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ear, eye, and senses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This kind of sense is localized in a sense organ | special |
| This knid or sense is widly distributed throughout the body | general |
| What structure of the eye protects more then half of the posterior eyeball | skull bones |
| What structure of the eye protects the anterior eye by keeping our harmful material and lubricating eyes | upper and lower eyelids |
| What structure of the eye keeps foreign matter out of eye | eye lashes and eyebrows |
| What strcture of the eye produces tears that lubricate the eye and protects against infection | lacrimal glands |
| What structure of the eye produces mucus that aids in lubricating the eye | conjunctiva |
| What inner structure of the eye is a soft jellylike substance that fills the entire space posterior to the lens | vitreous body |
| What inner structure of the eye has clear circular structure with bluging surfaces | lens |
| What inner structure of the eye has watery fluid filling much of the eyeball anterior to the lens | aqueous humor |
| What inner structure of the eye is the anterior continuation of the sclera but is transparent | cornea |
| Farsightedness due to abnormally short eyeball is called | hyperopia |
| nearsightedness due to abnormally long eyeball is called | myopia |
| Blurred vision due to irregularity in the curvature of the cornea or lens is called | astigmatism |
| What disorder of the eye causes cloudiness of the lens or its covering | cataract |
| Name the operation to remove the eyeball | enucleation |
| What disorder is excess pressure of aqueous humor | glaucoma |
| What disorder is damage to retina caused by blood vessel hemorrhages and growth of new vessels | diabetic retinopathy |
| What disorder is inflammation of the conjunctiva aka pink eye | conjunctivitis |
| This disorder is acute eye infection in the newborn due to organisms acquired during passage through the birth canal | ophthalmia neonatorum |
| This disorder is deviation of eye due to lack of coordination of eyeball muscles, when the two eyes dont work together | strabismus |
| This disorder is degenerative changes to the area of the retina causing distortion of the center of the visual field | macular degeneration |
| This disorder is separation of the retina from the underlying layer of the eye | retinal detachment |
| What section of the ear is the most complex and contains receptors for hearing and equilibrium | inner |
| What section of the ear includes an outer projection and a canal ending at the membrain | outer |
| What section of the ear is an air space containing three small bones | middle |
| What is the name for the three small bones of hearing in the middle ear | ossicles |
| What is the term for ear wax | cerumen |
| Name the visible projection of the ear | pinna or auricle |
| What is the term for the eardrum | tympanic membrane |
| Name the canal that leads into the ears deeper parts | external aditory canal or meatus |
| What is the term for the innermost bone in ossicles that is shaped like the stirrup on a saddle | stapes |
| This connects the middle ear cavity with the throat | eustachian tube |
| What is the term for the first bone in ossicles that is shaped like a hammer | malleus |
| What is the term for the second bone in ossicles that is shaped like a anvil | incus |
| What is the name for the organ of hearing | organ of cortiq |
| Name the membrane covered space through which sound waves leave the ear | round window |
| Name the membrane covered space through which sound waves are transmitted from the stapes to the inner ear | oval window |
| Name the branch of the eighth cranial nerve | chochlear nerve |
| A complet loss of hearing is known as | deafness |
| Hearing loss due to interference with the passage of sound waves is known as | conductive hearing loss |
| Hearing loss due to nerve or brain interferance is called | sensorineural hearing loss |
| slow progressive hearing loss due to aging is known as | presbycusis |
| Cutting into the eardrum to relieve pressure is called | myringotomy |
| Infection and inflammation of the middle ear is called | otitis media |
| A hereditary bone disorder that prevents normal vibration of stapes is known as | otosclerosis |
| Inflammation of external auditory canal or swimmers ear is called | otitis externa |
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