Eye Flashcards
White of eye
Sclera
Area where cornea meets sclera cornea meets
Limbus
Optic nerve is cranial nerve ____
2
The pupil shape in snakes and cats
Elliptical
Lens has a _______ structure
Biconvex
A cloudy lens
Cataract
Muscle that changes the shape of the lens
Cillary body
Gelatinous body found behind lens
Vitreous humor
Glaucoma is when this is being produced too quickly
Aqueous humor
Retina is made of how many layers of nervous tissue
10
This picks up signals and send to optic nerve
Retina
This causes animals eyes to glow at night
Area in retina no pigment called the tapetum
Which specialized photoreceptors in the retina are needed to see
Light and color/detail
Light: rods
Color/detail: cones
Part of retina where optic nerve links the eye to the brain
Optic disc
Term for back of the eye where retina and optic nerve can be observed
Fundus
Tool used for fundic exam
Opthalmoscope
Cherry eye is when
The gland of the third eyelid stays up
What produces tears?
Some: nictitating membrane
Most: lacrimal glands
Tears drain into tear ducts thro openings called
Puncta
Conjunctivitis common in
Animals w URTI
Term for small eye condition
Micropthalmia
Vascular layer of eye (layer w blood vessels)
Uvea
Parts of the uvea
Choroid, iris, cillary body