Part I
process of receiving stimuli/data
sensory reception
impulse travels the nerve pathway to the spinal cord or directly to the brain
impulse conduction
tiny bones in inner ear
ossicles
pooling of blood in eye
hyphema
ability to perceive and understand an object through touch by its size, shape, and texture
stereognosis
awareness of your position and movement
kinesthetic
ability to be aware and interpret the stimuli (affected by LOC)
perception
ear infection
otitis media
Name the following:
a. misalignment of the eyes
b. ability of the eyes to turn inward together
c. involuntary rapid eye movement; common in vertigo
a. strabismus
b. convergence
c. nystagmus
orifice where tears are produced and secreted
lacrimal puncta
related to any large organ in the body
visceral
narrowing of the ear canal
stenosis
sensitivity to light
photophobia
eye protrudes from socket due to trauma
enophthalmos
disorder caused by an accumulation of endolymph fluid in the inner ear
ménière disease
agent/act that stimulates a nerve receptor
stimulus
abnormal growth in ear canal
neoplasms
Name the following:
a. bruising
b. styea. ecchymosis
b. hordeolum
yellow deposits under the retina made of lipids
drusen
rare form of color blindness in which the individual cannot distinguish and color at all and sees only shades of grey
achromatopsia
conversion of the stimulus to a nerve impulse
receptor
ruptured ear drum
perforated tympanic membrane
blood vessel ruptures within eye
subconjunctival hemorrhage
conscious organization of external data or stimuli into meaningful information
sensory perception
Name the following:
a. nearsightedness
b. farsightedness
c. altered vision at all distance
d. impaired vision due to aging (near vision)
e. double vision
a. myopia
b. hyperopia
c. astigmatism
d. presbyopia
e. diplopia