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31 Cards in this Set
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Auditory ossicles |
Middle ear bones |
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Nearsightedness |
Myopia (can see near but not far) |
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Farsightedness |
Hyperopia (can see far but not close) |
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Glaucoma |
Intraocular pressure (IOP) disease |
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Continuous secretion of tears by lacrimal glands |
Lacrimation |
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Eardrum |
Tympanic membrane |
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Outer ear |
Pinna |
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Eustachian tube is responsible for: |
Equalizing pressure in the ear |
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What can cause otitis media? |
Eustachian tube dysfunction, bacterial or viral infection of middle ear, nasal inflammation |
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2 types of deafness |
Nerve and conduction |
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Sclera (white of eye) |
Layer of the eye that extends from thr cornea to the optic nerve |
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Contains specialized cells called rods & cones |
Retina |
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Cataracts |
Cloudy, film over eye that impairs the vision |
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Astigmatism |
Condition where the eye is football shaped |
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Cochlea |
Part of the ear that contains cilia and contributes to deafness (aka: body's microphone) |
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Semicircular canals |
Responsible for balance |
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Pink eye aka: |
Conjuctivitis |
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Conjuctivitis |
Inflammation of the conjunctiva (clear membrane that lines the eye) |
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Blepharitis |
Inflammation of the eyelid (along the eyelash line) |
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Causes of conjunctivitis |
Bacteria, virus, allergic rxn, smog, chlorine, contact soln |
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Iris |
Colored portion of eye |
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Otitis externa |
Swimmer's ear |
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Meniere's disease |
Disease of the ear |
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Functionof rods |
Sense light |
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Function of cones |
Sense color |
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Fovea |
Area of sharpest vision |
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Lens |
Adjust shape to bend light rays to help focus images on the retina |
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Contains many B vessels to nourish retina, absorb light rays |
Choroid |
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Viscous fl that fills eye, helps give shape |
Vitreous humor |
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Optic nerve |
Sends pic to brain |
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Cornea |
Transparent layer that covers the iris & pupil |
