Chapter 17: The Senses Flashcards
Aque/o
Water
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Conjunctiv/o
Conjunctiva
Cor/o
Pupil
Corne/o
Cornea
Cycl/o
Ciliary body
Dacry/o
Tears, tear duct
Ir/o
Iris
Kerat/o
Cornea
Lacrim/o
Tears
Ocul/o
Eye
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Opt/o
Eye, vision
Optic/o
Eye, vision
Palpebr/o
Eyelid
Papill/o
Optic disc
Phac/o
Lens of the eye
Phak/o
Lens of the eye
Pupill/o
Pupil
Retin/o
Retina
Scler/o
Sclera (white of the eye)
Uve/o
Uvea
Vitre/o
Glassy
Ambly/o
Dull, dim
Dipl/o
Double
Glauc/o
Gray
Mi/o
Smaller, less
Mydr/o
Widen, enlarge
Nyct/o
Night
Phot/o
Light
Presby/o
Old age
Scot/o
Darkness
Xer/o
Dry
-opsia
Vision
-opia
Vision
-tropia
To turn
Acous/o
Hearing
Audi/o
Hearing
Audit/o
Hearing
Aur/o
Ear
Auricul/o
Ear
Cochle/o
Cochlea
Mastoid/o
Mastoid process
Myring/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
Ossicul/o
Ossicle
Ot/o
Ear
Salping/o
Eustachian tube
Staped/o
Stapes
Tyman/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
Vestibul/o
Vestibule
-acusis or -cusis
Hearing
-meter
Instrument for measure
-otia
Ear condition
Contains sensitive cells (rods and cones) that transmit light energy to nervous impulses
Retina
Contains muscles that control the shape of the lens and secrete aqueous humor
Ciliary body
Transparent body behind the iris and in front of the vitreous humor; refracts light rays to bring them into focus on the retina
Lens
Jelly like material behind the lens; helps to maintain the shape of the eyeball
Vitreous humor
Dark center of the eye through which light rays enter
Pupil
Vascular layer of the eyeball that is continuous with the iris
Choroid
Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior eyeball
Conjunctiva
Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball
Cornea
Colored portion of the eye; surrounds the pupil
Iris
Tough, white outer coat of the eyeball
Sclera
Region at the back of the eye where the retina meets the optic nerve is the
Optic disc
The normal adjustment of the lends to bring an object into focus is
Accommodation
A yellowish region on the retina lateral to the optic disc is the
Macula lutea
Bending of light rays by the cornea, lens and fluids of the eye is
Refraction
Photosensitive receptor cells in the retina that make color perception possible are
Cones
Photosensitive receptor cells that make vision in dim light possible are
Rods
Pupils are unequal in size
Anisocoria
Fluid accumulation in the back of the eye
Papilledema
Sensitivity to light
Photophobia
Blind spot
Scotoma
Blepharitis
Inflammation of the eyelid
Inflammation of the cornea
Keratitis
Inflammation of the iris
Iritis
Inflammation of the conjunctiva
Conjunctivitis
Pertaining to within the eye
Intraocular
Inflammation of the vascular layer of the eye
Uveitis
Condition of dry eyes
Xerophthalmia
Outward deviation of the eye
Exotrophia
Inward deviation of the eye
Esotrophia
Absence of the lens of the eyes
Aphakia
Absence of vision in half of the visual field
Hemianopsia
Decreased vision due to age
Presbyopia
Nearsightedness
Myopia
Double vision
Diplopia
Dim vision
Amblyopia
Farsightedness
Hyperopia
Normal vision
Emmetropia
Abnormal deviations of the eye
Strabismus
Increased intraocular pressure results in retinal and optic nerve damage
Glaucoma
Localized purulent infection of a sebaceous gland in the eye
Hordeolum
Clouding of the lens causes decreased vision
Cataract
Retinal microaneurysms, hemorrhages occur secondary to an endocrine condition
Diabetic retinopathy
Deterioration of the macula lutea of the retina
Macular degeneration
OU
Both eyes
OD
Right eye
OS
Mouth
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, reactive to lightly and accommodation
c. gl.
Correction with glasses
VF
Visual field
s. gl.
Without correction or glasses
ENT
Ear, nose, throat
AD
Right ear
EENT
Eye, ears, nose and throat
ENG
Electronystagmography
AS
Left ear
Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in the middle ear
Cholesteatoma
Benign tumor in the brain
Acoustic neuroma
Inner ear disorder
Ménière disease
Inflammation of the mastoid bone
Mastoiditis
Inflammation of the inner ear
Labyrinthitis
Inflammation of the eardrum
Myringitis
Inflammation of the middle ear with infection
Suppurative otitis media
Ringing sound in the ear
Tinnitus
Hardening of the bony tissue
Otosclerosis
Dizzy sensation
Vertigo
Semicircular canals
Labyrinth
Perilymph and endolymph
Auditory fluids
Tympanic membranes
Eardrums
Removal of the third bone of the middle ear
Stapedectomy
Instrument to measure hearing
Audiometer
Deafness due to old age
Presbycusis
Inflammation of the middle ear
Otitis media
Surgical repair of the eardrum
Tympanoplasty
Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eye and is continuous with the white of the eye
Cornea
Yellowish region in the retina; contains the fovea centralis
Macula lutea
What eye structure is transparent, biconvex and focuses light on the retina
Lens
Place where optic nerve fibers cross in the brain
Refraction
Photosensitive receptor cells of the retina; make the perception of color possible
Cones
The combining form for cornea is
Kerat/o
The combining form for the ciliary body is
Cycl/o
The meaning of palpebr/o is
Eyelid
An eye inflammation commonly called pinkeye is
Conjunctivitis
Impairment of vision due to old age
Presbyopia
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Astigmatism
Defective curvature of the cornea or lens
Glaucoma is primarily diagnosed by
Tonometry
A blind spot; area of depressed vision surrounded by an area of normal vision
Scotoma
Macular degeneration produces
Loss of central vision
Small hard mass on the eyelid; formed from a sebaceous gland enlargement
Chalazion
Snail shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear is the
Cochlea
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx
Eustachian tube
Myring/o means
Tympanic membrane
Bacterial infection of the middle ear
Suppurative otitis media
Tinnitus
Ringing sound in ears
Visual examination of the ear
Otoscopy
Nerve deafness occurring with aging
Otopyorrhea
Fungal infection of the ear
Otomycosis
