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CPC Study - Senses

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How many layers does the eye have? Name them.   3. Cornea (Outer), Choroid (middle), Retina (Inner).  
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What is the white of the eye called?   Sclera  
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The cornea is avascular. What is it nourished by?   Sclera  
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Which layer of the eye is the pigment layer?   Choroid  
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Which layer of the eye contains rods and cones?   Retina  
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Rods provide:   Night and peripheral vision  
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Cones Provide:   Day and color vision  
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This is a contiguous layer that covers the front of the sclera and lines the eyelid:   Conjunctiva  
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Where is the lens located?   Behind the pupil  
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What connects the lens to the ciliary body?   zonules  
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What causes the lens to change shape and refract light rays?   Ciliary Body Muscles  
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The two fluids found in the eye are:   Aqueous Humor, Vitreous Humor  
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This liquid is found in front of the lens:   Aqueous Humor  
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This gel-like substance fills the space behind the lens and maintains the shape of the eyeball:   Vitreous Humor  
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This conducts light rays from the eye to the brain:   Optic nerve  
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The Path of a light ray from cornea to cerebral cortex:   cornea - anterior chamber - pupil - lens - posterior chamber - retina - optic nerve fibers - optic chiasm - thalamus - cerebral cortex  
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How many divisions does the ear have? Name them.   3. External, Middle, Inner (Labyrinth).  
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Where do soundwaves enter the ear?   Auricle (Pinna)  
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What is the tunnel from the auricle to the middle ear called?   External auditory canal  
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Name the ossicles of the middle ear:   Malleus, Incus, Stapes  
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What part of the ear contains the tympanic membrane?   Middle Ear  
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What tube leads from the Middle Ear to the Pharynx?   Eustachian Tube  
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Another name for Inner Ear   Labyrinth  
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What is the auditory receptor area of the inner ear?   Organ of Corti  
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The path of a soundwave from Pinna to Cerebral Cortex:   Pinna - External Auditory Canal - Tympanic Membrane - Malleus - Incus - Stapes - Oval Window - Cochlea - Organ of Corti - Auditory Nerve - Cerebral Cortex  
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Cranial nerve that controls sense of smell:   I  
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Cranial nerves that control sense of taste:   VII, IX  
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What portion of the tongue contains the taste buds?   Anterior  
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What do mechanoreceptors react to?   Touch and pressure  
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Meissner corpuscles react to:   Touch  
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Pacinian corpuscles react to:   Pressure  
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Proprioceptors regulate:   Position and orientation  
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Vestibular nystagmus and vertigo are dysfunctions of these receptors:   Proprioceptors  
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What do thermoreceptors sense?   temperature changes  
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What do nociceptors react to?   pain  
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What does the anterior segment of the eye contain?   Lens, orbit, extraocular muscles, eyelid  
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Apicectomy   Excision of a portion of the temporal bone  
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Astigmatism   Condition in which refractive surfaces of the eye are unequal  
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Aural Atresia   Congenital absence of external auditory canal  
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Blepharitis   Inflammation of eyelid  
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Cataract   Opaque covering on or in lens  
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Chalazion   Granuloma around sebaceous gland  
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Dacryocystitis   Blocked, inflamed infection of nasolacrimal duct  
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Dacryostenosis   Narrowing of lacrimal duct  
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Ectropion   Eversion of eyelid (outward sagging)  
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Entropion   Inversion of eyelid (lashes rubbing cornea)  
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Enucleation   Removal of an organ or organs from a body cavity  
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Episclera   Connective covering of sclera  
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Exenteration   Removal of an organ all in one piece  
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Exophthalmos   Protrusion of eyeball  
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Exostosis   Bony growth  
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Fenestration   Creation of a new opening in inner wall of middle ear  
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Glaucoma   Eye diseases characterized by an increase of intraocular pressure causing damage to the optic nerve  
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Hordeolum   Stye (infection of sebaceous gland)  
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Hyperopia   Farsightedness (eyeball too short from back to front)  
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Keratomalacia   Softening of cornea (assc. with Vitamin A deficiency)  
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Keratoplasty   Surgical repair of the cornea  
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labyrinthitis   Inner ear inflammation  
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Lacrimal   related to tears  
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Mastoidectomy   Removal of mastoid bone  
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Meniere's Disease   Condition that causes dizziness, ringing in ears, deafness  
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Myopia   Nearsightedness (eyeball too long from front to back)  
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Myringotomy   Incision into tympanic membrane  
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Ocular Adnexa   Orbit, extraocular muscles, eyelid  
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Ophthalmoscopy   Examination of the interior of the eye using a scope  
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Funduscopy is another name for:   ophthalmoscopy  
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Otitis Media   inflammation of middle ear  
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What are the two types of otitis media?   serous (not purulent), suppurative (purulent)  
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What are you examining if you are using an otoscope?   the ear  
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Papilledema   swelling of optic disc  
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Ptosis   Drooping of upper eyelid  
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Tarsorrhaphy   Suturing of eyelids together  
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Tinnitus   Ringing in the ears  
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Tympanolysis   Freeing of adhesions of the tympanic membrane  
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Tympanometry   Test of the middle ear using air pressure  
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Tympanostomy   Insertion of ventilation tube into tympanum  
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Uvea   Vascular tissue of the choroid, ciliary body, iris  
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Xanthelasma   Yellow plaque on eyelid (lipid disorder)  
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This is an irregular curvature of refractive surfaces of the eye:   Astigmatism  
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Diplopia   Double vision  
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Amblyopia   Dimness of vision w/o organic lesion  
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What kind of lens is used to treat hyperopia?   convex lens  
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What kind of lens is used to treat Myopia?   concave lens  
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What kind of lens is used to treat astigmatism?   cylindrical lens  
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This is age-related farsightedness:   presbyopia  
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Nystagmus   Rapid, involuntary eye movements  
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The two most common types of nystagmus are:   vestibular nystagmus, rhythmic eye movements  
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Strabismus   cross-eyed  
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Hypotrophia   downward deviation of one eye  
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Hypertrophia   upward deviation of one eye  
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Estrophia   one eye turns inward  
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Exotropia   one eye turns outward  
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Pink Eye (inflammation of conjunctival lining of eyelid or covering of sclera) is also known as:   conjunctivitis  
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Another name for hordeolum   stye  
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Usual cause of hordeolum:   Staphylococcus  
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Keratitis   corneal inflammation  
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What causes keratitis?   herpes simplex virus  
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This is the destruction of fovea centralis:   Macular Degeneration  
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Fovea centralis   small pit in the center of the retina  
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Name the 2 types of macular degeneration:   Wet (leaking blood vessels near macula) and Dry (atrophy and degeneration of retinal cells and deposits of drusen)  
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These are clumps of extracellular waste:   drusen  
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Detached Retina   retinal tear - two layers separate from each other  
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What is the final result of a detached retina?   blindness  
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A scleral buckle is a treatment for:   large retinal detachment  
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Blurring vision and halos around lights are symptoms of:   cataracts  
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This is an accumulation of intraocular aqueous humor:   glaucoma  
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Two types of glaucoma:   narrow angle (acute) and chronic  
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Chronic glaucoma is also known as:   wide-angle or open-angle glaucoma  
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This type of ear infection often occurs in children in combination with URI:   otitis media  
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Otitis Externa   infection of external auditory canal and pinna (exterior ear)  
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Swimmer's Ear is also known as:   otitis externa  
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Three names for hearing loss due to defect of sound-conducting apparatus:   conductive hearing loss, transmission hearing loss, conduction deafness  
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Hearing loss due to a lesion of cochlea or central neural pathways is known as:   sensorineural hearing loss  
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Sensorineural hearing loss is also known as:   perception deafness  
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2 divisions of perception deafness:   cochlear, retrocochlear  
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Presbycusis   age-related sensorineural hearing loss  
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This is the most common cause of vertigo:   Meniere's Disease  
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More common name for idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops   Meniere's Disease  
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Gustatory   taste  
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