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Disease that occurs when the stapes (bones) become immobile, causing conductive hearing loss.
What is Otosclerosis
Inflammation of the external auditory canal?
What is otitis external?
The opening in the center of the iris
What is the pupil of the eye?
colored portion of the eye
What is the iris?
Jellylike substance that fills the area behind the lens
What is the vitreous humor?
Farsightedness caused by a loss of lens elasticity; Light rays focus behind the retina.
What is Presbyopia?
Better known as the eardrum
What is the tympanic membrane?
Nearsightedness
What is myopia?
Lazy eye occurs in early childhood, where the vision in one eye is weaker than the other eye
Amblyopia
Clear, watery fluid that fills the space between the cornea and iris
What is the aqueous humor?
Increased intraocular pressure within the eye caused by excess amount of aqueous humor.
What is Glaucoma?
Medical term for dizziness
What is vertigo?
Disorder in the eye which the eyes do not move or focus together
What is strabismus?
Located on the tongue and contain taste buds that are stimulated by flavors of food moistened by saliva
What are papillae?
Contains olfactory receptors that allow a person to detect over 6,000 smells
What is the nose?
This tube connects the pharynx to the middle ear.
What is the eustachian tube?
Abnormal shape or curvature of the cornea that causes blurred vision
What is astigmatism?
This type of hearing loss occurs when sound waves are not conducted to the inner ear
What is conductive hearing loss?
This hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve
What is sensory hearing loss?
Inflammation or infection of the middle ear that is caused by a bacterium or virus
What is otitis media?
The sclera is often called the "White" of the ____.
What is the eye?
This body part has receptors that sense pressure, heat, cold, touch, and pain throughout the body
What is the skin?
Ringing in the ear
What is tinnitus?
This disease results from a collection of fluid in the inner ear. Symptoms include vertigo, tinnitus, nausea & vomiting, loss of balance, and increased risk for falls
What is Meniere's Disease?
Major cause of vision loss and blindness; age related disorder caused by damage to the blood vessels that nourish the vessels.
What is macular degeneration?