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Test 8
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Anatomy
11th Grade
05/08/2016

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cranial nerve disorder that results from inflammation of a facial nerve probably due to a viral infection, causes paralysis offacial muscles on affected side and loss of taste sensations on part of tongue
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Bell's palsy
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impairs the ability to speak or read
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aphasia
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abnormal swelling of dura mater due to being filled with blood
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subdural hematoma
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progressive, degenerative disorder that affects motor neurons in spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebral hemispheres, causes atrophy of skeletal muscles associated
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
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What is another name for ALS?
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Lou Gehrig's Disease
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What are two division of ANS?
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sympathetic and parasympathetic NS
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drugs that decrease heart rate and force contraction, lower peripheral blood pressure
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beta-blockers
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epithelium covering the inner surface of eyelids and outer surface of eye
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conjunctiva
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What is the thinnest skin of body?
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skin of eyelid
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transparent part of the outer fibrous layer of eye
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cornea
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white of eye
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sclera
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colored portion of eye
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iris
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central opening of iris
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pupil
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innermost layer of eye (interprets tight another visual info)
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retina
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outer, fleshy part of ear
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auricle or pinna
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eardrum
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tympanic membrane
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Where are the 3 smallest bones in the body?
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middle ear
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What are the three auditory ossicles (smallest bones in body)?
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malleus, incus, stapes
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What are other names for the ambles, incus, and stapes?
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hammer, anvil, stirrup
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increased intraocular pressure due to impaired reabsorption of aqueous humor (can result in blindness)
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glaucoma
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infection and tissue inflammation within middle ear cavity
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otitis media
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