Chapter 17 - Sense Organs Flashcards

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1
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aque/o

A

water

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2
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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3
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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (membrane lining the inner surfaces of the eyelids and anterior portion of the eyeball over the white of the eye)

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4
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cor/o

A

pupil

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5
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corne/o

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cornea

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6
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cycl/o

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ciliary body or muscle of the eye

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dacry/o

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tears, tear duct

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ir/o, irid/o

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iris (colored portion of the eye)

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9
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kerat/o

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cornea

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10
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lacrim/o

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tears

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ocul/o

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eye

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12
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opthalm/o

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eye

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13
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opt/o, optic/o

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eye, vision

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14
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palpebr/o

A

eyelid

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15
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papill/o

A

optic disc; nipple-like

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16
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phac/o, phak/o

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lens of the eye

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17
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pupill/o

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pupil

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18
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retin/o

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retina

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19
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scler/o

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sclera (white of the eye)

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20
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uve/o

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uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)

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21
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vitre/o

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glassy

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22
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amply/o

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dull, dim

23
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dipl/o

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double

24
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glauc/o

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gray

25
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mi/o

A

smaller, less

26
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mydr/o

A

widen, enlarge

27
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nyct/o

A

night

28
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phot/o

A

light

29
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presby/o

A

old age

30
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scot/o

A

darkness

31
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xer/o

A

dry

32
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-opia

A

vision

33
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-opsia

A

vision

34
Q

-tropia

A

to turn

35
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eso-

A

inward

36
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exo-

A

outward

37
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xanth/o

A

yellow

38
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-elasma

A

plate

39
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acous/o

A

hearing

40
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audi/o

A

hearing; the sense of hearing

41
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audit/o

A

hearing

42
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aur/o, auricul/o

A

ear

43
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

44
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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

45
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myring/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

46
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ossicul/o

A

ossicles (3 bones in the ear that conduct sound waves)

47
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ot/o

A

ear

48
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staped/o

A

stapes (1 of 3 bones of the ear that conducts sound waves)

49
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tympan/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

50
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vestibul/o

A

vestibule

51
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-acusis or -cusis

A

hearing

52
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

53
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-otia

A

ear condition