KINE240: Ch. 6, Sensory System (copy)
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ophthalmology
diagnoses and treats all eye diseases, performs eye surgery and prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems
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otolaryngology
a medical specialty which is focused on the ears, nose, and throat
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ocul/o
eye
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ophthalm/o
eye
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opt/o
eye
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lacrim/o
tear (from your eyes)
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dacry/o
tear (from your eyes)
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\-opia
vision
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\-opsia
vision
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scler/o
sclera (outer layer of the eye/white of the eye)
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blephar/o
eyelid
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corne/o
cornea (clear membrane over the eye)
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kerat/o
cornea (clear membrane over the eye)
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lasik
laser therapy to reshape the cornea
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LASIK
laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (a laser-assisted surgical procedure for the correction of visual refractive errors)
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conjunctivitis
pink eye
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conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (membrane over sclera)
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choroid layer
area of the eye with the lens, iris, and ciliary muscles
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lens
bends the light rays
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iris
colored area, controls the size of the pupil
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ciliary muscles
attach to the lens, bend the lens for focusing
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retina
the innermost layer of the eye that contains several structures (convert electrical signals that are sent to the brain via the optic nerve, rods, cones and other neurons)
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cycl/o
ciliary body (muscles around the eye)
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retin/o
retina (light-sensitive layer of the eye)
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ir/o
iris (adjusts pupil to control amount of light in eye)
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irid/o
iris (adjusts pupil to control amount of light in eye)
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vitre/o
vitreous humor (fluid in the posterior cavity of the eye)
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phac/o
lens
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phak/o
lens
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cataracts
cloudy lenses
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tympanic membrane
ear drum (separates the outer ear from the middle ear)
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pinna
outer ear (shaped like a funnel to collect sound)
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ear canal
part of the ear canal inside the pinna
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aur/o
ear
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ot/o
ear
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acous/o
hearing
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audi/o
hearing
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\-acusis
hearing condition
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cerumin/o
ear wax
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salping/o
ear canal (eustacean tube)
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tympan/o
ear drum
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myring/o
ear drum
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middle ear bones
incus, malleus, stapes (carry vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear)
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cochlea
beginning of the inner ear, a bony shell filled with fluid (when sound waves are transferred to the fluid, it moves tiny hairs attached to the nerve which send electrical signals down the acoustic nerve)
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labyrinth/o
labyrinth, bone structures
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vestibul/o
area in front of the semi-circular canal
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cochle/o
shell (contains hearing receptors)
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hair cells
sense vibration in the cochlea
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endolymph
fluid housed in the membranous membrane of the bony labyrinth’s temporal bone
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ampulla
contains hair cells to sense cupula movement
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ambiopia
double vision
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diplopia
double vision
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asthenopia
weak vision
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amblyopia
decreased vision (lazy eye)
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hyperopia
far sightedness
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myopia
near sightedness
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my-
shut
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presbyopia
decreased vision due to old age
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presby-
old age
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akinetopsia
inability to see objects move
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hemianopsia
blindness in half of the visual field
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scotopia
adjustments of the eye to see in the darkness
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scot-
darkness
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sac
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xerophthalmia
dry eyes due to a vitamin A deficiency
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dacryoadenalgia
pain in the tear gland
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dacryo
tear
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aden
gland
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astigmatism
visual problem of an inability to focus on one point
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corneal xerosis
dryness of the cornea
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keratalgia
pain in the cornea
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miosis
abnormal contraction of the iris (small pupil)
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mydriasis
abnormal dilation of the iris (large pupil)
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scotoma
dark spot in the visual field
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hyperacusis
excessively sensitive hearing
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hypoacusis
excessively insensitive hearing
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osteoacusis
hearing through bone
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otalgia
ear pain
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otodynia
ear pain
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otorrhea
discharge from the ear
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tinnitus
ringing in the ear
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vertigo
sensation of moving while stationary
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otoscopy
process of examining the outer ear (auricle, ear canal, tympanic membrane)
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ophthalmologist
medical doctor, eye specialist
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optometrist
eye specialist
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ophthalmoscope
to view the eye
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phacoscope
to view lens
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phaco-
lens
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retinoscope
to view the retina
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opto-
eye
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optomyometer
measures the strength of eye muscles
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tonometer
measures pressure in the eye
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blepharopyorrhea
discharge of pus from the eyelid
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pyo
pus
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ectropion
outward turning of the eyelid
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out
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\-tropia
to turn
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entropion
inward turning of the eyelid
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dacryolith
stone in the tear system
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dacryopyorrhea
discharge of pus in tears
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