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Altered Sensory Fx

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TermDefinition
Accomodate Ability of the lens to change its shape.
Presbycusis Sensorineural hearing loss consist ant with aging; associated with tinnitus
Pupil Opening in the iris; controls the amount of light that enters the eye.
Pure tone bone conduction Used to evaluate the inner ear function, independent of the middle and outer ear function.
Retina Ocular structure located over the posterior two-thirds of the eye; contains photoreceptors.
Rhodopsin Photopigment produced by the rode of the retina
Rods Photoreceptor cells of the retina; produce the photopigment rhodopsin, allowing vision in dim light.
Saccule Structural component of the semicircular canal.
Semicircular canal Inner ear structures regulating balance; composed of the utricle and the saccule
caloric test test that uses warm and cool water or air irrigation to induce nystagmus: diagnostic of Meniere disease
cataracts clouding of the lens in the eye; causes blurred vision by scattering incoming light
central auditory processing disorder disorder involving an alteration in auditory signal processing to the brain
cerumen secretion by glands of the ear
chorodial nevoascularization formation of new blood vessels under the retina and macula; associated with wet (exudative) macular degeneration.
ciliary body occular structure producing the aqueous humor.
ciliary muscle regulates lens shape to focus an object at close range
cochlea bony structure located in the inner ear; important for hearing
cochlear implant artificial device surgically placed behind the ear to enhance hearing
conductive hearing loss hearing loss localized to the outer or middle ear; may be temporary or permanent.
Tympanic membrane located at the end of the ear canal opposite the external auditory meatus; structure marking the boundary of the middle ear; commonly known as the "ear drum"
Tympanometry measures the degree of movement of the tympanoc membrane to identify middle ear fluid, perforation, or cerumen blockage of the ear canal
Utricle structural component of the semicircular canal
Uveal-scleral outflow pathway route of reabsorption of a small quantity of aqueous humor
visual processing coordination of visual images in the brain during the sequence of steps from visual receptor signaling to cognitive recognition
Wet (exudative) MD macular degeneration characterized by the formation of new blood vessels under the retina and macula, known as choroidal neovasularization
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