The Senses
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| The lacrimal glands produce | tears to moisten and cleanse the eye.
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| The area of sharpest vision in the eye is | the fovea centralis.
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| If light rays are not refracted correctly, vision is | distorted or blurred.
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| General sense receptors for pressure, heat, cold, touch, and pain are located | throughout the body.
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| Symptoms of a cataract include | blurred vision, halos around lights, and gradual vision loss.
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| Radial keratotomy (RK) can correct | myopia and eliminate the need for corrective lenses.
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| The taste buds for sweet and salty tastes are located at | the tip of the tongue.
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| Otitis externa can be caused by | swimming in contaminated water.
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| The outermost layer of the eye is the ____. | sclera
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| The mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the front of the eye is the ____. | conjunctiva
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| The circular, transparent part on the front of the sclera that allows light rays to enter the eye is the ____. | cornea
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| A circular structure behind the pupil that refracts light rays is the ____. | lens
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| The colored portion of the eye with an opening in the center called a pupil is the ____. | iris
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| The tube that connects the middle ear with the pharynx is the ____. | eustachian
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| The receptor for sound waves in the inner ear is the ____. | organ of Corti
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| Helps maintain the forward curvature of the eyeball and refracts light rays | the aqueous humor
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| When an incision is made into the tympanic membrane and tubes are inserted to relieve pressure in the middle ear, the procedure is called a ____. | myringotomy
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| The sense of smell is made possible by ____. | olfactory receptors
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| The tongue is a mass of muscle tissue with projections called ____. | papillae
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| The layer of the eye that is interlaced with blood vessels to nourish the eye is the ____. | choroid coat
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| Vertigo caused by a collection of fluid in the inner ear is called | Meniere’s disease
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| Lens becomes cloudy or opaque | Cataract
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| Farsightedness caused when the light rays are not refracted sharply enough | Hyperopia
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| An abnormal shape or curvature of the cornea that causes blurred vision | Astigmatism
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| Eyes do not focus or move together | Strabismus
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| Sound waves are not conducted to the inner ear | Conductive hearing loss
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| Increased intraocular pressure caused by an excess amount of aqueous humor | Glaucoma
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| Commonly called “lazy eye” | Amblyopia
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| Inflammation or infection of the middle ear | Otitis media
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| Condition that occurs when the stapes becomes immobile | Otosclerosis
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| sight, hearing, taste, smell, balance maintenance | special senses.
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| Bending of light rays so they focus on the retina is called | refraction
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| parts of the eye that refract light rays as the rays pass through the eye | cornea, aqueous humor, pupil, lens, vitreous humor
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| malleus, incus, stapes | the three ossicles in the middle ear
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| equalizes air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane | the eustachian tube
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| occurs when sound waves are not conducted to the inner ear | conductive hearing loss
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| occurs when there is damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve | sensory hearing loss
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| treatment is directed toward eliminating the cause, such as removing obstructions, treating infections, repairing ruptured tympanic membrane, replacing the stapes, and using hearing aids | conductive hearing loss
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| treatment is limited, but cochlear implants may help improve severe hearing loss | sensory hearing loss
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| First section of the inner ear that acts as an entrance to the other two parts. | Vestibule
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| Snail shell containing organ of Corti | Cochlea
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| Located in all parts of the body | general sense receptors for pressure, heat, cold, touch, and pain.
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| To protect the ear special glands in the auditory canal produce a wax called | cerumen
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