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ANAT-A 215 Exam 3 > Eye > Flashcards

Eye Flashcards

1
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Eyelids Name

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Palpebrae

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2
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Sclera

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“Whites” of the eyes

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3
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Cornea

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Transparent enter part in front of Iris

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Iris

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Pigmented part of the eye

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Pupil

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Opening in the Iris

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Conjunctive Definition

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Lining sclera and eyelid

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Conjunctiva Function

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Secrete mucus as lubricant for eyes/eyelids

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Lacrimal Apparatus Function

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Produces/Collects tears (Lacrimal Fluid)

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Lacrimal Gland

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Produces and secretes tears

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10
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Eye Fluid

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Fluid is swept across the surface of the eye by the eyelids. Goes from lateral to medial

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11
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Lacrimal Canaliculi

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From Lacrimal Duncti to Nasalacrimal Duct

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Nasolacrimal Duct

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Drains tears into nasal cavity, where they are eventually swallowed

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13
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When a person cries, tears spill onto the cheek and person gets a runny nose. What is happening?

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Tears flood lacrimal duct

Lacrimal duncti can’t collect all of the tears

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Medial Rectus

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Moves eye medially (Adducts)

Looking into middle of body

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Lateral Rectus

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Moves eye laterally (Abducts eye)

Away from body, looking out

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16
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Superior Rectus

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Elevates eye and moves eye medially (Adducts Eye)

Look Up

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Inferior Rectus

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Depresses eye and moves eye medially

Looking Down

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18
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Superior Oblique

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(Between Superior and Medial)

Depresses eye and moves eye laterally

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Inferior Oblique

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Elevates eye and moves eye laterally

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Lens Definition

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Biconvex, transparent structure inside eyeball

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Lens Function

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Changes shape (flat or rounded) to focus light rays

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22
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Lens held in place by?

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Suspensory Ligaments

More rounded when looking closely at an object, flattened when looking far away

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23
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3 Eyeball Layers

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Fibrous (External) Tunic
Vascular tunic
Retina

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Fibrous (External) Tunic

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It is avascular

25
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Fibrous Tunic Components

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Sclera

Cornea

26
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Fibrous Tunic; Sclera

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Posterior 5/6 of eye

27
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Fibrous Tunic; Sclera Function

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To provide shape to the eyeball and protect inner parts

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Fibrous Tunic; Cornea

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Curved, transparent structure anterior to Iris and Pupil

Anterior 1/6 of eye

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Fibrous Tunic; Cornea Function

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Admits and refracts (bends) light

30
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Laser Vision Correction

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Laser removes some cells from the middle part of the cornea to change its shape so that it can let in more light

31
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Vascular Tunic Components

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Choroid
Ciliary Body
Iris

32
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Vascular Tunic; Choroid

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Dark brown membrane

33
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Vascular Tunic; Choroid Function

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Contains many tine blood vessels that help nourish the retina

34
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Vascular Tunic; Ciliary Body

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A ring of smooth muscle tissue that surrounds the lens.

Attaches to lens via suspensory ligaments

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Vascular Tunic; Ciliary Body Functions

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  1. As the smooth muscle contracts, suspensory ligaments relax to make the lens more round
  2. Produces Aqueous Humor
36
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Vascular Tunic; Iris

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Pigmented, colored part of eye

Pupil

37
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Vascular Tunic; Iris Function

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Regulates the amount of light entering eye (by enlarging [dilating] or narrowing [constricting])

38
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Retina Components

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Pigmented Layer

Neural Layer

39
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Retina

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Posterior 3/4 Of eye

40
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Retina; Pigmented Layer

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Outer layer Adjacent to choroid

41
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Retina; Pigmented Layer Function

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Absorbs excess light to prevent reflection/glare

Provides Vitamin A to neural layer

42
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Retina; Neural Layer

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Inner Layer

43
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Retina; Neural Layer Functions

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Its photoreceptors receive light information and convert it into nerve impulses that are sent via CN II (Optic Nerve) to the brain

44
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Two Types of Photoreceptors

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Rods

Cones

45
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Rods Definition

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Low Light, only see Black and White

46
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Cones Definition

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Require more light, but these let you see in color

47
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Optic Disc (“Blind Spot”)

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Area where the optic nerve exits the eye.
Contains no photo receptors
Can’t detect light at that spot, taking information to brain from eye

48
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Macula Lutea

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Lateral to the optic disc

49
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Fovea Centralis

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In the center of Macula Lutea

Contains sharpest vision (Only Cones)

50
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Detached Retina

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Fluid collects between the pigmented layer and the neural layer of the retina. (Cuts off photoreceptors from their blood supply and source of Vitamin A) Retina needs Vitamin A to function

51
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Internal Chambers of the Eye

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Anterior Cavity

Posterior Cavity

52
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Anterior Cavity

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Between Cornea and Lens

Filled with Aqueous Humor

53
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Aqueous Humor

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Supplies nutrients and removes waste for lens and Cornea; Continually being produced and wasted

54
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Posterior Cavity

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Between Lens and Retina

Contains Vitreous Humor

55
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Vitreous Humor

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Helps maintains shape of eye and keeps retina against choroid. This is not continually produced (This jelly substance only produced once at birth; Reason for big eyes in children)

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