Vision & More
Cells within the retina responsible for color vision and work best in bright light
What are the cones?
A type of cell within the retina that provides ability to see in dim light (night vision).
What are rods?
Three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea which is considered the organ of hearing.
What are ossicles?
A lighted instrument used to examine the ear.
What is an otoscope?
Inflammation of the tongue.
What is glossitis?
Color blindness test
What is the Ishihara test?
Clear fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye.
What is aqueous humor?
A small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus. It looks like a mallet or a hammer.
What is the malleus?
The external part of the ear; also called the aurice.
What is the pinna?
The bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils.
What is the nasal septum?
A lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye.
What is an opthalmoscope?
A jelly-like substance that fills the posterior chamber of the eye.
What is vitreous humor?
A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle-ear, transmitting vibrations of the eardrum to the incus.
What is the incus?
A sensation of spinning dizziness, as though the room or surrounding environment is spinning in circles around the person.
What is vertigo?
Tiny hairs that move mucus and dust particles from the sinuses to the back of the nose.
What is cilia?
The bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eye.
What is the orbital cavity?
Painful, gradual blurring, loss of vision and pupil turns from black to milky white
What are symptoms of a cataract?
A small stirrup-shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations to the oval window of the ear.
What is the stapes?
Surgical opening made in tympanic membrane and tubes placed in it to drain fluids.
What is a myringotomy?
Projections on the tongue that contain taste buds.
What are papillae?
An eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity.
What is a Snellen chart?
Red, swollen, painful area on the eyelid.
What is a hordeolum?
Canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat.
What is an Eustachian tube?
Medical term for ear wax.
What is cerumen?
Surgical removal of all or part of the stapes of the middle ear, followed by replacement with a prosthesis.
What is a stapedectomy?