| A | B |
|---|
| special projections on the tongue that respond to feelings of sensations in the mouth | papillae |
| the four tastes | bitter, salty, sour, sweet |
| nerves in the nasal passageways that are stimulated by odors | olfactory |
| the external openings of the nose (plural) | nares or nostrils |
| an external opening of the nose (singular) | naris or nostril |
| outer layer or white of the eye | sclera |
| middle layer of the eye that contains blood vessels | choroid |
| the inner layer of the eye that contains nerve endings to receive visual impulses | retina |
| place where the pupil is located | in the center of the iris |
| the colored portion of the eye that contracts and expands to change the amount of light that enters the eye | iris |
| watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye between the cornea and the lends | aqueous humor |
| the jelly like fluid that fills most of the eyeball behind the lens | vitreous humor |
| help focus light impulses on the retina | the humors: aqueous humor and vitreous humor |
| the transparent part of the sclera in front of the lens | cornea |
| light passes through this after it enters the pupil... it focuses light images on the retina | lens |
| change in the thick ness of the lens to focus on near or far objects | accommodation |
| process by which accommodation occurs | the ciliary muscles stretch and contract the lens to allow for focusing |
| blind spot where the optic nerve enters | optic disk |
| sends impulses to the brain, enters at the rear of the eyeball, includes rods and cones in the retina | optic nerve |
| enable seeing black and white | rods |
| enable seeing colors | cones |
| structure that supplies bood to the retina | opthalmic artery |
| two structures that protect the eye from injury | eyelid and eyelashes |
| produce tears, moisten the eyes | lacrimal ducts |
| the inner corner of the eye, has pinpoint opening to drain tears into the nose | internal canthus |
| pink mucous membrane of the eye | conjunctiva |
| medical term for the "little ear" | aurical or pinna |
| collects sound waves and directs them into the ear canal | aurical or pinna |
| passageway to the eardrum, funnels sound to the eardrum | ear canal |
| wax produced by the canal walls of the ear | cerumen |
| ear drum | tympanum |
| little bones of the ear | ossicles |
| ossicle that looks like a small hammer | malleus |
| ossicle that looks like an anvil | incus |
| ossicle that looks like a stirrup | stapes |
| passageway of the inner ear | labyrinth |
| tube from the middle ear to the throat/pharynx | eustachian tube |
| three structures of the inner ear | cochlea, semicircular canals, vestibule |
| snail shaped curled tube in the inner ear | cochlea |
| nerve that carries sound from the ear to the brain | auditory nerve |
| carries sound waves into the inner ear and auditory nerve | oval window |
| elongated eyeball that causes near-sightedness | myopia |
| shortened eyeball that causes far-sightedness | hyperopia |
| mis-shapen curved eyeball that causes poor vision | astigmatism |
| process of bending light using the cornea and lens to focus on the retina | refraction |
| done for patient that has refractive errors so they may see correctly | corrective lenses: contacts or glasses |
| disease of the eye that causes cloudiness, opaque eye, like looking through a waterfall | cataract |
| excision/removal of a lens | capsular extraction |
| disease of the eye in which there is increased intraocular pressure due to the aqueous humor does not drain correctly. If left uncorrected, the optic nerve degenerates, causing blindness | glaucoma |
| sight is limited to straight ahead | tunnel vision |
| test to measure the pressure in the eye, helps to diagnose glaucoma | tonometry |
| eyes turn outward | exotropia |
| eyes turn inward | estropia |
| -tropia | turning |
| eyes deviate from a normal position | strabismus |
| lazy eye | amblyopia |
| disorder in which the pigment layer of the retina undergoes permanent degeneration | retinitis pigmentosa |
| symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa | atrophy of the optic nerve, and night blindness |
| change in the eye and vision in which there is no central vision, makes it hard to read or do things close up | macular degeneration |
| part of the retina that allows us to see fine details | macula |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| inflammation of the mastoid( porous bone behind the ear) | mastoiditis |
| draining or discharge of pus from the ear | otopyorrhea |
| rupture or break in the ear drum | tympanorrhexis |
| medical term for earache | otalgia |
| incision to remove pus or fluid surgically from the ear | myringotomy |
| a complication of not treating a middle ear infection | mastoiditis |
| when the stapes hardens | otosclerosis |
| removal of the stapes and replacing it with a prosthesis | stapedectomy |
| ringing in the ears | tinnitus |
| medication type to lower introcular pressure | beta-adrenergic blocking agent |
| eye disorder that would require the use of a medication to lower introcular pressure | glaucoma |
| medication that allows a physician to view the inside of the patient's eye by paralyzing the ciliary muscles to keep the pupil open | cycloplegic |
| type of medication that allows a physician to view the inside of the patient's eye by causing the pupil to dilate | mydriatic |
| type of doctor who treats and diagnoses eye disorders | opthalmologist |
| type of doctor who examines the eyes, prescribes contact lenses or glasses and diagnoses common eye disorders | optomotrist |
| technician who is a specialist in grinding lenses, fitting glasses and contact lenses | optician |
| specialist in hearing disorders | audiologist |
| type of instrument used to examine the tympanum | otoscope |
| type of instrument used to examine the eye's retina | opthalmascope |
| test to determine sight, uses eye charts | visual acuity test |
| tests ability to hear sounds of various frequencies | audiometry |
| plastic surgery of the eyelid to remove excess tissue, wrikles or deformities | blepharoplasty |
| removal of the contents of the eyeball | evisceration |
| removal of the entire eyeball | enucleation |
| surgical procedure used to repair a punctured eardrum from a sudden, very loud noise or foreign object | tympanoplasty |
| plastic surgery procedure to correct congential defects or disfigurement from burns or trauma of the outer ear | otoplasty |
| OS | left eye (think "sinister") |
| OD | right eye 9think "dextereous) |
| OU | both eyes |
| VF | visual field |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| EOM | extraocular movement (involuntary movements of the eyeballs beyond what is required to see) |
| referring to the cornea | corneal |
| transparent part of the sclera in front of the pupil | cornea |
| inflammation of the lining of the eyelid, "pink eye" | conjunctivitis |
| disease of the retina | retinopathy |
| drooping of an eyelid over the eye | blepharoptosis |
| inflammation of the iris | iritis |
| swelling where the optic disc enters the eyeball | papilledema |
| pertains to the eye | ocular |
| inflammation of a small gland in the eyelid close to the eyelashes | sty or stye |
| involuntary movement of the eyeballs in any direction | nystagmus |
| ear ache | otalgia |
| dizziness | vertigo |
| group of symptoms including ringing in the ears, dizziness, pressure in the ears... all might lead to deafness | Meniere's Disease |
