CNHP ch 5 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Anterior chamber | contains aqueous humor (water fluid) |
| Posterior chamber | contains vitreous humor (gelatinous fluid) |
| Corne | transparent, outer, covering of the anterior portion |
| Pupil | opening in eye that lets in light |
| Iris | colored part of the eye that contains muscles to regulate the pupil's size |
| Sclera | white, tough, fibrous outer later, extends from cornea to optic nerve |
| Choroid | pigmented vascular layer between sclera and retina |
| Conjunctiva | mucous membrane lining the eyelids and outer eye surface |
| Lens | transparent structure posterior to the pupil that bends light rays on the retina to aid in focusing |
| Retina | nerve tissue in the inner posterior part of the eye |
| Rods | visual receptors (neurons) in retina that respond to the light waves. Rods help see dim lighting. |
| Cones | visual receptors (neurons) in retina that respond to the light waves. Cones help see bright lighting. |
| Verve fibers | from the rods an cones join in the optic disc from which optic nerve carries transmission to brain. |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjuctive/o | conjuctive (to bind together) |
| corne/a | cornea |
| cycle/o | cricle, ciliary body |
| dacry/o | tear |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| ir/o | colored circle, iris |
| irid/o | colored circle, rare |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthamlm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| phac/o | lens(lentil) |
| phak/o | lens (lentil) |
| phot/o | light |
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