Chapter 14 med term

Question 1

combining form for conjunctiva

Answer 1

conjunctiv/o

Question 2

term meaning around the eyeball

Answer 2

Periocular

Question 3

what are the accessory structures of an organ called

Answer 3

adnexa

Question 4

bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball

Answer 4

orbit

Question 5

term that means Eye Socket

Answer 5

Periorbita

Question 6

7 major muscles are attached to each eye making a range of movement possible

Answer 6

eye muscles

Question 7

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

Answer 7

extrinsic muscles

Question 8

muscles that raise the upper eyelid

Answer 8

levator palpebrae muscles

Question 9

another term for eyelid

Answer 9

palpebra (palpebrae is plural)

Question 10

combining form for eye

Answer 10

blephar/o

Question 11

pertaining to the eye

Answer 11

palpebral

Question 12

protect the eye from foreign material

Answer 12

cilia

Question 13

mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid

Answer 13

conjunctiva

Question 14

conjunctival fold that attaches at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close

Answer 14

nictating membrane

Question 15

structures that produce, store, and remove tears

Answer 15

lacrimal apparatus

Question 16

condition of normal tear secretion

Answer 16

lacrimation

Question 17

ducts in the medial canthus that collect tears and drain them into the lacrimal sac

Answer 17

lacrimal canaliculi

Question 18

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

Answer 18

lacrimal sac or dacryocyst

Question 19

passageway that drains tears into the nose

Answer 19

nasolacrimal duct

Question 20

small spot near the upper medial canthus where the nasolacrimal duct begins

Answer 20

dorsal punctum

Question 21

small spot near the lower medial canthus where the nasolacrimal duct begins

Answer 21

ventral punctum

Question 22

a point, or a small spot

Answer 22

punctum

Question 23

a sphere with multilayered walls

Answer 23

eyeball or globe

Question 24

the fibrous outer layer of the eye that maintains the shape of the eye

Answer 24

sclera

Question 25

another name for sclera

Answer 25

white of the eye

Question 26

anterior portion of the sclera that is transparent

Answer 26

cornea

Question 27

innermost deepest layer of the sclera

Answer 27

descemets membrane

Question 28

opaque middle layer of the eyeball

Answer 28

choroid

Question 29

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

Answer 29

tapetum lucidum

Question 30

the black pigmented tissue layer of the choroid in some species

Answer 30

tapetum nigrum

Question 31

pigmented muscular diaphragm of the choroid that surrounds the pupil

Answer 31

iris

Question 32

black pigmentation at the edge of the iris in equine and ruminants

Answer 32

corpora nigra