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| ____, commonly known nearsightedness, is a defect in vision so that objects can only be seen when very near. The opposite of this is ____, or farsightedness. |
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| ____ is a condition known commonly as lazy eye. |
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| Sound waves vibrate the membrane and the ____ (hammer) attached to it's inner surface. This in turn "strikes" the ____ (anvil), which moves the ____ (stirrups). |
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| The middle ear is connected to the throat via the ____ tubes. |
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| The gradual loss of hearing that occurs normally as part of the aging process is known as ____. |
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| ____ causes pain and hearing loss; two types include externa and media. |
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| The most common cause of conductive deafness is ____. |
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| What are the five senses of the human body? |
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| Sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch. |
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| What is the pathway of light through the eye? |
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| Cornea, aqueous humor, pupil, lens, vitreous humor, and retina. |
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| ____ (anterior) humor is a salty, clear watery fluid that circulates between the chambers. |
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| ____ humor is a thick, jellylike substance, and fills the cavity behind the lens. |
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| ____ ____ is a reaction to airborne allergens. |
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| ____ polyps are benign growths on either side of the inside of the nose. |
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| What are the 7 senses perceived by the body? |
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| Touch, pain, heat, cold, pressure, traction, and tickle. |
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| A scratch from foreign bodies or injury to the cornea is known as ____ abrasion. |
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| Red-rimmed, crusted eyelids with scales, itching, and burning is known as ____. |
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| Aching, loss of peripheral vision, visual halos around lights is known as ____. |
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| Visual deviation of the eyeball, blurred or double vision is known as ____. |
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| Drooping of the upper eyelid is known as ____. |
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| Inward turning of one eye with blurred vision is known as ____. |
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| Redness, pain, and occasional discharge caused by an infectious microbe is known as ____. |
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| Painless, gradual visual blurring, and loss of vision is known as ____. |
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| Pain, especially on blinking; excessive tearing; exudate; irregular cornea; blurred vision is known as ____ ulcers. |
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| Red, painful swelling of gland of the eyelid is known as ____. |
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| Inability to accommodate for near vision is known as ____. |
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| Visual floating spots, light flashes, and gradual vision loss is known as ____ retina. |
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| Glare, blurred vision, reduced visual acuity; eventual blindness is known as ____ retinopathy. |
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| A thin grayish-white circle at edge of cornea is known as ____ senilis. |
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| Gradual loss of central vision is known as ___-____ macular degeneration. It is also the leading cause of blindness in the US. |
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| Vision is blurred except close objects due to misshapen eyeball is known as ____. |
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| ____ disease symptoms include severe vertigo, tinnitus, nerve hearing loss, nausea, and vomiting. |
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| ____ externa is an infection in the auditory canal, pain, fever, and conduction hearing loss. |
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| ____ media is severe, deep, throbbing pain; fever, hearing loss; nausea and vomiting, dizziness, and bulging ear drum. |
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| ____ is slow, progressive conduction hearing loss. |
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| ____ is the loss of ability to hear high-frequency sounds, tinnitus, and possible depression. |
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| The eye works like a ____ and is protected by a bony ____ in the skull. |
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| The iris acts like a the ____ in a camera, and is the colored portion of the eye. |
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| The ____ is the transparent extension of the sclera in front of the pupil. |
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| The ____ is the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and causes sclera. It also protects the eye. |
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| The ____ is the inside layer of multilayered nervous tissue. |
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| ____ are sensitive to colors, and function best in well-lit areas. |
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| ____ are very sensitive to light and best in dark areas. |
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| A hordeolum is also known as a ____. |
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| The ear controls functions of ____ and ____. |
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| The ____ or auricle is the visible part of the ear that picks up vibration. |
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| The ____ auditory canal is the canal from the outer ear to the tympanic membrane. |
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| The ____ membrane vibrates when sound hits it. |
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| ____ bone vibrates from tympanic membrane, and in turn the ____ is struck by the malleus. |
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| The ____ is shaped like a snail's shell, and contains the organ of ____. This is the receptor for sound waves. |
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| There are three ____ canals that are responsible for for maintaining equilibrium. |
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