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McGee MT ch.14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The white of the eye is called | Sclera |
| Structure that separates the middle ear from the inner ear | Oval window |
| What is the name of the colorful muscle that surrounds the pupil of the eye | Iris |
| the structure that holds the lens in place | Suspensory ligaments |
| The oval yellowish spot near the center of the retina | Macula lutea |
| The fluid that moves freely between both chambers of the eyeball | Aqueous humor |
| the true organ of hearing | Organ of Corti |
| parts of the eye is responsible for color vision, central vision, and vision in bright light | Cones |
| parts of the eye is responsible for peripheral vision and vision in dim light | Rods |
| The ability of the lens to focus on close objects | Accommodation |
| Conjunctivitis | pinkeye |
| gradual interruption in the drainage system of aqueous humor could lead | Chronic open-angle glaucoma |
| swimmer's ear | Otitis externa |
| name for a bacterial infection of an eyelash follicle | Hordeolum |
| Presbyopia | The loss of vision due to old age |
| CC | With correction |
| OD | Right eye |
| OS | Left eye |
| Each eye | Each eye |
| PEARL | Pupils equal and reactive to light |
| Right ear | AD |
| AS | Left ear |
| AU | Each ear |
| dB | Decibel |
| An obvious inward turning of one eye in relation to the other eye | esotropia |
| extraocular | Pertaining to outside the eye |
| A fungal infection of the external auditory meatus of the ear | otomycosis |
| Containing pus | purulent |
| cochlear | Pertaining to the snail-shaped structure within the middle ear |
| The surgical repair of the eardrum with a tissue graft | myringoplasty |
| Pertaining to the ear | aural |
| aque/o | Watery |
| audit/o | Hearing |
| blephar/o | Eyelid |
| corne/o | Cornea |
| cor/o | Pupil |
| conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
| es/o | Within |
| ex/o | Outward |
| kerat/o | Hard or horny; also refers to the cornea of the eye |
| mi/o | Smaller |
| nas/o | Nose |
| nyct/o | Night |