Vision
This hole is located in the center of the iris and allows light to travel to the retina.
What is the pupil?
What is the tympanic membrane?
This area of the inner ear is where static equilibrium is sensed.
What is the vestibule?
These types of receptors, found in the nose and mouth, respond to chemicals in a solution.
What are chemoreceptors?
A 30 year old complains of blurred vision. They work in construction and are always outside, and state that they are “usually doing roof work”. You look at their eyes and notice a cloudiness in the front of their eye. The patient receives this diagnosis.
What is a cataract?
This area of the back of the eye does not have rods or cones.
What is the blind spot (optic disc)?
These three little bones - the incus, malleus, and stapes - pivot due to the vibrating ear drum when sound hits the ear.
What are the ossicles?
This area of the inner ear is where dynamic equilibrium is sensed.
What are the semicircular canals?
This is the medical term for taste.
What is gustation?
An elderly patient presents to your clinic with a complaint of “black spots” in their field of vision. As you look at your patient history, you notice that they are a smoker and have uncontrolled hypertension. The patient receives this diagnosis.
What is macular degeneration?
The human eye contains cones that sense these colors.
What are red, blue, and green?
This tube allows for pressure to equalize between the tympanic cavity and the outside environment.
What is the eustachian tube?
These small "ear stones" are located on the macula and help to amplify the effects of gravity to improve our sense of position.
What are otoliths?
This taste helps drive the intake of electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium.
What is salty?
A 55 year old patient denies any vision issues, but does admit to nausea and a headache. As you assess the patient with an ophthalmoscope, you notice an enlarged optic nerve and realize that this may be due to increase pressure in the eye. The patient receives this diagnosis.
What is glaucoma?
This area of the retina contains the most cones and is considered the "area of greatest visual acuity".
What is the fovea centralis?
These glands, located in the lateral half of the external ear produce ear wax.
What are ceruminous glands?
What is the bony labyrinth?
This cranial nerve relays information from the vestibule, semicircular canals, and the cochlea to the brain.
What is the vestibulocochlear nerve?
A 4 year old female who is experiencing strep throat and has a fever and a mild ear ache. The patient received this diagnosis.
What is otitis media?
This pigment is "bleached" when light strikes the cells of the retina.
What is rhodopsin?
This specialized sensory receptor is located in the cochlear duct. As fluid is disrupted in the cochlea, the movement bends the hair cells within it.
What is the organ of Corti?
This disorder occurs when otoliths are dislodged and travel from the macula to the semicircular canals.
What is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
These small projections on the tongue are often mistaken for taste buds.
What are papillae?
A 63 year old female with a complaint of a ringing in the ear as well balance issues. The Epley maneuver ruled out BPPV. The patient received this diagnosis.
What is labrynthitis?