1 / 19

The Special Senses

The Special Senses. Dr. Walid Daoud Assistant Professor. The Special Senses. They are highly specialized sense organs: 1- Vision. 2- Hearing. 3- Taste. 4- Olfaction. 5- Touch. Anatomy of The Eye. The eye is the sense organ of vision. A globe-shape organ (3 layers):

brenna
Download Presentation

The Special Senses

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Special Senses Dr. Walid Daoud Assistant Professor

  2. The Special Senses They are highly specialized sense organs: 1- Vision. 2- Hearing. 3- Taste. 4- Olfaction. 5- Touch

  3. Anatomy of The Eye The eye is the sense organ of vision. A globe-shape organ (3 layers): - Sclera: outermost fibrous layer. - Choroid: middle layer vascular layer. • - Retina: innermost layer nervous layer.

  4. Anatomy of The Eye - Cornea. - Ciliary muscle. - Aqueous humor. - Vitreous humor. - Anterior chamber. - Optic nerve. - Posterior chamber. - Optic disc. - Iris. - Pupil. - Lens.

  5. The Front of The Eye 1- Eye lids. 2- Lacrimal glands. 3- Canthi. 4- Lacrimal canaliculi.

  6. Anatomy of The Ear The ear is the sense organ of hearing. 1- External ear: . Auricle or ear pinna. . Ear canal. . Tympanic membrane or ear drum. 2- Middle ear: . 3 ossicles: malleus, incus and stapes. 3- Inner ear: . Cochlea, semicircular canal, vestibule.

  7. Disorders of The Eye Errors of refraction (ametropia): 1- Myopia. 2- Hypermetropia. 3- Astigmatism.

  8. Disorders of The Eye Cataracts Cataract is an opacity that forms on the lens or its capsule leading to loss of vision. Cataract removal either by: 1- Cryoextraction. Or 2- Intracapsular cataract extraction.

  9. Disorders of The Eye Glaucoma Glaucoma is an increase in the intraocular pressure due to atrophy of optic nerve and may result in blindness. Treatment: - Miotics. - Surgery: paracentesis of the cornea. partial iridectomy iridodialysis.

  10. Disorders of The Eye Strabismus The eyes turn from the normal position and are not aimed in the same direction. - Exotropia. - Esotropia.

  11. Disorders of The Ear Otitis Media It is infection of the middle ear: - Otodynia. - Otopyorrhea. - Myringorrhexis. Treatment is by analgesics, antibiotics or myrigotomy.

  12. Disorders of The Ear Otosclerosis It is hardening of spongy bone around the oval window and the stapes is unable to move the oval window (ankylosis) causing hearing loss. Treated by stapedectomy.

  13. WR/CF Related To The Eye

  14. WR/CF Related To The Eye

  15. WR/CF Related To The Ear

  16. Suffixes Related To The Eye

  17. Suffixes Related To The Ear

  18. Surgical and Other Terms Related To The Special Senses Page 310 - 313

  19. Answer Worksheets 1-6 Page 314 - 323

More Related