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Ch 14 seeing and hearing Flashcards

1
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Opt/i, Opto, Optic/o, Ocul/o, opthalm/o means?

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combining forms for the eye or sight

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orbit?

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bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball

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periorbita?

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eye socket

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eye muscles?

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seven major muscles attached to each eye that make a range of movement possible

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What are the seven major muscles attached to each eye?

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2 oblique muscles, 4 rectus muscles, and the retractor bulbi

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binocular means?

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both eyes

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levator palpebrae muscles?

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muscles that raise the upper eyelid

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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palpebra?

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another term used for the eye lid

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Plural from for palpebra?

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palpebrae

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Palpebrae means?

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pertaining to the eyelid

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eyelashes?

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cilia - protects the eye from foreign material

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conjunctiva?

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mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid

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What does conjunctiva do?

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forms a protective covering of the exposed surface of th eyeball when the eyelids are closed

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Conjunctiv/o means?

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conjunctiva

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Nictitating membrane is?

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the conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyeballs close

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What is also called the third eyelid?

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nictitating membrane

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The accessory structures of an organ called?

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adnexa

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The adnexa of the eye include the?

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orbit, eye muscles, eyelids, eyelashes, conjuctiva, and lacrimal apparatus

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The extrinsic muscles are?

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6 muscles that attach the outside of the eyeball to the bones of the orbit

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The angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet is called the?

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canthus

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The combining form canth/o means?

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corner of theeye

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What are the other 2 canthus’?

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lateral and medial

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What is the tarsal plate?

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the platelike framework within the upper and lower eyelids that provide stiffness and shape

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Combining form tars/o means?

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edge of eyelid or “ankle joint”

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What is the lacrimal apparatus?

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structures that produce, store, and remove tears

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What is lacrimation?

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the condition of normal tear secretion

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lacrim/o and dacry/o means?

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teardrop, tear duct or lacrimal duct

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The lacrimal sac or dacryocyst mean?

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the enlargement that collects tears at the upper portion of the tear duct

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The nasolacrimal duct is the?

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passageway that drains tears into the nose

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The eyeball or globe has multilayered walls, what are the walls called?

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sclera, choroid, and retina

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Another name for eyeball is?

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orb

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What is the sclera?

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outer layer, “white” of the eye - maintains the shape of the eye

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Combining form scler/o means?

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sclera or hard

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The anterior portion of the sclera is transparent and is called the ?

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cornea

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36
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The cornea provides what?

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most of the focusing power of the eye

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The combining forms corne/o and kerat/o means?

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cornea

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What membrane is the innermost or deepest layer of the cornea?

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Descemet’s

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The choroid is?

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the opaque middle layer of the eyeball that contains blood vessels and supplies blood for the entire eye (iris, pupil,lens, and ciliary body

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Opaque means that?

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light cannot pass through

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The tapetum lucidum is the?

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brightly colored iridescent reflecting tissue layer of the choroid of most species

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The tapetum lucidum also is called?

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choroid tapetum

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Tapetum is the medical term for?

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layer of cells

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Combining form choroid/o means?

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choroid

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The iris is?

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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

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The combining forms ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, and irit/o refers to?

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the iris of the eye

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The pupil is?

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the circular opening in the center of the iris

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The combining forms pupill/o and core/o means?

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pupil

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Miosis means?

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makes the opening smaller (pupil)- pupillary constriction

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Mydriasis means?

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pupillary dilation

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Lens means?

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clear, flexible, curved capsule located behind the iris and pupil

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What alters the shape of the lens?

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ciliary muscles

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What is accommodation?

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adjusting the shape of the lens to improve near or far vision

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Combining form phac/o means?

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lens of the eye

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The ciliary body is?

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the thickened extension of the choroid that assists in accommodation or adjustment of the lens

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Iridocorneal means?

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pertaining to the iris and cornea

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Uvea means?

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term used to describe the iris, ciliary body, and choroid

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Limbus means?

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terms used for the corneoscleral junction

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The retina is the?

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nervous tissue layer of the eye that receives images

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Where is the retina located?

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in the posterior chamber of the eye

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The combining form retin/o means?

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retina

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The retina contains?

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rods and cones

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Rods mean?

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specialized cells of the retina that react to light

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Cones mean?

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speacialized cells of the retina that react to color and fine detail

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The optic disk is?

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the region of the eye where nerve endings of the retina gather to form the optic nerve

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What is another name for the optic disk?

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blind spot because it does not contain any rods or cones

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The fovea centralis contains?

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the greatest concentration of cones in the retina

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Combining form macul/o means?

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Combining form lute/o means?

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Combining form fove/o means?

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The term macula is used in other parts of the body, such as?

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kidney and the ear

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The eye is divided in to parts to make identification of structures easier, what are the parts?

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anterior segment, anterior chamber, posterior chamber

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The anterior segment is?

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also called aqueous chamber is the cranial one-third of the eyeball and is divided into anterior and posterior chambers

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The anterior chamber is?

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the eye cavity located between the caudal surface of the cornea and the cranial surface of the iris

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The posterior chamber is?

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the eye cavity located between the caudal surface of the iris and the cranial surface of the lens

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What is the aqueous humor?

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watery fluid that fill the anterior and posterior chambers

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aque/o means?

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Humor is?

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any clear body fluid

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The caudal two-thirds of the eyeball is called the?

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vitreous chamber

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Vitreous humor or vitreous is the?

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soft, clear, jellylike mass that fills the vitreous chamber

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Combining form vitre/o means?

82
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What is refraction?

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the process of the lens bending the light rays to help them focus on the retina.

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Refraction is also called?

84
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What is convergence

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simultaneous inward movement of both eyes - binocular vision

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What is acuity?

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means sharpness or acuteness, usually used in reference to vision

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What is poor acuity?

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not a clear vision

87
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What is fluorescein dye stein

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diagnostic test to detect corneal injury by placing dye on the surface of the cornea

88
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gon/i is combining form for?

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angle or seed

89
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What is menace response?

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diagnostic test to detect vision in which movement is made toward the animal to test whether it will see movement and try to close its eyelids

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What is ophthalmoscope?

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instrument used for ophtalmoscopy

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What is ophtalmoscopy?

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procedure used to examine the interior eye structures; may be direct or indirect

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What is palpebral reflex?

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diagnostic test in which the eye should blink in response to touch to the medial canthus of the eye.
- assessment of Cranial nerves v and vii

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What is pupillary light reflex?

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response of pupil to light; (PLR) when light is shown in the pupil, constriction should take place

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What is Schirmer tear test?

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a diagnostic test using a graded paper strip to measure tear production

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What is tonometry?

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procedure using an instrument to measure intraocular pressure indirectly

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What is anisocoria?

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condition of unequal pupil size

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Anis/o is the combining form meaning?

98
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iso- is

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the combining form ambly/o means?

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What is cataract?

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cloudiness or opacity of the lens

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What is conjunctivitis?

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inflammation of the conjunctiva

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What is corneal ulceration?

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surface depression on the cornea

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What is ectropion?

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eversion, or turning outward, of the eyelid

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What is entropion?

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inversion, or turning inward, of the eyelid

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What is epiphora?

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excessive tear production

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What is glaucoma?

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group of disorders resulting from elevated intraocular pressure

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What is stye?

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infection of one or more glands of the eyelid

108
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What is nystagmus?

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involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eye

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What is monochromatism?

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lack of ability to distinguish colors, also called color blindness

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The combining form for chrom/o means?

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What is proptosis?

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displacement of the eye from the orbit

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What is strabismus?

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disorder in which the eyes are not directed in a parallel manner;deviation in both eyes

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Convergent strabismus?

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cross-eyed

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suffix -tropia means?

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prefix eso- means?

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prefix exo- means

117
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What is blepharectomy?

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surgical removal of all or part of the eyelid

118
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What is blepharoplasty?

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surgical repair of the eyelid

119
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What is enucleation?

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removal of the eyeball

120
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What is the functions of the ear?

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sensory organ that enables hearing and helps to maintain balance

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Combining forms for ear are?

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audit/o, aud/i, ot/o

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Combining forms for sound or hearing are?

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acousto, acous/o

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auditory pertains to the ?

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acoustic pertains to

125
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The ear is divided into?

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outer, middle, and inner portions

126
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What is the pinna?

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the external portion of the ear that catches sound waves and transmits them to the external auditory canal

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The combining form pinn/i means?

128
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The combining form aur/i, aur/o means?

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external ear - catches sound

129
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The pinna is also known as the?

130
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What is the external auditory canal?

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tube that transmits sound from the pinna to the tympanic membrane

131
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The external auditory canal is also known as?

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external auditory meatus

132
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Glands that line the external auditory canal secrete?

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cerumen - known as earwax

133
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The middle ear begins with the?

134
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The medical term for eardrum is?

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tympanic membrane

135
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What is the tympanic membrane?

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the tissue that separates the external ear from the middle ear. It transmits sound waves to the ossicles

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Combining forms tympan/o and myring/o mean?

137
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Combining form myring/o is mostly used for?

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diseases and procedures

138
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What are the auditory ossicles?

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malleus, incus, and stapes

139
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What is the malleus?

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auditory ossicle known as the hammer

140
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What is the incus?

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auditory ossicle known as the anvil

141
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What is stapes?

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auditory ossicle known as the stirrup

142
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What is the eustachian tube?

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equalizes air and middle ear pressure - it is the tube that leads from the middle ear to thenasopharynx

143
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What is the oval window in the ear?

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located at the base of the stapes, and is the membrane that separates the middle and the inner ear

144
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What is the round window?

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the membrane that receives sound waves through fluid after they have passed through the cochlea

145
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What is the tympanic bulla?

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the osseous chamber at the base of the skull and houses the middle ear

146
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What is bulla?

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the medical term for large vesicle

147
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What is the inner ear?

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contains sensory receptors for hearing and balance

148
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The bony labyrinth of the inner ear has 3 parts, what are they?

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vestibule, semicircular canals, and cochlea?

149
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What is the vestibule?

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balance and equilibrium

150
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What are the semicircular canals?

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three canals that regulate equilibrium

151
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What are the 3 semicircular canals?

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vestibular, tympanic, and the cochlear

152
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Each canal has a dilated area called the?

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ampulla that contains sensory cells with hairlike extensions

153
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What is the cochlea?

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spiral shaped passage that leads from the oval window to the inner ear - organ of hearing

154
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cochle/o means?

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snail or spiral

155
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What is the organ of Corti?

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spiral organ of hearing located in the cochlea that receives and relays vibrations

156
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What is air conduction?

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sounds waves enter the pinna, travel through the external auditory canal, and strike the tympanic membrane

157
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What is bone conduction?

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the tympanic membrane vibrates, ossicles conduct sound waves through the middle ear

158
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What is sensorineural conduction?

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structures of the inner ear respond to sound waves. Sound waves initate nerve impulses that are relayed to the brain

159
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What is the otoscope?

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the instrument used for otoscopy

160
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What is is otoscopy?

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procedure used to examine the ear for parasites irritation to the ear lining, discharge and the integrity of the tympanic membrane

161
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What is aural hematoma?

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collection or mass of blood on the outer ear

162
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Aural means, pertaining to?

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the ear (external ear)

163
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What is otitis?

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inflammation of the ear, usually has a second term that desribes the location such as otitis externa

164
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What is otitis externa?

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inflammation of the outer ear (can be ear mites)

165
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What is otitis media?

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inflammation of the middle ear

166
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What is otitis interna?

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inflammation of the inner ear

167
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What is vertigo?

168
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What is ablation?

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removal of a part

med term II - Vic (10 decks)

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