Special Senses Flashcards
Orbit
Bony structure containing the eye
Fobia cintrelis
Area that provides sharpies vision
Semicircular canals and vestibule
Help maintain equilibrium
Myopia
Nearsightedness
hordeolum
Stye infection small gland of eyelash
Exophthalmos
Protrudes from orbit
Pink eye
Most prevalent in children
Wax
Secreted by cerium glands
Stigmatism
macrium of cornea causes blurred vision
Diabetic retinopathy
Damage of the retina result of diabetes
Nystagmus
Involuntary back and forth movement of the eye
Eustachian
Middle ear connects with throat
Cateract
Progressive loss of transparency of the lens of the eye
Ear
Divided into three sections
Glaucoma
Obstruction of the oculus humor
Sensory nerve hearing
Caused by head trauma and loud noise
Cerium blockage
Is a blockage of the internal canal with ear wax
Meniere’s diease
Condition of inner ear causing vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus
Otoscopy
Visually records the auditory canal and eardrum
Conductive hearing loss
Middle and outer ear
Sensory hearing
Auditory nerve
Om Ottis media
Middle ear drum fills with puss
Otis scoliosis
Development of bone in oval window
Rods
Light sensitive neurons, contains rhodopsin