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Sensory System Vocabulary

Acoustic Neuroma

A benign tumour in the internal auditory canal.

Blepharitis

Inflammation of eyelids.

Epistaxis

Nosebleed.

Glossopharyngeal

Pertaining to tongue and throat.

Hyperopia

Farsightedness. Near objects look blurred but distant objects are more clearly visible.

Kinesthesia

Body movement.

Mechanoreceptors

A sensory neuron that responds to mechanical pressure.

Myopia

Nearsightedness. Near objects are clear and seen but far objects are not.

Nociceptors

Sensory neurons that respond to pain.

Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Conjunctivitis in newborns (severe).

Pharyngitis

Inflammation of the pharynx.

Pharyngotonsillitis

Inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils.

Proprioception

Body movement.

Rhinitis

Inflammation of the nasal cavity, which can lead to rhinorrhea.

Rhinorrhea

Runny nose.

Sinusitis

Inflammation of the sinuses.

Stye

Acute infection of the eyelash’s hair follicle.

Thermoreceptors

Specialized neurons that respond to changes in temperature.

Tonsillitis

Inflammation of the tonsils.

Tympanic Membrane

Eardrum.

Visceral

Pertaining to internal organs.

Visual Acuity

Sharpness of vision.

Sensory Systems Glossary Reinforcement activity

Sensory Systems Glossary Reinforcement activity (Text Version)
  1. Specialized neurons that respond to changes in temperature are called ____[Blank 1].
    1. thermoreceptors
    2. mechanoreceptors
    3. nociceptors
  2. Body movement is called _____[Blank 2].
    1. kinesthesia
    2. visceral
    3. proprioception
  3. Sharpness of vision is called _____[Blank 3].
    1. visual acuity
    2. proprioception
    3. kinesthesia
  4. Sensory neurons that respond to pain are called _____[Blank 4].
    1. thermoreceptors
    2. nociceptors
    3. glossopharyngeal
  5. The eardrum is also called _______[Blank 4].
    1. glossopharyngeal
    2. mechanoreceptors
    3. tympanic membrane

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Activity source: Sensory Systems Glossary Reinforcement activity by Kimberlee Carter, from Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford, licensed under CC BY- 4.0. /Text version added.

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Except where otherwise noted, this chapter is adapted from “Sensory Systems” in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford, licensed under CC BY 4.0. / A derivative of Betts et al., which can be accessed for free from Anatomy and Physiology (OpenStax). Adaptations: dividing Sensory Systems chapter content into sub-chapters.

  1. 1. thermoreceptors, 2. kinesthesia, 3. Sharpness of vision is called..., 4. Sensory neurons that respond to pain are called..., 5. The ear-drum is also called... ↵

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