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Eye and Nose
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Part of the sensory system
Eye
2)
Sensory organ of sight transmitting visual images to the brain
Eye
3)
Performs the "developing" process for the eye
Brain
4)
Resides in the bony orbit a cavity in the bones of the face
Eyeball
5)
Terms refer to the eye
Opic, oculo, ophthalmo
6)
Control the ocular muscles of the eye and lacrimal apparatus
Six cranial nerves
7)
Movements of the eye are controlled by the coordination of
Six muscles
8)
Protect and the lubricate the eyes
Extraocular structures, the eyelids, conjunctive, lacrimal apparaus
9)
Loose folds of skin covering the front of the eye (blinking they provide a defensive barrier to foreign invaders)
Palpebrae or eyelids
10)
Contains hair follicies, which in turn contain eyelashes (cillia and sebaceous glands)
Lid margins
11)
Transparent mucous membranes that protect the eye from foreign bodies
Conjunctivae
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A small fleshy elevation sits at the nasal aspect of the conjunctivae
Caruncle
13)
Protects the eye with tears produced by larcrimal glands
Larcrimal apparatus
14)
Once the eyeballs is washed with tears, the tears drain through the
Punctum
15)
The white part of the eyeball composed of fibrous tissue and fine elastic fibers
Sclera
16)
Covered by the conjunctiva and washed by tears from the lacrimal glands
Sclera
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A circular-colored disk with the ability to contract
Iris
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Anterior and posterior chambers of the iris is filled wih a clear watery fluid
Aqueous humor
19)
The balance of pressure between secretion and removal of fluid
Intraocular pressure
20)
The central opening in the iris and is black in color
Pupil
21)
Controls the amount of light coming into the lens by contracting and expanding
Pupil
22)
Enclosed in an elastic capsule directly behind the iris
Lens
23)
Refracting and focusing light onto the camera
Lens
24)
Receives visual stimuli and sends these stimuli to the brain
Retina
25)
Reduces IOP by improving the drainage of aqueous humor (makes hole in iris)
Iridectomy
26)
Treatment for myopia
Radial keratotomy
27)
An excision of part of the sclera
Sclerectomy
28)
Surgical repair of detached retina
Scleral bucking
29)
An excision of part of the sclera
Sclerectomy
30)
Microsurgical procedure that removes part or all of vitreous humor
Vitrectomy
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Uses healthy corneal tissue from a human donor to replace a damaged portion of the cornea
Corneal transplant
32)
Uses healthy corneal tissue from a human donor to replace a damaged portion of the cornea
Corneal transplant
33)
The excision and replacment of the entire cornea
Full thickness penetrating keratoplasty
34)
Removal and replacement of superficial layers of corneal tissue
Lamellar keratoplasty
35)
Such as bacitracin erythromycin are used to treat infections
Anti-infectives
36)
Agents such as dexamethasone are used th treat inflammatory conditions of the eye
Anti-inflammatory agents
37)
Provide moisture for the eye when insuffcient tear production is a problem
Artificial tears
38)
Constriction of the pupil
Mioic
39)
Agent that dilates the pupil of the eye
Mydriatic
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Prepare eye for procedures such as tonometry, suture removal of the cornea, removal of foreign bodies
Opthalmic anesthetics
41)
Employed to correct vision problems
Laser surgery
42)
Generate monchromatic light waves
Lasers
43)
When the entire lens is removed, most often with a cryoprobe
Intracapsular cataract extraction
44)
A procedure in which the surgeon removes the patients anterior capsule, cortex and nucleus leaving the posterior capsule intact
Extracapsular cataract extraction
45)
Disorders characterized by an abnormally high IOP which can damge the optic nerve
Glaucoma
46)
Over production of aqueous humor
Chronic open angle glaucoma
47)
Results from obstruction to the outflow of aqueous humor
Acute angle or closure glaucoma
48)
Result from uveitis, trama, or drugs such as steroids
Secondary glaucoma
49)
Genetically transmitted disorder caused destruction of the retinal rods
Retinitis pigmentosa
50)
Non-inflammatory retinal disorders results from disruption of the eyes blood supply
Vascular retinopathies
51)
High blood pressure that produces retinal vasospasm and damges the anterior opening
Hyperensive retinopathy
52)
Complications of diabetes melitus
Diabetic retinopathy
53)
Inflammatory condition of the eyelids, lash follicles, and glands of the eyelids
Blepharitis
54)
Inflammation of the conjunctive (pinkeye)
Conjunctivitis
55)
Infection of the lacrimal sac caused by an obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct or by trauma
Dacryocystitis
56)
Inflammation of the cornea confirmed to one eye lacute, chronic, superfical or deep
Keratitis
57)
A gradually develping capacity of the lens capsule of the eye
Cateract
58)
A scratch on the surface epithelium of cornea
Corneal abrasion
59)
Astrophy or degeneration of the macular disk
Macular degeneration
60)
Recurring, involuntary eyeball movement that produces blurred vision and difficulty in focusing
Nystagmus
61)
Condition where retinal layers split and create a subretinal space which fills with fliud called subretinal fluid
Retinal detachment
62)
Transmits high frequency sound waves through the eye and measures reflection
Ocular ultrasonography
63)
Abnormalities that cannot be seen with a standard x-ray
Orbital computed tomography
64)
Test that examines the orbit, deep-set cavity housing the eye
Orbital radiography
65)
Instrument containing a lighted mirror with a single hole and several lenes
Ophthalmoscope
66)
Unequal vision in both eyes
Anisopia
67)
Spasms or constant blinking of the eyelid
Blepharospasm
68)
Double vision
Diplopia
69)
Unilateral or bilateral bulging or protrusion of he eyeballs
Exophthalmos
70)
Tiny clumps of vitreous gel apperaing to float in the visual field
Floaters
71)
Total color blindness
Monochromatism
72)
Nearsightedness
Myopia
73)
Night blindness
Nyctalopia
74)
Drooping of the eyelid
Ptosis
75)
Absence of coordinated eye movement leading to misalignment of the eyes
Strabismus
76)
Examination to determine and correct refractive eye errors
Refraction
77)
Physican that treats eye infections
Ophthalmologist
78)
Shine light into patients eyes
Refinoscope
79)
Permits indirect measurments of introcular perssure IOP trh pressure of within the eyeball
Tonometry
80)
Visual receptors of the retina and allow vision
Photoreceptors, called rods and cones
81)
Well-differentiated, round, yellow to pink disk within the nasel portion of the retina
Optic disc
82)
Tactile corpuscles in the epidermis that relay light touch and superficial pressure
Merkel's disks
83)
Receptors for teh taste nerve fibers located in the papillae
Taste buds
84)
Reaal organ of smell
Olfactory epithelium
85)
Upper and narrow end of the nose
Root
86)
Preparation that treats ear canal infections and prevents "swimmer's ear"
Acetic acid or domeboro's solution
87)
Drugs that treat pain from otitis media and assists with the removal of cerumen
Anesthetics
88)
Treat external ear canal infections
Antibiotics
89)
Help remove impacted cerumen
Cerumeolytics
90)
Such as hydrocortisone treats inflammation of the external ear canal
Corticosteroids
91)
A surgical incision into the tympanic membrane to relieve pain and drain pus or fluid from the middle ear
Myringotomy
92)
Is perfomed to repair a rutured lympanic membrane
Myringoplasty
93)
Removes all or part of the stapes
Stapedectomy
94)
Is the removal of the entire bone, followed by insertion of a graft and prosthesis to bridge the gap between the incus and the inner ear
Total stapedectomy
95)
A surgical procedure where part of teh bone is removed and a prosthesis replaces it
Partial stapedectomy
96)
Easier to perform than traditional stapedectomy and carries a risk of the laser beams penetrating the bone
Laser stapedectomy
97)
Characterized bt inflammation herorrhage, and effusion of fluid into the tissue and the external ear canal and tympanic membrane
Infectious myringitis
98)
Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear, frequently causing severe vertigo
Labyrinthitis
99)
Bacterial infection and inflammation of teh mastoid antrum air cells that is often a complication of chronic or acute otitis media
Mastoiditis
100)
A labyrinthine dysfunction known to cause violent attacks of severe vertigo lasting from 10 minutes to several hours
Meniere's disease (endolymphatic hydrops)
101)
Inflammation of the external ear canal which may be acute or chronic
Otitis externa
102)
Inflammation of the middle ear
Otitis media
103)
Interrupted transmission of sound impules from the external ear to the junction of the stapes and oval window
Conductive loss
104)
Combined conductive and sensorineural dysfuntions
Mixed hearing loss
105)
Slow growth of a spongy bone in teh otic capsule at oval window most progessive cause of hearing loss
Ostosclerosis
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Impaired coahlear or acoustic nerve function that prevents transmission of sound impules within the inner ear or brain
Sensorineural loss
107)
Resulting of aging with the loss of hair cells in the organ of corti sensorineural hearing loss
Presbycusis
108)
Elvauation of hearing using an audiometer a device that measures perception of tones at various frequencies
Audiometry
109)
Compares bone conduction to air conduction in both ears
Rinne test
110)
Evaluates bone conduction
Weber's test
111)
Direct visualization of the external auditory canal
Otoscopy
112)
Occurring when sound waves travel through bone to inner ear
Bone conduction
113)
Occurring when sound waves travel in the air through the external and middle ear to the inner ear
Air conduction
114)
Located in the cochlear canal
Corti
115)
Membranous and filled with endolymph fluid
Cochlear canal
116)
Connected to the round window, which also leads to the middle ear both are bony and contain perilymph fluid
Tympanic canal
117)
Connects with the oval window that leads to the middle ear
Vestibular canal
118)
Spiral or shell-shaped
Cochlea
119)
Two tiny spaces at the beginning of the canal
Cochlea and semicircular
120)
The ear middle ear contain three small bones which make up the auditory ossicles
Malleus (hammer) incus (anvil) stapes (stirrup)
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The stapes sits in the opening
Oval window (fenestra ovalis)
122)
Middle ear is located in a small, air-filled cavity in the temporal bone
Tympanic cavity
123)
Short passage leading to the ear
Auditory meatus
124)
Picks up sound waves and transmits them to the auditory nerve in the brain
Eardrum
125)
Cartilage-based outer part of the ear
Auricle or pinna
126)
Allows us to maintain out equilibrium or sense of balance
Ear
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