Sensory Disorders (from Special Sences Worksheet)

Question 1

Caused by bacteria or viruses and is highly contageous

Answer 1

Conjunctivitis

Question 2

Images are blurry: results from unequal curvatures of cornea or lens

Answer 2

Astigmatism

Question 3

Loss of same side of visual field of both eyes from damage to visual cortex

Answer 3

Hemianopia

Question 4

Progressive deafness

Answer 4

Meniere’s syndrome

Question 5

Near objects blurry while distant objects clear

Answer 5

Hyperopia

Question 6

Lens becomes hard and opaque, vision becomes hazy/ disorted

Answer 6

Cataracts

Question 7

Hearing loss of any kind

Answer 7

Deafness

Question 8

Sensation of spinning

Answer 8

Vertigo

Question 9

Eye focuses images directly on retina

Answer 9

Emmetropia

Question 10

Genetic condition due to lack of one type of cone

Answer 10

Color blindness

Question 11

Distant objects are blurry: eyeball too long

Answer 11

Myopia

Question 12

Ruptured eardrum

Answer 12

Otosclerosis

Question 13

Can cause blindness due to pressure in eye

Answer 13

Glaucoma

Question 14

Inhibited rod function that hinders ability to see at night

Answer 14

Night blindness