The Senses
Known as gustation, this sense detects sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami
What is taste?
The opening at the center of the iris
What is pupil?
-algesia as in hypalgesia which is a decreased sensitivity to it
What is pain?
Ot/o
What is ear?
This disorder is opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in blurry vision
What is cataract?
These receptors respond to movement created by sound waves as they travel through the ear
What are hearing receptors?
The innermost, light-sensitive layer of the eye; contains the rods and cones
What is retina?
Hemi- as in hemianopia which means blindness in this of the visual field
What is half?
Ophthalm/o
What is eye?
Pink eye is also known as this.
What is conjunctivitis?
The sense of balance
What is equilibrium?
The tough, white, fibrous outermost layer of the eye; the white of the eye
What is sclera?
-esthesia as in cryesthesia
What is sensation?
Word root meaning cornea
What is corne/o or kerat/o?
Commonly known as "swimmer's ear," this disorder is inflammation of the external auditory canal
Proprioception is the awareness of this
What is body position?
The coiled portion of the inner ear that contains the receptors for hearing
What is cochlea?
Suffix meaning condition of the eye, vision
What is -opia?
Word root meaning eyelid
What is blephar/o or papebr/o
A sensation of noises such as ringing in the ear
What is Tinnitus?
The medical term for smell. It is located in receptors in the nose and works with taste to stimulate appetite and warn of harmful substances.
What is Olfaction?
The nerve that transmits impulses for hearing and equilibrium from the ear to the brain
What is the vestibulocochlear nerve?
Suffix meaning sense of taste
What is -guesia?
Word root for the tympanic membrane
What is myring/o?
Glaucoma
What is an abnormal increase in pressure within the eyeball?