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Cornea |
Fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that covers over the anterior portion of the eyeball; refracts light |
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Lens |
Transparent, biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye; refracts light |
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Which parts of the eye refract light? |
Cornea and lens |
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Humor |
Moisture |
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Macula |
Yellow region on the retina |
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Optic chiasm |
Fibers cross in the brain |
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Aqueous/vitreous humor |
Fluids of the eye |
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Pathway when light is hitting the eye |
Cornea, anterior chamber and aqueous humor, pupil, vitreous chamber and vitreous humor, retina (rods and cones) |
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Accommodation |
Adjustment of lens by the ciliary body |
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Aqueous humor |
fluid produced by ciliary body;found in anterior chamber; moisture |
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Vitreous humor |
Soft, jelly like material behind the lens in the vitreous chamber, helps maintain shape of the eyeball |
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2 structures of the eye that refract light |
Lens and cornea |
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2 fluids of the eye that refract light |
Aqueous and vitreous humor |
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Conjunctivitis |
Pink eye, blood vessels dilate due to allergens |
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Blepharitis |
Infection of the eyelid |
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cycl/o |
Ciliary body, muscle of the eye |
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Kerat/o |
Cornea |
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Palebr/o |
Eyelid |
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Scotoma |
Blind spot |
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Presbyopia |
Cannot see close up (farsightedness) |
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Myopia |
Cannot see far (nearsightedness) |
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Cataract |
Clouding of the lens |
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Chalazion |
Small hard cystic mass (granuloma) in the eye |
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Glaucoma |
Increased intraocular pressure results to damage to the retina and the optic nerve with loss of vision |
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Tonometry |
Test to detect glaucoma |
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Tenometer |
Instrument used to detect glaucoma |
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Hordoleum |
Stye;staph infection of the eyelid |
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Macular Degeneration |
Progressive severe loss of central vision |
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Strabismus |
One eye straight, one wandering eye |
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Esotropia |
One eye turns inward |
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Exotropia |
One eye turns outward |
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OD |
Right eye |
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OS |
Left eye |
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OU |
Both eyes |
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PERRLA |
Pupils equal, round, reactive to light, accommodation |
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Parts of the ear |
Outer ear middle ear inner ear |
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Cerumen |
Wax |
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In which part of the ear is cerumen produced? |
Outer ear |
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Labrynth |
The inner ear |
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What are the three bones in the inner ear |
Malleus, incus, stapes |
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Oval window |
Membrane that separates the inner ear |
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Cochlea |
Small snail shaped area; contains heading receptor cells |
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Fluids in the cochlea |
Endolymph and perilymph; where vibrations travel |
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2 structures of the vestibule |
Eutricle and saccule |
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Equilibrium |
Balance |
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Semicircular canals |
Passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium |
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What does the outer ear contain ? |
Pinna external aiditory canal, tympanic membrane |
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What does the middle ear contain |
Malleus incus stapes |
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What does the inner ear contain? |
Auditory liquids and receptors in the organ of Corti, auditory nerve fibers |
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Homeostasis |
Balance |
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Endolymph |
Fluid within labrynth of the inner ear |
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Perilymph |
Fluid within the labrynth of the inner ear |
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Incus |
Second ossicle (small bone) of the middle ear, incus means anvil |
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Malleus |
First ossicle(small bone) of the ear;means hammer |
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Stapes |
third ossicle of the inner ear, means stirrup |
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Which 2 structures of the inner ear help maintain balance? |
Saccule and eutricle |
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What are the pathways for light through the eye ? |
Retina and cornea |
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Presbycusis |
Nerve deafness occurring with aging |
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Meniere Disease |
Disorder of the labrynth of the inner ear, elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea |
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Eponym |
When something is named after something else |
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Otitis Media |
Inflammation of the middle ear |
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Acute otitis media |
Infection of the middle ear |
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Tinnitus |
Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ear; sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or external objects |
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Audiometry |
Testing the sense of hearing |
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Otoscopy |
Visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope |
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EENT |
Eyes ears nose throat |
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ENT |
Ears nose throat |
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Ojos |
Eyes |
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Ear in Spanish |
La oreja/ El oido |