Vocab
Lazy eye is called _____?
Amblyopia
Circular, transparent part of the front of the sclera.
Cornea
The external auditory meatus also known as ____
Auditory canal
taste buds are located
sweet/salty, sour, bitter
sweet/salty-tip
sour-sides
bitter-back
Damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve causes
sensory hearing loss
This mucous membrane lines the eyelids and covers the front of the eye.
Conjuctiva
Outer most layer of the eye.
Sclera
Inflammation of the external auditory canal.
Otits externa
List 5 general senses located throughout the body
heat, cold, touch, pain , pressure
this allows air to enter the middle ear to help equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
Eustachian tube
This word is used to identify the 3 small bones of the middle of the ear.
Ossicles
Symptoms of _____ are blurred vision halos around lights gradual vision loss.
Cataract
The receptor for sound waves into inner ear
Organ of Corti
The sense of smell is made possible by
olfactory receptors
Layer of the eye that is inter laced with bl vessels to nourish the eye is called ______?
Choroid coat
Disorders in which the eyes do not move or focus together.
Strabismus
This occurs when the light rays are not refrected sharply enough & the image focuses behind the retina.
Hyperopia/farsighted
List 3 causes of conductive hearing loss.
Wax, foreign body, otosclerosis, ruptureed tympanic membrane
The medical term for ear wax is called _____.
Cerumen
What 2 conditions does tx include covering the good eye.
Strabismus & Amblyopia
This results from a collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the inner ear & a degeneration of the hair like cells in the cochlea.
Menieres disease
The surgical tx for myopia is known as _____
Radical Keratotmy (lazer surgery)
Otosclerosis occurs when _____ becomes immobile, causing conductive hearing loss
stapes
Projections on the tongue that hold the taste buds
papillae
The surgical incision of the tympanic membrane
myringotomy