Ch.16 Special Senses

Front 1

Accommodation

Back 1

Adjustment of the eye for various distances so that images fall on the retina of the eye

Front 2

Acuity

Back 2

Clearness or sharpness of a sensory function

Front 3

Refractive

Back 3

Ability to bend light rays as they pass from one medium to another

Front 4

Ambly/o

Back 4

Dull,dim

Front 5

Opia

Back 5

Vision

Front 6

Ambly/opia

Back 6

Dimness of vision

Front 7

Blephar/o

Back 7

Eyelid

Front 8

Blephar/o/ptosis

Back 8

Prolapse or downward displacement of the the eyelid

Front 9

Cycl/o

Back 9

Caliary body of the eye,circular,cycle

Front 10

Plegia

Back 10

Paralysis

Front 11

Cycl/o/plegia

Back 11

Paralysis of the caliary body

Front 12

Glauc/o

Back 12

Gray

Front 13

Irid/o

Back 13

Iris

Front 14

Irid/o/plegia

Back 14

Paralysis of the iris

Front 15

Kerat/o

Back 15

Horny tissue, hard, cornea

Front 16

Karat/o/tomy

Back 16

Incision of the cornea

Front 17

Phot/o

Back 17

Light

Front 18

Phot/o/phobia

Back 18

Abnormal fear of light

Front 19

Presby/o

Back 19

Old age

Front 20

Presby/opia

Back 20

(Poor) vision (associated w/) old age

Front 21

Retin/o

Back 21

Retina

Front 22

Scler/o/malacia

Back 22

Softenining of the sclera

Front 23

Vitr/o

Back 23

Vitreous body(of the eye)

Front 24

Vitr/ectomy

Back 24

Removal of the vitreous chamber

Front 25

Tympan/o

Back 25

Tympanic membrane

Front 26

Tympan/o/stomy

Back 26

Forming an opening in the tympanic membrane

Front 27

Acusia, cusis

Back 27

Hearing

Front 28

An/acusia

Back 28

Not hearing(deafness)

Front 29

Presby/cusis

Back 29

Hearing (loss) associated with old age

Front 30

Opia,opsia

Back 30

Vision

Front 31

Dipl/opia

Back 31

Double vision

Front 32

Heter

Back 32

Different

Front 33

Heter/opsia

Back 33

Inequality of vision (on the two eyes)

Front 34

Tropia

Back 34

Turning

Front 35

Eso

Back 35

Inward

Front 36

Eso/tropia

Back 36

Turning inward(of the eyes)

Front 37

Exo/tropia

Back 37

Abnormal turning outward of (one or both eyes)

Front 38

Hyper/opia

Back 38

Excess(farsighted) vision

Front 39

Chalazion

Back 39

Small,hard tumor developing on the eyelid, somewhat similar to a sebsccous csyt

Front 40

Conjunctivitis

Back 40

Inflammation of the conjunctiva w/ vsscular congestion that produces s red or pink eye & may be secondary to allergy or viral,bacterial or fungal infection

Front 41

Ectropion(Eversion)

Back 41

Eversion,or outward turning of the edge of the lower eyelid

Front 42

Entropion(inversion)

Back 42

Inversion, or inward turning of the edge of the lower eyelid

Front 43

Hordeolum(stye)

Back 43

Localized, circumscribed, inflammatory swelling of one of the several sebacceous glands of the eyelid, bacterial infection.

Front 44

Nyctalopia

Back 44

Impaired vision in dim light, called night blindness

Front 45

Nystagmus

Back 45

Type of involuntary eye movements that appears jerky & may reduce vision or be associated w/ other, condition of vision

Front 46

Photophobia

Back 46

Unsual intolerance & sensitivity to light

Front 47

Presbyopia

Back 47

Loss of vision associated with the aging process

Front 48

Retinopathy

Back 48

Any disease of retinal blood vessels

Front 49

Anacusis

Back 49

Complete deafness, also calked anacusia

Front 50

Meniere disease

Back 50

Disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing

Front 51

Otitis externa

Back 51

Infection of the external auditory canal

Front 52

Presbyacusis

Back 52

Impairment of hearing resulting from old age

Front 53

Tinnitus

Back 53

Perception of ringing,hissing, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present

Front 54

Vertigo

Back 54

Sensation of a spinning motion either of oneself or the surrounding

Front 55

Slit lamp examination(SLE)

Back 55

Stereoscopic magnified view of the anterior eye structures in detail. Which includes the cornea,lens,iris,sclera, ect.

Front 56

Pressure-equalizing (PE) tube plscement

Back 56

Insertion of tubes through the tympanic membrane, commonly used to treat chronic optitis media.

Front 57

Cochlear implant insertion

Back 57

Placement of an artificial hearing device that produces hearing sensations by electrically stimulating nerves inside the inner ear.

Front 58

Evisceration

Back 58

Removal of the contents of the eye while leaving the sclera & cornea intact

Front 59

Radial karatotomy(RK)

Back 59

Incision of the cornea for treatment of nearsightedness or astigmatism

Front 60

Audiometry

Back 60

Measurement of hearing acuity at various sound-wave frequencies

Front 61

Ophthalmoscopy

Back 61

Visual examination of the interior of the eye using a handheld instrument. Has adjustable lenses for magnification

Front 62

Otoscopy

Back 62

Visual examination of the external auditory canal & the tympanic membrane using an otoscope

Front 63

Tonometry

Back 63

Evaluation of intraocular pressure by measuring the resistance of the eyeball to indention by an applied force

Front 64

Turning fork test

Back 64

Evaluation of sound conduction using a vibrating turning fork

Front 65

Rinne

Back 65

Turning fork test that evaluates bone conduction(BC) versus air conduction (AC) of sound

Front 66

Weber

Back 66

Tuning fork test that evaluates bone conduction of sound in both ears at the same time

Front 67

Visual acuity(VA) test

Back 67

Part of an eye examimation that determines the smallest letters that can be read on a standardized chart at a distant of 20ft.

Front 68

Fluorescein angiography

Back 68

Evaluation of blood vessels & their leakage in & beneath the retina after injection of flourrscein dye, which circulates while photographs of the vessels within the eye are obtained

Front 69

Antibiotics,opthalmic

Back 69

Inhibits growth of microorganisms that infect the eye

Front 70

Antiglaucoma agents

Back 70

Decrease aqueous humor production by constricting the pupil to open the angle between the iris & cornea

Front 71

Mydriatics

Back 71

Disrupt parasympathetic nerve supply to the eye or stimulate the sympathetic nevous system, causing pupil to dialate

Front 72

Decongestants, opthalmic

Back 72

Constrict the small arterioles of the eye, decreasing redness & relieving conjunctival congestion

Front 73

Moisturizer, opthalmic

Back 73

Soothe eyes that are dry due to environmental irritants & allergens

Front 74

Antiemetics

Back 74

Treat & prevent nausea,vommiting,dizziness, & vertigo by reducing the sensitivity of the inner ear to motion or inhibiting stimuli from reaching the part of the brain that triggers nasusea or vommiting

Front 75

Otic analgesics

Back 75

Provide temporary relief from pain and inflammation associated with otic disorder

Front 76

Wax emulsifiers

Back 76

Loosen and help remove impacted cerumen(ear wax)

Front 77

IOP

Back 77

Intraocular pressure

Front 78

ENT

Back 78

Ear nose and Throat

Front 79

RK

Back 79

Radial Keratotomy

Front 80

SLE

Back 80

Slit-lamp examination

Front 81

AMD

Back 81

Age-related mascular degeneration