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6 extraocular muscles (EOMs) - Answer --They hold the eye within the orbit.
-With the coordination of these muscles, the individual experiences one image sight.
-These muscles are enervated by cranial nerves: lll, lV & Vl
A bulging membrane may indicate - Answer -increased pressure in the middle ear
A patient who is under a great deal of stress may be prone to - Answer -mouth ulcers and lip biting
A retracted membrane indicates - Answer -a vacuum in the middle ear due to a blocked eustachian
tune
A small tongue may indicate - Answer -undernutrition
A smooth, coated or hair tongue indicates - Answer -dehydration or disease
Absence of the lateral third of the eyebrow is associated with ...? - Answer -hypothyroidism
acute glaucoma - Answer --increase in intraocular pressure resulting from blocked flow fluid from
anterior chamber
-pupil is oval shaped and dilated
-Cornea appears cloudy with redness
-pain onset is sudden and decrease in vision and halos around lights
-requires immediate intervention
Among older adults - Answer --age-related macular degeneration occurs more frequently among
Caucasians than in other group
-due to hemorrhages, cysts or other alterations
Basal cell carcinoma - Answer --Seen on the lower lid and medial canthus
-It has a papular appearance
cataract - Answer --opacity in the lens (red reflex)
-occurs in aging
Cataracts - Answer --are the leading cause of blindness, followed by glaucoma
, Cataracts & glaucoma more common among - Answer -African Americans
choroid - Answer -middle, vascular layer of the eye, between the retina and the sclera
conjuctiva - Answer -mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and outer surface of the eyeball
Conjuctivitis - Answer --pink eye
-infection of the conjuctiva usually due to bacteria or virus and chemical exposure
Cornea - Answer -clear transparent part of the sclera
Cranial nerve IX - Answer --Posterior portion of tongue
-tests for bitter and sour
Cranial Nerve VII - Answer --Anterior portion of tongue
-tests for salty and sweet
Cranial nerve VIII - Answer -Vestibulocochlear (hearing and balance)
Cranial nerve XII - Answer -Hypoglossal
diabetic retinopathy - Answer --changes that occur in the retina and its vasculature including micro
aneurysms, hemorrhages, macular edema, and retinal exudates
Discharge, redness, or swelling may indicate... - Answer -an infection or allergy
Dizziness, nausea, vomiting or ringing in your ears could mean... - Answer -problems with the
inner ear, neurological problems or drug related
eardrum (tympanic membrane) - Answer -is a translucent membrane that is pearly gray in color
and lies obliquely in the canal.
Emmetropia - Answer -- Normal refractive condition of the eye (20/20)
Emotional well-being affects - Answer -overall health
EOMs are normal if - Answer -they are symmetric, and without strabismus or nystagmus.
exophthalmos - Answer --abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
-occurs secondary to Graves' disease, infectious disease, forms of cancer
external ear structures - Answer -
Eye assessment - Answer --The eyebrows are located equally above the eyes; the eyelashes are full
and everted.
-The eyes are moist, indicating tear production. The movements of the eye are smooth and symmetric.