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Cochlea
Organ of Corti, spiral shaped
Pinna
Outer part of ear
Cerumen (Ear Wax)
Protects ear
Ottis Media
treated with antibiotics
Papillae
Projections on tongue
Olfactory
Nerve for smell
Pupil
Black center in eye, constricts when exposed to light
Intrinsic Muscles
Change the size of pupils
Cornea
Window of the eye
Orbital Cavity
Protects eye
Lacrimal Glands
Produces tears
Pathway of Vision (CPLRON)
Cornea > Pupil > Lens > Retina > Rods and Cones > Optic Nerve > Brain
Lacrimal Ducts
Drain tears to nasal cavity
Lens
Crystalline structure behind pupil that is removed in cataract surgery, and functions in accommodation
Conjunctiva Sac
Lines Eyelids
Ophthalmologist
Treats eye disorders
Ophthalmoscope
Used to examine eye
Myopia
Nearsighted
Astigmatism
Front of eye uneven
Attached to Sclera
Extrinsic Muscles for eye movement
Sclera
White part of eye
Iris
Colored part of eye
3 Eye Coats (SCR)
Sclera, Retina, and Choroid
Hordeolum
Sty
Glaucoma Treatment
Decrease pressure in eye
Presbyopia
After 40, lens loses elasticity
Pinkeye
Dont Share Towels
Optic Disc (Blind Spot)
Where retina forms optic nerve
Retina
Contains rods and cones
Aqueous Humor
Fills anterior chamber of eye
Vitreous Humor
Maintains shape of eyeball fills posterior chamber
Three Ear Bones (MIS)
Malleus, Incus, and Stapes
Eustachian Tube
Connects ear to throat
Typanic Membrane
Eardrum. Separates middle ear and outer ear
Eye
1” in diameter
Rods
Sensitive to dim light
Cones
Sensitive to bright light and color
External Auditory Canal
Ear Canal
Organs of Corti
Delicate hairlike cells that pick up vibrations of fluid and transmit them as a sensory impulse along the auditory nerve to the brain
Semicircular Canals
Three structures in the inner ear contain liquid that is set in motion by head and body movements
Nose
Smell accounts for 90% of taste
Conjunctivitis
Pinkeye
Glaucoma
Excessive intraocular pressure causing destruction of retina
Cataracts
Lens becomes cloudy, pupils turn from black to milky white
Macular Degeneration
Eye disorder occurs with aging, the macula degenerates
Detached Retina
Retina detaches from choroid, results in total blindness
Color Blindness
Cones are affected, genetic disorder from females passed to males
Hyperopia
Farsighted
Amblyopia
Lazy Eye, reduction or dimness of vision
Thrush
Tongue Yeast infection, White patches form in mouth