Chapter 17: The Senses Flashcards
1
Q
Aque/o
A
Water
2
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
3
Q
Conjunctiv/o
A
Conjunctiva
4
Q
Cor/o
A
Pupil
5
Q
Corne/o
A
Cornea
6
Q
Cycl/o
A
Ciliary body
7
Q
Dacry/o
A
Tears, tear duct
8
Q
Ir/o
A
Iris
9
Q
Kerat/o
A
Cornea
10
Q
Lacrim/o
A
Tears
11
Q
Ocul/o
A
Eye
12
Q
Ophthalm/o
A
Eye
13
Q
Opt/o
A
Eye, vision
14
Q
Optic/o
A
Eye, vision
15
Q
Palpebr/o
A
Eyelid
16
Q
Papill/o
A
Optic disc
17
Q
Phac/o
A
Lens of the eye
18
Q
Phak/o
A
Lens of the eye
19
Q
Pupill/o
A
Pupil
20
Q
Retin/o
A
Retina
21
Q
Scler/o
A
Sclera (white of the eye)
22
Q
Uve/o
A
Uvea
23
Q
Vitre/o
A
Glassy
24
Q
Ambly/o
A
Dull, dim
25
Dipl/o
Double
26
Glauc/o
Gray
27
Mi/o
Smaller, less
28
Mydr/o
Widen, enlarge
29
Nyct/o
Night
30
Phot/o
Light
31
Presby/o
Old age
32
Scot/o
Darkness
33
Xer/o
Dry
34
-opsia
Vision
35
-opia
Vision
36
-tropia
To turn
37
Acous/o
Hearing
38
Audi/o
Hearing
39
Audit/o
Hearing
40
Aur/o
Ear
41
Auricul/o
Ear
42
Cochle/o
Cochlea
43
Mastoid/o
Mastoid process
44
Myring/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
45
Ossicul/o
Ossicle
46
Ot/o
Ear
47
Salping/o
Eustachian tube
48
Staped/o
Stapes
49
Tyman/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
50
Vestibul/o
Vestibule
51
-acusis or -cusis
Hearing
52
-meter
Instrument for measure
53
-otia
Ear condition
54
Contains sensitive cells (rods and cones) that transmit light energy to nervous impulses
Retina
55
Contains muscles that control the shape of the lens and secrete aqueous humor
Ciliary body
56
Transparent body behind the iris and in front of the vitreous humor; refracts light rays to bring them into focus on the retina
Lens
57
Jelly like material behind the lens; helps to maintain the shape of the eyeball
Vitreous humor
58
Dark center of the eye through which light rays enter
Pupil
59
Vascular layer of the eyeball that is continuous with the iris
Choroid
60
Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior eyeball
Conjunctiva
61
Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball
Cornea
62
Colored portion of the eye; surrounds the pupil
Iris
63
Tough, white outer coat of the eyeball
Sclera
64
Region at the back of the eye where the retina meets the optic nerve is the
Optic disc
65
The normal adjustment of the lends to bring an object into focus is
Accommodation
66
A yellowish region on the retina lateral to the optic disc is the
Macula lutea
67
Bending of light rays by the cornea, lens and fluids of the eye is
Refraction
68
Photosensitive receptor cells in the retina that make color perception possible are
Cones
69
Photosensitive receptor cells that make vision in dim light possible are
Rods
70
Pupils are unequal in size
Anisocoria
71
Fluid accumulation in the back of the eye
Papilledema
72
Sensitivity to light
Photophobia
73
Blind spot
Scotoma
74
Blepharitis
Inflammation of the eyelid
75
Inflammation of the cornea
Keratitis
76
Inflammation of the iris
Iritis
77
Inflammation of the conjunctiva
Conjunctivitis
78
Pertaining to within the eye
Intraocular
79
Inflammation of the vascular layer of the eye
Uveitis
80
Condition of dry eyes
Xerophthalmia
81
Outward deviation of the eye
Exotrophia
82
Inward deviation of the eye
Esotrophia
83
Absence of the lens of the eyes
Aphakia
84
Absence of vision in half of the visual field
Hemianopsia
85
Decreased vision due to age
Presbyopia
86
Nearsightedness
Myopia
87
Double vision
Diplopia
88
Dim vision
Amblyopia
89
Farsightedness
Hyperopia
90
Normal vision
Emmetropia
91
Abnormal deviations of the eye
Strabismus
92
Increased intraocular pressure results in retinal and optic nerve damage
Glaucoma
93
Localized purulent infection of a sebaceous gland in the eye
Hordeolum
94
Clouding of the lens causes decreased vision
Cataract
95
Retinal microaneurysms, hemorrhages occur secondary to an endocrine condition
Diabetic retinopathy
96
Deterioration of the macula lutea of the retina
Macular degeneration
97
OU
Both eyes
98
OD
Right eye
99
OS
Mouth
100
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, reactive to lightly and accommodation
101
c. gl.
Correction with glasses
102
VF
Visual field
103
s. gl.
Without correction or glasses
104
ENT
Ear, nose, throat
105
AD
Right ear
106
EENT
Eye, ears, nose and throat
107
ENG
Electronystagmography
108
AS
Left ear
109
Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in the middle ear
Cholesteatoma
110
Benign tumor in the brain
Acoustic neuroma
111
Inner ear disorder
Ménière disease
112
Inflammation of the mastoid bone
Mastoiditis
113
Inflammation of the inner ear
Labyrinthitis
114
Inflammation of the eardrum
Myringitis
115
Inflammation of the middle ear with infection
Suppurative otitis media
116
Ringing sound in the ear
Tinnitus
117
Hardening of the bony tissue
Otosclerosis
118
Dizzy sensation
Vertigo
119
Semicircular canals
Labyrinth
120
Perilymph and endolymph
Auditory fluids
121
Tympanic membranes
Eardrums
122
Removal of the third bone of the middle ear
Stapedectomy
123
Instrument to measure hearing
Audiometer
124
Deafness due to old age
Presbycusis
125
Inflammation of the middle ear
Otitis media
126
Surgical repair of the eardrum
Tympanoplasty
127
Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eye and is continuous with the white of the eye
Cornea
128
Yellowish region in the retina; contains the fovea centralis
Macula lutea
129
What eye structure is transparent, biconvex and focuses light on the retina
Lens
130
Place where optic nerve fibers cross in the brain
Refraction
131
Photosensitive receptor cells of the retina; make the perception of color possible
Cones
132
The combining form for cornea is
Kerat/o
133
The combining form for the ciliary body is
Cycl/o
134
The meaning of palpebr/o is
Eyelid
135
An eye inflammation commonly called pinkeye is
Conjunctivitis
136
Impairment of vision due to old age
Presbyopia
137
Myopia
Nearsightedness
138
Astigmatism
Defective curvature of the cornea or lens
139
Glaucoma is primarily diagnosed by
Tonometry
140
A blind spot; area of depressed vision surrounded by an area of normal vision
Scotoma
141
Macular degeneration produces
Loss of central vision
142
Small hard mass on the eyelid; formed from a sebaceous gland enlargement
Chalazion
143
Snail shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear is the
Cochlea
144
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx
Eustachian tube
145
Myring/o means
Tympanic membrane
146
Bacterial infection of the middle ear
Suppurative otitis media
147
Tinnitus
Ringing sound in ears
148
Visual examination of the ear
Otoscopy
149
Nerve deafness occurring with aging
Otopyorrhea
150
Fungal infection of the ear
Otomycosis
