British Lassiter
Bio 120-Chapter 12
  April 18, 2012
   Eye=Vision
   Ear=Hearing
   Nose=Smelling
   Throat=Swallowing
   Left Eye (OS)
   Right Eye (OD)
   Both Eyes (AU)
   Eyes are most commonly used for vision
    purposes.
   Left Ear (AS)
   Right Ear (AD)
   Both Ears (AU)
   Ears are commonly used together for hearing
    purposes.
   Acuteness or sharpness of vision
   Used to measure small detail
   Non-parallel movement
   Indicates muscle weakness
   Eyes are deviated outward
   Greek term: exo-moving outward, to exit
   Conduction of sound in inner ear via bones of
    the skull
   Most common surgery formed
   Placed through ear drum to allow air into the
    middle ear
   Normal eye when parallel rays are focused on
    the retina causing perfect vision
   Inflammation in middle of ear
   Inflammation of outer ear/ear canal

Eye & ear abbreviations

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Eye=Vision  Ear=Hearing  Nose=Smelling  Throat=Swallowing
  • 3.
    Left Eye (OS)  Right Eye (OD)  Both Eyes (AU)  Eyes are most commonly used for vision purposes.
  • 4.
    Left Ear (AS)  Right Ear (AD)  Both Ears (AU)  Ears are commonly used together for hearing purposes.
  • 5.
    Acuteness or sharpness of vision  Used to measure small detail
  • 6.
    Non-parallel movement  Indicates muscle weakness
  • 7.
    Eyes are deviated outward  Greek term: exo-moving outward, to exit
  • 8.
    Conduction of sound in inner ear via bones of the skull
  • 9.
    Most common surgery formed  Placed through ear drum to allow air into the middle ear
  • 10.
    Normal eye when parallel rays are focused on the retina causing perfect vision
  • 11.
    Inflammation in middle of ear
  • 12.
    Inflammation of outer ear/ear canal