Seeing & Hearing Flashcards
What is equilibrium?
State of Balance
The outer/external ear is separated from the middle ear by what membrane?
Tympanic Membrane
What is cerumen?
Ear Wax
What is the fibrous tissue that maintains the shape of the eye called?
(Also known as the white of the eye)
Sclera
What is the term used for the corner of the eye?
Canthus
What is the colored muscular layer of the eye that surround the pupil?
Iris
What is Involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball?
Nystagmus
What is the term used for a group of eye disorders resulting from increased intraocular pressure?
Glaucoma
What is the process of the lens bending the light ray to help focus the rays on the retina called?
Refractiont
What is the region of the eye where nerve endings of the retina gather to form the optic nerve called?
Optic Disk
What eye structure is transparent and focuses light on the retina?
Lens
What is ablation?
Removal of a Part
What is the term used for pupillary dilation?
Mydriasis
What is lacrimation?
Condition of normal tear production
What is the instrument used to visually examine the ear called?
Otoscope
What is the name of the spiral-shaped passage that leads from the oval window to the inner ear called?
Cochlea
What is the medical term for eyelid?
Palpebra
What is the bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball called?
Orbit
What is the term for eyelashes?
Cilia
What is the transparent anterior portion of the sclera called?
Cornea
What is the mucous membrane called that lines the underside of each eyelid called?
Conjunctiva
What is the platelike frame within the upper and lower eyelids called?
Tarsus
What part of the eye consists of the iris, ciliary body, and choroid?
Uvea
What is the dilated area in the semicircular canals called?
Ampulla
What are the small stones in the saccule and utricle called?
Otoliths
What is the osseous chamber at the base of the skull called?
Tympanic Bulla
What is the auditory ossicle known as the anvil called?
Incus
What is the auditory ossicle known as the stirrup called?
Stapes
What is the auditory ossicle known as the hammer called?
Malleus
What is the narrow duct that leads from the middle ear to the nasopharynx called?
Eustachian Tube
What is the tube that transmits sound from the pinna to the eardrum called?
External Auditory Canal
What does the abbreviation “PLR” stand for?
Pupillary Light Reflex
What is enucleation?
Removal of the Eyeball
What is the medical term for collection or mass of blood on the outer ear?
Aural Hematoma
What is the medical term for inflammation of the outer ear?
Otitis Externa
What does phonation mean?
Producing Sound
