11.2 Eyeball and Seeing Flashcards

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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a-

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without

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-vascul-

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blood, vessel

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a-vascul-ar

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without a blood supply

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con-

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with, together

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-strict

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narrow

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con-strict

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become or make narrow

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-ion

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action, condition

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con-strict-ion

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narrowed portion of a structure

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dilate

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to perform or undergo dilation

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dilat-ion

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stretching or enlarging an opening or a structure

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iris

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greek - diaphragm

colored portion of eye with pupil in its center

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lens

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latin - lentil shape

transparent refractive structure behind the iris

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-opia

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sight

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presby

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old man

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presby-opia

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difficulty in nearsighted vision occurring in middle and old age

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pupil

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opening in center of the iris that allows light to reach the lens

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pupill-ary

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pertaining to pupil

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refract

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latin - break up

bend or change direction of a ray or light

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refract-

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bend

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refract-ion

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bending of light

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retina

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latin - net

light-sensitive innermost later of eyeball

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retin-al

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pertaining to the retina

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sclera

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greek - hard

fibrous outer covering of eyeball and white of the eye

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scler-

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hardness, white of the eye

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scler-al

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pertaining to the scleral

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scler-itis

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inflammation of the sclera

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choroid

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greek - membrane

region of retina and uvea

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-is

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pertaining to

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central-

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center

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fovea central-is

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small pit in center of mascula that has the highest visual acuity

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macula

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small spot

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lutea

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yello

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macula lutea

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yellowish spot on back of retina; contains fovea

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optic

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eye

pertaining to eye

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optic-al

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pertaining to vision

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-or

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that which does something

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phot/o

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light

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-recept-

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receive

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phot/o-recept-or

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photoreceptor cell receives light and converts it into electrical impulses

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uvea

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vascular layer

middle coat of eyeball; includes iris, cillary body, choroid

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uve-

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uvea

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uve-itis

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inflammation of uvea

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visual acuity

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sharpness and clearness of vision

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-ism

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process

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a-

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without

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-stigmat-

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focus

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a-stigmat-ism

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inability to focus light rays that enter eye in different planes

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concave

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concavus arched

having a hallowed surface

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convex

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surface that is evenly curved outward

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foramen

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hole; opening through a structure

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myop-

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to blink

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-opia

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sight

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