Sensory tools
Tests tear production in eyes.
What is a Shirmer tear test?
This is the inner layer of the eye that contains 2 types of cells.
What is the retina?
What is the tympanic membrane?
Darkness causes the pupil to
What is dilate?
A tool used to view the ear canal.
What is an otoscope?
Light causes the pupil to
What is constrict?
Sound transmissions are detected and transmitted to the brain by receptor cells located in the
What is the cochlea?
Cells that allow an animal to see certain colors.
What are cones?
One of the purposes of the sense of smell is
What is detecting pheromones, taste, and safety?
Used to test pressure in eyes.
What is the tonometer?
Long, narrow, sensitive cells that allow an eye to detect light and depth
What are rods?
What are the semicircular canals?
A Shirmer tear test tests for:
What is keratoconjunctivitis?
This nerve transmits information about odors to the brain.
What is the olfactory nerve?
Light is shined into animals eye to examine constriction and dilation.
What is pupillary light response?
The middle layer of the eye.
What is the iris?
The 3 bones that make up the inner ear are
What are the incus, malleus, and stapes?
A scratch on the eye would be an injury to the
What is the cornea?
A large build up of blood in the ear flap is
What is an aural hematoma?
Moving the hand quickly toward the eye without touching the eye or any hair around the eye.
What is the menace response test?
The common term for a prolapsed nictating membrane.
The structure equalizes air pressure in the middle ear to prevent the membrane from bulging.
What is the eustachian tube?
Transparent gel like substance that helps regulate pressure within the eye.
What is the vitreous humor?
The sense of _____ is a chemical sense.
What is taste?