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Sensory system eyes

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Eye Ocul/o, ophtalm/o, opt/o
The eye rests in a socket made of seven connecting bones in the skull called? Orbit
Set of eyelids that protect the eyes from dust and other floating particles in the air is called Blepharo
Lacrimal gland A small gland that sits just above and to the side of the eye
The eyelids and lined with a thin invisible membrane known as the? Conjunctiva
Root word for ophthalmo OPHthalmo
Tear Lacrim/o, dacry/o
Vision condition -opia, -opsia
Akinetopsia No movement vision condition. Patients are unable to see objects in motion
Eyelid blephar/o
Blepharoplasty Surgical reconstruction of the eyelid
Outermost layer of the eye includes Sclera, cornea
Sclera (the white part of the eye) Means hard and can refer to the abnormal hardening of any tissue or organ. A dense, protective layer
Cornea A clear surface in the middle of the eye Protects the lens and begins the work of focusing light to the back of the eye
Cornea Corne/o, Kerat/o
Conjunctiva A clear membrane that covers the sclera and lines the eyelids.
Phacosclerosis An abnormal hardening of the eyes
Scleromalacia An abnormal softening of the sclera
Vitreous liquid (also called vitreous humor) An embryo that is fertilized in a glass tube
Vitero Glass
Ciliary body (root) cycl/o A circle of tissue surrounding the lens Changes the shape if the lens of the eye in order to allow the eye to maintain focus A process called accommodation
Presbyopia Someone in old age who can’t read things close up without the help of glasses
Retina (root) rentin/o The netlike pattern of light-sensitive tissue on the inside surface of the eye
Iris (root) ir/o, irid/o The colored part of the eye Adjusts the size of the pupil to control the amount of light that enters the eye
Lens Root word phac/o, phak/o
Phaco Lentil, a type of bean
Eye paralysis Ophthalmoplegia
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