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Chapter 11 Flashcards

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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-cusis

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hearing

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irid/o

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iris, colored part of eye

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kerat/o

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horny, hard, cornea

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum

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ophthalm/o

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eye, vision

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-opia

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vision condition

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opt/o

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eye, vision

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ot/o

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ear, hearing

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phak/o

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lens of eye

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presby/o

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old age

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retin/o

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retina, net

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scler/o

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slcera, white of eye, hard

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trop/o

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turn, change

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum

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adnexa oculi

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structure outside the eyeball

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binocular vision

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muscles of eyes work together to make depth perception possible

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canthus

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corner of the eye

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cilia

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small hairs, make up eyebrows & eyelashes

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tarsus (tarsal plate)

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framework that provides stiffness and shape

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conjunctiva

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transparent mucous membrane; protects exposed eyeball surface

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ciliary body

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muscles and ligaments that adjust the thickness of the lens

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cornea

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transparent outer surface

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accommodation

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contraction and dilation of the pupil

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convergence

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simultaneous inward movement of the eyes toward each other

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emmetropia

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relationship between the refractive power and the shape of the eye

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refraction (refractive power)

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ability of the lens to bend light rays so they focus on the retina

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visual activity (VA)

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ability to distinguish object details and shape at a distance

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ptosis

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dropping of the upper eyelid

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chalazion

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module or cyst

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hordeolum (stye)

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pus-filled lesion

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blepharitis

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swelling of the eyelid

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entropion

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eversion of the edge of an eyelid

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periorbital edema

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swelling of the tissues surrounding the eye

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