Spring 23' Med Term Quiz 2 Flashcards
Fontanels
Unfused bones in a babies skull
The space where sutures intersect
Presyncope
A lightheaded swimming sensation or feeling of fainting or falling caused by decreased blood flow to the brain or heart irregularly causing decreased cardiac output..
Vertigo
A true rotational spinning often from labyrinthine-vestibular disorder in inner ear
Disequilibrium
is a shakiness or instability when walking related to musculoskeletal disorder or multisensory deficits
Normocephalic
is a term that denotes a round and symmetric skull that is appropriately related to body size
Lymphadenopathy
Enlargement of the lymphnodes
Pupillary light reflex
is the normal constriction of the pupil when bright light shines on the retina
Fixation
Is a reflex direction of the eye toward an object attracting our attention
Accommodation
Is adaptation the eye for near vision
Presbyopia
The lens loses elasticity, becoming hard and glass like. The glasslike quality decreases the ability of the lens to change shape to accommodate for near vision
Cataract
A clouding of the crystalline lens due to ultraviolet radiation
Glaucoma
An optic neuropathy characterized by the loss of peripheral vision
Diplopia
Is the perception of two images of a single object (double vision)
Nystagmus
A fine, oscillating movement best seen around the iris
Conductive
a conductive hearing loss involves a mechanical dysfunction of the ear