Chapter 6: The Sensory System-Ophthalmology And Ot
Chapter 6: The Sensory System-Ophthalmology and Ot
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Chapter 6: The Sensory System-Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
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conjunctiva
A thin, clear membrane that lines the upper and lower eyelids and most of the surface of the eye
ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o, optic/o
eye
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oculopathy
disease of the eye
ophthalmologist
medical specialist (physician) of the eye
optometrist
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Chapter 6: The Sensory System-
Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
conjunctiva - Answer A thin, clear membrane that lines the upper and lower eyelids and
most of the surface of the eye
ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o, optic/o - Answer eye
oculopathy - Answer disease of the eye
ophthalmologist - Answer medical specialist (physician) of the eye
optometrist - Answer specialist of the eye
lacrim/o, dacry/o - Answer tear
lacrimation - Answer process of producing tears
dacryorrhea - Answer excess tear production
-opia, -opsia - Answer vision
hyperopia - Answer farsightedness
Akinetopsia - Answer inability to see moving objects
blephar/o - Answer eyelid
blepharedema - Answer swelling of the eyelid
blepharoplasty - Answer surgical repair of the eyelid
corne/o, kerat/o - Answer cornea (clear, middle of the eye)
corneal transplant - Answer replacement of cornea from a donor
keratitis - Answer inflammation of the cornea
conjunctiv/o - Answer conjunctiva
Conjunctivitis - Answer inflammation of the conjunctiva
scler/o - Answer sclera (white of eye)
scleritis - Answer inflammation of the sclera (white of the eye)
choroid layer - Answer middle layer of the eye containing lens, iris, and ciliary muscles
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Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
lens - Answer controlled by the ciliary muscles. Bend the light rays
iris - Answer colored area, controls the size of the pupil
ciliary muscles - Answer attach to the lens and bend it for focusing
retina - Answer innermost layer of the eye. Contains cells that turn into electric signal
that are sent to the brain via the optic nerve
vitre/o - Answer vitreous humor
vitreous humor - Answer Thick, jelly -like substance that fills the posterior cavity (space
behind the lens) of the eye. Functions to keep the eye in a sphere-like shape and to
bend light rays
vitreous liquid - Answer fluid that fills the posterior cavity of the eye
cycl/o - Answer ciliary body
cycloplegia - Answer paralysis of the ciliary body
retin/o - Answer retina
vitrectomy - Answer removal of the vitreous humor
retinitis - Answer inflammation of the retina
retinoscope - Answer device that views the retina
ir/o, irid/o - Answer iris
Iritis - Answer inflammation of the iris
iridalgia - Answer pain in the iris
phac/o, phak/o - Answer lens
phacoscope - Answer device to view the lens
phakitis - Answer inflammation of the lens
How do ears work? - Answer They turn energy created from sound waves into electric
signals. Signals are sent to the brain which interprets the signals into hearing
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