CH. 6 SENSORY: Ophthalmology

Question 1

Most complex sensory organs

Answer 1

eyes and ears

Question 2

socket

Answer 2

aka Orbit

-the eye rests in

Question 3

blepharo

Answer 3

eyelids

• protect eyes from dust and floating particles
• keep the eye moist

Question 4

Lacrimal gland

Answer 4

small gland near the eye

-produces tears

Question 5

Conjunctiva

Answer 5

thin invisible membrane lining for the eyes and eyelids

Question 6

ocul/o
ophthalm/o
opt/o

Answer 6

eye

oculopath, opthalmmologist

Question 7

lacrim/o

dacry/o

Answer 7

tear

lacrimation, dacryorrhea

Question 8

• opia

- opsia

Answer 8

vision condition

hyperopia, akinetopsia

Question 9

blephar/o

Answer 9

eyelid

Question 10

corne/o

kerat/o

Answer 10

cornea

corneal transplant
keratitis

Question 11

conjunctiv/o

Answer 11

conjunctiva

Question 12

scler/o

Answer 12

sclera (white of the eye)

phacosclerosis
scleromalacia

Question 13

vitre/o

Answer 13

vitreous liquid
(vitreous humor)

vitreous liquid
vitrectomy

Question 14

cycl/o

Answer 14

ciliary body (changes shape of the lens to maintain focus)

cycloplegia

unable to see up close - presbyopia

Question 15

retin/o

Answer 15

retina

“net”

retinitis
retinoscope

Question 16

ir/o

irid/o

Answer 16

iris (colored part of the eye)
-Greek Iris : female messenger, rainbow

iritis
iridalgia

Question 17

phac/o> s before i & e

phak/o

Answer 17

lens

Greek “ lentil”

Question 18

aur/o

ot/o

Answer 18

ear

aural learner

Question 19

acous/o

audi/o

Answer 19

sound, hearing

acuoustinc
audiogram

Question 20

-acusis

Answer 20

hearing condition

hyperacusis
osteoacusis - bone hearing condition

Question 21

cerumin/o

Answer 21

ear wax

ceruminolysis

Question 22

salping/o

Answer 22

eustachian tube

Latin- salphix : “trumpet”

rhinosalpingitis

Question 23

tympan/o

myring/o

Answer 23

eardrum

Greek: “drum”
Orchestras kettledrums : tympany

tympanostomy
myringotomy

Question 24

mastoid/o

Answer 24

mastoid process (bony protrusion behind ear)

mast (breast) + old (resembling) > resembling a breast

Question 25

Inner ear (labyrinth)

Answer 25

• helps maintain balance
  cochlea: shell shaped organ
• stapes: presses on the cochela and causes the fluid to move
• the hair bends, create an electric signal (acoustic nerve to the brain
• brain receives and processes the electric signals

Question 26

vestibular system (in the inner ear)

Answer 26

sends info to the brain about the tilt, rotation, and motion of the head

• has hairs
• brain coordinates movement with the eyes

Question 27

labyrinth/o

Answer 27

labyrinth (innermost part of the ear)
-the cochela (hearing) & vestibular system (balance)

Greek: King Minos & Minotaur (half man & bull)

laybrinithitis

Question 28

vestibul/o

Answer 28

vestibule : small space at the beg of a canal
-in front of the semi circular canals

“the lobby of the building”

vestibulitis

Question 29

cochel/o

Answer 29

cochlea : snail shell shaped tube in the inner ear that contains receptors

Greek: “snail shell”

cochleitis