Vocab
Having Two outward curving surfaces on a lens
Biconvex
Distinguish light from dark and perceive shape and movement
Rods
The Outer Ear consists of?
Auricle or Pinna
External Auditory Canal
Tympanic Membrane "Eardrum"
ENT
Ear, Nose and Throat
Vertigo
Dizziness; abnormal sensations of movement when there is none.
Binocular
Involving, relating, or seeing with BOTH eyes
Lens is Responsible for?
Light refraction
Eustachian Tube
Tube that connects the ear to the throat
TM
Tympanic Membrane
Inflammation of the conjunctiva
Conjunctivitis
Inflammation or infection of the EXTERNAL auditory canal" commonly called "Swimmer's ear"
Otitis Externa
Color vision
Cones
What are Ossicles?
Three bones of the middle ear
MY
Myopia
Seborrhea
An excessive discharge of sebum from the sebaceous glands, forming greasy scales or crusty areas on the body.
Cerumen
A waxy secretion in the ear canal: commonly called "Ear Wax"
One of a pair of nerves that transmit visual stimuli to the brain
Optic nerve
Ototoxic
A medicine or substance capable of damaging cranial nerve or the organs of hearing and balance.
VA
Visual Accuity
Clouding of the Eye Lens
Cataract
A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
Sclera
External protection
Responsible for the sense of hearing
(The organ of corti is located within this structure)
Cochlea
UNHS
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Test
A noise sensation of ringing heard in one or both ears.
Tinnitus