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30 Cards in this Set
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Sternocleidomastoid Muscles |
The muscles on either side of the neck that allow movement of the head. |
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Orbit |
Bony socket in the skull that protects the eyeball |
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Globe |
Eyeball |
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Conjunctiva |
membrane that covers the eye |
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Lacrimal glands |
Tear glands. Keeps the eye moist. |
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Sclera |
White, fibrous tissue that helps maintain the globular shape. |
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Cornea |
Clear, transparent membrane that allows light to enter the eye. |
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Iris |
Circular muscle behind the cornea that gives the eye its color |
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Pupil |
opening in the center of the iris that allows light to move to the back of the eye |
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Anisocoria |
born with different-sized pupils |
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Lens |
behind the iris, focuses images on the retina at the back of the globe |
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Retina |
Light sensitive area at the back of the globe. |
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Optic Nerve |
cranial nerve that transmit visual information to the brain. |
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Retina detachment |
Separation of the retina from its attachments at the back of the eye |
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Eustachian tube |
branch of the internal auditory canal that connects the middle ear to the oropharynx |
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External auditory canal |
The ear canal; leads to the tympanic membrane |
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Mastoid Process |
prominent bony mass at the bass of the skull about 1" posterior to the external opening of the ear. |
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Pinna |
The external, visible part of the ear. |
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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) |
The joint formed where the mandible and cranium meet, just in front of the ear. |
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Tragus |
The small, rounded, fleshy bulge that lies immediately anterior to the ear canal |
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Turbinates |
Layers of bone within the nasal cavity |
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Tympanic membrane |
The eardrum; a thin, semitransparent membrane in the middle ear that transmit sound vibrations to the internal ear by means of auditory ossides |
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Conjunctivitis |
Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
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Blowout fracture |
A fracture of the orbit or of the bones that support the floor of the orbit. |
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Hyphema |
Bleeding into the anterior chamber of the eye. most often found in blunt trauma injuries to the eye. |
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Epistaxis |
nosebleeds |
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Digital trauma |
Nose picking |
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3 parts of the ear and what they contain |
3 parts of the ear: Outer ear -> Pinna (auricle) -> External auditory canal -> Tympanic membrane (eardrum) Middle ear -> Hammer, anvil and stirrup bones -> Connects to the nasal cavity by the eustachian tube Inner ear -> Cochlea |
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Air embolism |
The presence of air in the veins, which can lead to cardiac arrest if it enters the heart. |
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Hyphema |
is a collection of blood inside the front part of the eye (called the anterior chamber, between the cornea and the iris). The blood may cover part or all of the iris (the colored part of the eye) and the pupil, and may partly or totally block vision in that eye. |
