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204 review part X
define the following
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| otodynia | ear pain |
| hemoanopia | blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes |
| sclera | outer most tunic of the eye made out f tough connective tissue; aka the white of the eye |
| axons | fiber neurons that conduct impulses away from the cell body |
| vitreous humor | they jelly inside of the eyeball that helps the eyeball retain its shape as well as aiding in refraction |
| photophobia | abnormal intolerance to light |
| optic nerve | transmits impulses from the retina to the brain |
| nusolacrimal duct | the duct that allows any excess tears near the nasal corner to drain into the nose |
| normal fasting blood glucose level | blood glucose test taken in the morning after fasting overnight |
| rhodopsin | required to see in dim light |
| cholinestrase inhibits | acetylcholine |
| pons function | the pons is part of the brainstem and is involved in motor control and sensory analysis |
| frontal lobe function | contains most of the dopamine-sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex. The dopamine system is associated with reward, attention, short-term memory tasks, planning, and drive |
| cortisol | glucocorticoid,produced by the adrenal gland.It is released in response to stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids. primary functions are to increase blood sugar; suppress the immune system; and aid in fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism |
| hammer location | middle ear |
| orbit | another name for the eye socket |
| pituitary location | located below the hyputhalmus in the base of the brain by the optic nerve |
| prolactin | a peptide hormone that regulates lactation |
| plexuses | a network of lymphatic vessels, nerves, or veins |
| hypolglossal nerve | the twelfth cranial nerve; leads to the tongue |
| diabetes mellitus | diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria |
| FSH function | regulates the development, growth, pubertal maturation, and reproductive processes of the body |
| aldosterone | hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions and water and the release of potassium ions in the collecting ducts and distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys' functional unit |
| tympanic membrane | the ear drum; a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear |
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