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| why our noses run when we cry |
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| tears flow across the eye into the lacrimal duct, which drains into the nasal cavity |
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| Pam wears glasses because the front of her eye is uneven. She is neither nearsighted nor farsighted. Pam has |
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| black center in the iris that is really a hole |
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| The conjunctiva is a sac that lines: |
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| The eyeball has 3 coats: the sclera, the choroid and the |
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| the clear structure that is called "the window of the eye" |
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| crystalline structure behind the pupil that focuses light rays on the retina |
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| What does the pupil do when exposed to bright light? |
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| Extrinsic eye muscles allow for eye movement and are attached to the: |
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| the three small bones located in the middle ear are called the: |
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| malleus, incus and stapes |
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| the tube that connects the middle ear cavity and the throat |
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| projections of the tongue that contain the taste buds |
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| what structure separates the outer and the middle ear |
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| Peter wears contact lens to see the chalkboard at school. He probably has this eye disorder |
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| what part of the eye is removed during cataract surgery |
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| an ophthalmoscope is used to examine someone complaining of |
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| the medical term for a tiny abscess at the base of any eyelash |
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| the treatment of glaucoma can be medical or surgical and involves a goal of: |
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| lowering intraocular pressure |
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| A condition in which the lens loses elasticity after the age of 40 |
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| Where on the retina do nerve fibers form the optic nerve? |
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| the medical term for the spiral-shaped organ of hearing in the inner ear |
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| Your best friend has pinkeye. What might cause you to "catch" her pinkeye |
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| the colored part of the eye |
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| the eye is protected by the _______________ cavity |
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| thw white of the eye is called the |
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| the anterior chamber of the eye is filled with |
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| the size of the iris and pupil is changed by |
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| the retina contains visual receptors called |
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| what is the function of the vitreous humor |
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| maintain eye shape andrefract light rays |
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| the tympanic membrane is also known as |
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| the outer part of the ear |
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| the nose connects to what cranial nerve |
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| the organ of Corti is located within the |
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| otitis media is usually treated with |
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| the lens of the eye lies directly behind the |
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| what is the function of the lacrimal glands |
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| what is the correct pathway of vision |
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| cornea, pupil, lens, retina, optic nerve |
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| What is the function of cerumen |
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| someone with diplopia would be treated by |
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