Ears
The medical prefix for ears
What is "Oto-"
The part of the tongue that tastes sweetness
What is the tip of the tongue
The medical prefix for nose
What is "Naso-/Rhin-"
Medical prefix for "eyes"
What is "Ocular"
Inflammation of the conjunctiva, treated with antibiotic eye drops
Redness, pain, swelling, and discharge
What is "Conjunctivitis or pink eye"
The outer ear that collects sound waves and directs them into the auditory canal
What is "Pinna" or "Auricle"
The projection of the tongue containing taste buds
Papillae
Rhinorrhea
What is Nasal cavity filled with mucus/allergies
How pupils react when exposed to light
What is "it constricts or gets smaller"
Inflammation of the lining of the nose causing nasal congestion, drainage, sneezing and/or itching
Rhinitis
Names of the 3 bones located in the middle ear?
What are "Malleus, Incus, Stapes"
Inflammation of the tongue
What is Glossitis
The reason our nose runs when we cry
What is Tears flow into the lacrimal ducts and drains through nasal cavity
Function of the Lacrimal Glands
What is "they produce tears"
Performed for chronic ear infections, surgical opening made in tympanic membrane
What is "Myringotomy"
The medical term for the spiral shape of the inner ear
What is the Cochlea
Oral yeast infection resulting in white lesions on the tongue and cheeks
Thrush
Hair like projections that trap particles entering the nose
What is Cilia
The part of the eye removed during Cataract surgery
What is "the lens"
Swollen red, bumpy tongue with enlarged taste buds
What is "Strawberry Tongue"
3 structures in the inner ear containing liquid that is set in motion by head and body movement
What are Semicircular Canals
Process of taste stimulus being transmitted to the cerebral cortex
What is "Receptors in taste buds send stimuli through 3 cranial nerves to the cerebral cortex for interpretation"
Structures located at the bottom of each cerebral hemisphere that processes info about odors
What is Olfactory bulb
The pathway of vision
What is Cornea--Pupil--Lens--Retina--Optic Nerve
Caused by the small central portion of your retina called the Macula wears down
What is "Macular Degeneration"