Anatomy and Physiology of the eye
Pathological conditions of the eye
External Ear
Middle Ear
Inner Ear
100
The white portion of the eye
What is the scelra?
100
The absence of vision or the need for assistive devices and/or the assistance from other to accomplish daily activities due to the inability to see.
What is blindness?
100
The visible portion of the ear not contained within the head
What is the external ear?
100
Contains 3 tiny bones
What is the middle ear?
100
The mazelike structure consisting of the bony structures and membranous structures within the bony structures
What is the inner ear?
200
The colored portion of the eye
What is the iris?
200
Inability to sharply see color
What is color blindness?
200
Tiny hairs that line the canal
What is cilia?
200
Resembles the shape of a hammer
What is the malleus?
200
The central portion of the inner ear
What is vestibule?
300
The center of the iris/eye
What is the pupil?
300
The lens in the eye becomes progressively cloudy losing its normal transparancy
What are cataracts?
300
The cartilaginous flap that has a fleshy, lower portion known as the ear lobe
What is the auricle or pinna?
300
Resembles the shape of an anvil and transmits the sound vibratrions from the malleus to the 3rd auditory ossicle
What is the incus?
300
Snail shaped bony structure
What is the cochlea?
400
Covers the eye and protects from dust and debris through their blinking motion
What are eyelids?
400
Inflammation of the mucous membnrane lining the eyelids and covering the front part of the eyeball "pinkeye"
What is conjunctivitis?
400
The external ear is seperated by the middle ear
What is the tympanic membrane?
400
The tube that connects the the middle ear to the pharynx or throat
What is the eustachian tube?
400
The cochlea houses the true organ of hearing
What is the organ of Corti?
500
Thin mucous membrane layer that lines the anterior part of the eye
What is conjunctiva?
500
Ocular disorders identified as a grouo due to the increase in intraocular pressure.
What is glaucoma?
500
Transmits sound vibrations to the inner ear
What is the eardrum?
500
The middle ear is separated from the inner ear by an oval shaped opening
What is the oval window?
500
Located behind the vestibule- 3 bony fluid-filled loops
What are the semicircular canals?
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