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Sensory system eyes
Question | Answer |
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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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