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MOD A UNIT 2
List the five main senses: | 1.Taste 2.Smell 3.Vision 4.Hearing 5.Balance |
What nerve is responsible for the sense of vision? | optic |
What nerve is responsible for the sense of smell? | Olfactory |
What nerve is responsible for hearing? | Auditory |
Name the 4 taste sensations: | 1.Sweet 2.Sour 3.Salty 4.Bitter |
When a physical exam is performed on a patient, the physician will note HEENT is normal. What does HEENT stand for? | H:head E:ears E:eyes N:nose T:throat |
What is the medical term for farsightedness? | Hyperopia |
What is the medical term for nearsightedness? | Myopia |
Pinkeye is highly contagious and is caused by an inflammation in the lining of the eye and inside of the eyelids this is AKA? | Conjuctivitis |
Where in the eye would medication be administered? | Inner canthus |
What is nyctalopia? | night blindness |
What is the medical term for blindness caused by diabetes? | Diabetic retnopathy |
What is glaucoma? | Disorder that is caused by an increase in the intraocular pressure in the eye/ |
The retina is the inner layer of the eye and it contains? | Rods and Cones |
Rods are associated with _____ vision, whereas cones are associated with _____ vision. | Black/White, Color |
What is blepharoptosis? | dropping or sagging eyelid. |
What are the purpose of semicicular canals? | Equilibrium |
What are the three ossicles of the middle ear: GIVE MEDICAL TERMS | Malleus, Stapes, Incus |
The medical term for earwax is? | Cerumen |
What is the medical term for eardrum? | Tympanic Membrane |
What is the medical term for middle ear infection, and it's abbreviation? | Otitis media (OM) |
What is presbycusis | Loss of hearing as a result from the aging process. |
What is tinnitus? | ringing/buzzing |
Medical Term for dizziness? | Vertigo |
What does ROI stand for and why do you need it? | Release of Information. It is a document or form that a patient MUST sign in order to obtain or send medical records to/from another physician. |
ana- | without |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
presby- | old age |
-edema | fluid |
-opia | vision |
-acusis | hearing |
tymapan/o | eardrum |
rhin/o | nose |
at/o | ear |