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Cornea

Fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that covers over the anterior portion of the eyeball; refracts light

Lens

Transparent, biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye; refracts light

Which parts of the eye refract light?

Cornea and lens

Humor

Moisture

Macula

Yellow region on the retina

Optic chiasm

Fibers cross in the brain

Aqueous/vitreous humor

Fluids of the eye

Pathway when light is hitting the eye

Cornea, anterior chamber and aqueous humor, pupil, vitreous chamber and vitreous humor, retina (rods and cones)

Accommodation

Adjustment of lens by the ciliary body

Aqueous humor

fluid produced by ciliary body;found in anterior chamber; moisture

Vitreous humor

Soft, jelly like material behind the lens in the vitreous chamber, helps maintain shape of the eyeball

2 structures of the eye that refract light

Lens and cornea

2 fluids of the eye that refract light

Aqueous and vitreous humor

Conjunctivitis

Pink eye, blood vessels dilate due to allergens

Blepharitis

Infection of the eyelid

cycl/o

Ciliary body, muscle of the eye

Kerat/o

Cornea

Palebr/o

Eyelid

Scotoma

Blind spot

Presbyopia

Cannot see close up (farsightedness)

Myopia

Cannot see far (nearsightedness)

Cataract

Clouding of the lens

Chalazion

Small hard cystic mass (granuloma) in the eye

Glaucoma

Increased intraocular pressure results to damage to the retina and the optic nerve with loss of vision

Tonometry

Test to detect glaucoma

Tenometer

Instrument used to detect glaucoma

Hordoleum

Stye;staph infection of the eyelid

Macular Degeneration

Progressive severe loss of central vision

Strabismus

One eye straight, one wandering eye

Esotropia

One eye turns inward

Exotropia

One eye turns outward

OD

Right eye

OS

Left eye

OU

Both eyes

PERRLA

Pupils equal, round, reactive to light, accommodation

Parts of the ear

Outer ear middle ear inner ear

Cerumen

Wax

In which part of the ear is cerumen produced?

Outer ear

Labrynth

The inner ear

What are the three bones in the inner ear

Malleus, incus, stapes

Oval window

Membrane that separates the inner ear

Cochlea

Small snail shaped area; contains heading receptor cells

Fluids in the cochlea

Endolymph and perilymph; where vibrations travel

2 structures of the vestibule

Eutricle and saccule

Equilibrium

Balance

Semicircular canals

Passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium

What does the outer ear contain ?

Pinna external aiditory canal, tympanic membrane

What does the middle ear contain

Malleus incus stapes

What does the inner ear contain?

Auditory liquids and receptors in the organ of Corti, auditory nerve fibers

Homeostasis

Balance

Endolymph

Fluid within labrynth of the inner ear

Perilymph

Fluid within the labrynth of the inner ear

Incus

Second ossicle (small bone) of the middle ear, incus means anvil

Malleus

First ossicle(small bone) of the ear;means hammer

Stapes

third ossicle of the inner ear, means stirrup

Which 2 structures of the inner ear help maintain balance?

Saccule and eutricle

What are the pathways for light through the eye ?

Retina and cornea

Presbycusis

Nerve deafness occurring with aging

Meniere Disease

Disorder of the labrynth of the inner ear, elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea

Eponym

When something is named after something else

Otitis Media

Inflammation of the middle ear

Acute otitis media

Infection of the middle ear

Tinnitus

Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ear; sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or external objects

Audiometry

Testing the sense of hearing

Otoscopy

Visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope

EENT

Eyes ears nose throat

ENT

Ears nose throat

Ojos

Eyes

Ear in Spanish

La oreja/ El oido