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Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
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Functions of the eye

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The ocular system is responsible for vision

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Combining form for eye or sight

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opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, and
ophthalm/o

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Orbit

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Bony cavity of skull that contains the eyeball

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4
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Eyelids combining form

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Also called Palpebrae
blephar/o

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5
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Conjunctiva is and combining form

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membrane lining eyelids and covering the non-corneal parts of the eye
Conjunctiv/o is the combining form

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Lacrimal apparatus is and combining form

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structures that produce, store and remove tears
Lacrim/o and dacry/o are the combining forms

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7
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Structures of the eyeball

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sclera = outer layer – white of the eye

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Sclera combining form

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scler/o

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Cornea is and combining form

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The transparent anterior portion is
called the cornea.
Combining forms for cornea are corne/o and kerat/o.

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10
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Chorioid of the eye

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middle layer
Contains blood vessels
Combining form is choroid/o

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Tapetum lucidum

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iridescent reflective layer of choroid

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Retina

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inner layer
Nervous tissue layer that receives images
Combining form is retin/o.

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13
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Accommodation

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Process of eye adjustments for seeing objects at various distances

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14
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Fluorescein dye stain

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 Test to detect corneal injury

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15
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Ophthalmoscopy

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 Procedure used to examine the interior eye structures

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Tonometry

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Procedure using an instrument to measure intraocular pressure indirectly

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17
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Aniscoria

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Condition of unequal pupil size

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18
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Blepharospasm

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 Rapid involuntary contractions of the eyelid

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19
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Cataract

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 Cloudiness or opacity of the lens

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20
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Conjunctivitis

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 Inflammation of the conjunctiva

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 Keratoconjunctivitis

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 Inflammation of cornea and conjunctiva

22
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Proptosis

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 displacement of the eye from the orbit

23
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Keratocentisis

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 Puncture of the cornea to aspirate
aqueous humor

24
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Combining form for ear

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audit/o, aud/i, and ot/o

25
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Functions of the ear

A

The ear is the sensory organ that enables hearing and helps to maintain balance

26
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Combining form for sound/hearing

A

acoust/o and acous/o

27
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Pinna

A

(auricle)
 catches and then transmits sound waves
 Pinn/i is the combining form.
 Aur/i and aur/o also mean external ear

28
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Outer ear structures

A

Pinna and externa auditory canal

29
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External auditory canal

A

Tube that transmits sound from the pinna to the tympanic membrane
 Glands secrete cerumen here

30
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Middle ear structure

A

Tympanic membrane

31
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Tympanic membrane

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“eardrum”
 Transmits sound waves to the ossicles (bones)
 Tympan/o and myring/o mean
eardrum.

32
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Inner ear structures

A

Chochlea

33
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Cochlea

A

Organ of hearing
Cochle/o means snail or spiral

34
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Otitis

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 Inflammation of the ear

35
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Otitis interna

A

Inflammation of inner ear

36
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Panotitis

A

Inflammation of all ear parts

37
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Otopyorrhea

A

 Pus discharge from the ear

38
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Ablation

A

Removal of a part

39
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Myringectomy

A

Surgical removal of all or part of the eardrum

40
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Otoplasty

A

Surgical repair of the ear

41
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AD

A

Right ear

42
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AS

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Left ear

43
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AU

A

both ears

44
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OD

A

Right eye

45
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OS

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Left eye

46
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OU

A

Both eye

47
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PLR

A

Pupillary light response

48
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ERG

A

Electroretinogram

49
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IOP

A

Intraocular pressure

50
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KCS

A

Keratoconjuctivitis sicca

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