Common Terms and Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Eye

Question 1

OCUL/O
(ŏk‐ū‐lō)

Answer 1

Eye

Question 2

OPHTHALM/O
(ŏf‐thăl‐mō)

Answer 2

Eye

Question 3

CAMER/O
(kăm‐ĕr‐ō)

Answer 3

Chamber, cavity

Question 4

AQU/O
(ak‐wō)

AQUE/O
(ak‐wē‐ō)

Answer 4

water, water-like

Question 5

VITRE/O
(vi‐trē‐ō)

VITR/O
(vi‐trō)

Answer 5

Glass, glass‐like (*vitreous humor of the eye)

Question 6

HYAL/O
(hī‐ă‐lō)

Answer 6

Glass, glass‐like (*vitreous humor of the eye)

Question 7

RETIN/O
(rĕt‐ĭ‐nō)

Answer 7

Retina (*innermost tunic of the eye)

Question 8

CHOROID/O
(kō‐roy‐dō)

Answer 8

Choroid (*middle tunic of the eye)

Question 9

MACUL/O
(mak‐yŭ‐lō)

Answer 9

Spot, macule (macula lutea retinae of the eye)

Question 10

CORNE/O
(kor‐nē‐ō)

Answer 10

Cornea, hard, horn‐like

Question 11

KERAT/O
(kĕr‐ăt‐ō)

CERAT/O
(sĕr‐ăt‐ō)

Answer 11

Cornea, horn, hard, horn‐like

Question 12

LENT/O
(lĕn‐tō)

LENTICUL/O
(lĕn‐tĭk‐ū‐lō)

Answer 12

Lens, lentil, lentil‐shaped

Question 13

PHAC/O
(făk‐ō)

PHAK/O
(făk‐ō)

Answer 13

Lens, lentil

Question 14

CYCL/O
(sī‐klō)

Answer 14

Ciliary body of the eye, circle, wheel

Question 15

CILI/O
(sil‐ē‐ō)

Answer 15

Ciliary body, eyelash, hair‐like process

Question 16

SCLER/O
(sklĕ‐rō)

Answer 16

Sclera of the eye, hard

Question 17

IR/O
(ī‐rō)

IRID/O
(ir‐ĭ‐dō)

Answer 17

Iris of the eye, rainbow, rainbow‐like

Question 18

PUPILL/O
(pū‐pĭl‐ō)

Answer 18

Pupil of the eye

Question 19

PUP/O
(pū‐pō)

Answer 19

Pupa (developmental stage after a larv

Question 20

COR/O
(kor‐ō)

‐CORIA
(kōr‐ē‐ă)

Answer 20

Pupil of the eye

Question 21

PALPEBR/O
(pal‐pĕ‐brō)

Answer 21

eyelid

Question 22

BLEPHAR/O
(blĕf‐ă‐rō)

Answer 22

Eyelid

Question 23

CONJUNCTIV/O
(kŏn‐jŭnk‐tĭ‐vō)

Answer 23

Conjunctiva

Question 24

JUNCT/O
(junk‐tō)

JUG/O
(joo‐gō)

Answer 24

To join, joined

Question 25

LACRIM/O
(lak‐rĭ‐mō)

Answer 25

tear

Question 26

DACRY/O
(dak‐rē‐ŏ)

Answer 26

tear

Question 27

MITT/O
(mĭt‐tō)

MISS/O
(mĭs‐sō)

Answer 27

To send, let go