Midterms - Senses (Examples and Terms)

sensory system

A network for detecting stimuli form the internal and external environment which is needed to maintain homeostasis

tongue (taste buds)

for gustation/testing

nose

olfaction/smell

ear

hearing and equilibrium

eyes

vision

skin

pain, touch, pressure and temperature

hearing

Audition is the act of

cochlear

Cochlear means pertaining to the

ear

Otogenic means originating in the

vestibulotomy

is the surgical incision of the vestibule.

Salpingoscopy

The endoscopic examination of the auditory tube is

Episcleritis

inflammation of the tissue on the surface of the sclera

Circumcorneal

pertaining to around the cornea

Retinoscopy

examination of the retina

Optometer

instrument for measuring the refraction power of the eye

Lacrimation

secretion of tears

Symblepharon

adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball

Dacryocystocele

discharge from the lacrimal apparatus

Iridoschisis

splitting of the iris

Aphakia

absence of a lens

Exophtalmos

protrusion of the eyeball