What is the name of the outer funnel of the external ear?
Auricle
100
What is Myopia?
a- farsighted resulting from congenital deformity in the eye
b- nearsightedness resulting from a congenital deformity in the eye
b- nearsightedness resulting from a congenital deformity in the eye
100
At what age does the hearing become impaired?
Under the age of 50 or if you have loss of hearing at an early age in the family
100
Chemoreceptors enable you to do ____ and ____.
Smell and Taste
200
What 5 things are included in the sensory system?
- Hearing, Vision, Smell, Taste, Touch
200
T/F: What is the average person of taste buds is ______ _____________ taste buds on their throat and tongue?
about 10,000
200
Tactile defensiveness is…
a- wide range of deficits resulting from damage to the central nervous system
b- decreased tolerance for any tactile sensation
b- decreased tolerance for any tactile sensation
200
What are some factors that cause vision loss?
-Smoking, meds, Cataracts, and other causes.
200
T o F Nociceptors are receptors for detected pain.
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The Brain interprets things and gives ______
- Stimuli
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Interprets a type and an amount of touch sensations like being pleasant ______________, unpleasant ________________, and neutral______________.
like being comfortably warm, being very hot, and when knowing you are actually touching an object.
300
Definition of Rhinitis
(inflammation of the lining of the nose) results from sinusitis {also another common disorder}, chemical irritants etc.
300
How does your senses change in aging?
Your skin becomes less sensitive because of the low blood circulation through out your limbs. or other causes
300
If a patient tells you that they cannot feel a certain part of the body who should you report that to?
Charge Nurse or Supervisor Nurse
400
What do sensory receptors detect?
- Sensation and Perception
400
What are the olfactory clefts?
are limited sections of the nose and the nasal cavity which is dedicated to the sense od smell through the olfactory organs located beneath a bridge on top of the nasal cavity.
400
What is Meniere’s Disease?
a- collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the ear
b- (swimmer's ear) inflammation of the external canal ear
a- collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the ear
400
What interferes with your taste?
-Chewing problems associated with tooth loss and dentures can also interfere with taste sensation.
400
What are complaints worth charting?
Hard to see, hard of hearing and loss of taste and loss smell
500
Exteroceptor detect stimuli coming from the ____ of the body
interoceptors detect stimuli coming from the ____ of the body.
- Outside
-Inside
500
Taste has the ability to dissolved molecules and ions this is called ____________
Tasants
500
In most cases is the sensory system affected directly? Explain
No, normally the sensory system disorders are resulted from other systems being affected such as the nervous system.
500
Why is it when you age your smell become dysfunctional?