

100
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Inflammation of the

conjunctiva

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Conjunctivitis

101
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increased intraocular

pressure

A

Glaucoma

102
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Various shapes of the

eye that affect vision

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Myopia/hyperopia/

astigmatism

103
Q

An inability of the eye to
accommodate for near
and far vision that occurs
with aging

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Presbyopia

104
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Infection of the outer ear

swimmer’s ear

A

Otitis externa

105
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Infection of the middle

ear

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Otitis media

106
Q

Hearing loss caused by a
problem with the organ of
Corti or the auditory
nerve

A

Sensorineural hearing

loss

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