Ch 14 seeing and hearing Flashcards
Opt/i, Opto, Optic/o, Ocul/o, opthalm/o means?
combining forms for the eye or sight
orbit?
bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball
periorbita?
eye socket
eye muscles?
seven major muscles attached to each eye that make a range of movement possible
What are the seven major muscles attached to each eye?
2 oblique muscles, 4 rectus muscles, and the retractor bulbi
binocular means?
both eyes
levator palpebrae muscles?
muscles that raise the upper eyelid
blephar/o
eyelid
palpebra?
another term used for the eye lid
Plural from for palpebra?
palpebrae
Palpebrae means?
pertaining to the eyelid
eyelashes?
cilia - protects the eye from foreign material
conjunctiva?
mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid
What does conjunctiva do?
forms a protective covering of the exposed surface of th eyeball when the eyelids are closed
Conjunctiv/o means?
conjunctiva
Nictitating membrane is?
the conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyeballs close
What is also called the third eyelid?
nictitating membrane
The accessory structures of an organ called?
adnexa
The adnexa of the eye include the?
orbit, eye muscles, eyelids, eyelashes, conjuctiva, and lacrimal apparatus
The extrinsic muscles are?
6 muscles that attach the outside of the eyeball to the bones of the orbit
The angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet is called the?
canthus
The combining form canth/o means?
corner of theeye
What are the other 2 canthus’?
lateral and medial
What is the tarsal plate?
the platelike framework within the upper and lower eyelids that provide stiffness and shape
Combining form tars/o means?
edge of eyelid or “ankle joint”
What is the lacrimal apparatus?
structures that produce, store, and remove tears
What is lacrimation?
the condition of normal tear secretion
lacrim/o and dacry/o means?
teardrop, tear duct or lacrimal duct
The lacrimal sac or dacryocyst mean?
the enlargement that collects tears at the upper portion of the tear duct
The nasolacrimal duct is the?
passageway that drains tears into the nose
The eyeball or globe has multilayered walls, what are the walls called?
sclera, choroid, and retina
Another name for eyeball is?
orb
What is the sclera?
outer layer, “white” of the eye - maintains the shape of the eye
Combining form scler/o means?
sclera or hard
The anterior portion of the sclera is transparent and is called the ?
cornea
The cornea provides what?
most of the focusing power of the eye
The combining forms corne/o and kerat/o means?
cornea
What membrane is the innermost or deepest layer of the cornea?
Descemet’s
The choroid is?
the opaque middle layer of the eyeball that contains blood vessels and supplies blood for the entire eye (iris, pupil,lens, and ciliary body
Opaque means that?
light cannot pass through
The tapetum lucidum is the?
brightly colored iridescent reflecting tissue layer of the choroid of most species
The tapetum lucidum also is called?
choroid tapetum
Tapetum is the medical term for?
layer of cells
Combining form choroid/o means?
choroid
The iris is?
the pigmented muscular diaphragm of the choroid that surrounds the pupil
Also contract’s or relaxes to change the size of the pupil - regulating the amount of light entering the lens
The combining forms ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, and irit/o refers to?
the iris of the eye
The pupil is?
the circular opening in the center of the iris
The combining forms pupill/o and core/o means?
pupil
Miosis means?
makes the opening smaller (pupil)- pupillary constriction
Mydriasis means?
pupillary dilation
Lens means?
clear, flexible, curved capsule located behind the iris and pupil
What alters the shape of the lens?
ciliary muscles
What is accommodation?
adjusting the shape of the lens to improve near or far vision
Combining form phac/o means?
lens of the eye
The ciliary body is?
the thickened extension of the choroid that assists in accommodation or adjustment of the lens
Iridocorneal means?
pertaining to the iris and cornea
Uvea means?
term used to describe the iris, ciliary body, and choroid
Limbus means?
terms used for the corneoscleral junction
The retina is the?
nervous tissue layer of the eye that receives images
Where is the retina located?
in the posterior chamber of the eye
The combining form retin/o means?
retina
The retina contains?
rods and cones
Rods mean?
specialized cells of the retina that react to light
Cones mean?
speacialized cells of the retina that react to color and fine detail
The optic disk is?
the region of the eye where nerve endings of the retina gather to form the optic nerve
What is another name for the optic disk?
blind spot because it does not contain any rods or cones
The fovea centralis contains?
the greatest concentration of cones in the retina