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Esophoria is an eye condition involving inward deviation of the eye, usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance. It is a type of heterophoria. Cause. Causes include: Refractive errors; Divergence insufficiency; Convergence excess; this can be due to nerve, muscle, congenital or mechanical anomalies.
Neurology, ophthalmology, optometry. Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in some cases) [1] eye movement. [2] People can be born with it but more commonly acquire it in infancy or later in life. In many cases it may result in reduced or limited vision. [3]
Anatomical terminology is a form of scientific terminology used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals such as doctors, physicians, and pharmacists . Anatomical terminology uses many unique terms, suffixes, and prefixes deriving from Ancient Greek and Latin. These terms can be confusing to those unfamiliar with them, but can be ...
Biology. Physiology ( / ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi /; from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) 'nature, origin', and -λογία ( -logía) 'study of') [1] is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. [2] [3] As a subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and ...
v. t. e. Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) ' dissection ') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts. [1] Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its beginnings in ...
The utricle and saccule are the two otolith organs in the vertebrate inner ear. The word utricle comes from Latin uter 'leather bag'. The utricle and saccule are part of the balancing system ( membranous labyrinth) in the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (small oval chamber). [1] They use small stones and a viscous fluid to stimulate hair cells ...
Davis's law is used in anatomy and physiology to describe how soft tissue models along imposed demands. It is similar to Wolff's law, which applies to osseous tissue. It is a physiological principle stating that soft tissue heal according to the manner in which they are mechanically stressed. [1]
Olecranon. The olecranon ( / oʊˈlɛkrənɒn /, from Greek olene 'elbow', and kranon 'head'), is a large, thick, curved bony process on the proximal, posterior end of the ulna. It forms the protruding part of the elbow and is opposite to the cubital fossa or elbow pit ( trochlear notch ). The olecranon serves as a lever for the extensor ...