eyes and ears ch13 Flashcards
eyes
receptor organ for sight
intraocular
inside
periocular
around
tarsal plate
provides rigidity in eyelids
cilia
eyelashes
lacrimal apparatus
structures produce store and remove tears
lacrimal canaliculi
ducts that collect tears
nasolacrimal duct
drains tears into the nose
layers
scleara, cornea, coroid, nervous layer, retina
rods in retina
lights, night, and peripheral vision
cones in retina
colors and central vision
anisocoria
without equal pupil size
pupil
light passes through
iris
muscle around pupil controls amount of light, colored
cornea
transparent layer of tissue covering anterior eyeball
lens
transparent bioconvex structure behind pupil
anterior chamber
portion of eyeball between cornea and iris, fluid called aqueous humor
ciliary body
muscle on each side of lens adjust to shape of lens
vitreous chamber
area behind lens containing jelly like fluid called vitreous humor, maintains shape of eye
sclera
white outer coat of eyeball
choroid
middle vascular coat of eye between sclera and retina
retina
light sensitive innermost layer of eye, rods and cones
macula
small yellowish area above optic disc containing the fovea centralis
fovea centralis
central depression of the retina containing a high concentration of cones