LESSON NO. 5: NEUROSENSORY TERMS AND ROOT-TERM REVIEW - CHAPTER NO. 2: NEUROSENSORY TERMS O THROUGH Z Flashcards
OCCIPUT
BACK OF SKULL
MEDICAL TERM: OCCIPITOFACIAL - OCCIPUTO AND FACE
VISUAL IMAGES ARE TRANSFERRED TO THIS REGION AND INTERPRETED AT THE BACK OF THE SKULL
OCULO
EYE
MEDICAL TERM: OCULOMOTOR = EYE MOVEMENT
WHEN BABIES ARE BORN, THEIR EYES ARE OFTEN BLUE WHICH LATER TURNS BROWN, BECAUSE PIGMENT CALLS WHICH PRODUCE COLOR ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE BACK OF THE IRIS , THE COLORED PORTION OF THE EYE.
OPHTHALMO
EYE
MEDICAL TERM: OPTHALMOLOGY = STUDY OF THE EYE
SPOTS BEFORE THE EYES ARE ACTUALLY SHADOWS OF RED B;LOOD CELLS THAT ESCAPED FROM THE CAPILLARIES INTO THE RETINA.
OTO
EAR
MEDICALTERM: OTITIS = EAR INFLAMMATION
PARIETES
PARIETEL/WALL PART
MEDICAL TERM: PARIETOFRONTAL = FRONT WALL OR BONES
PARIETES LIES IN THE TOP MIDDLE-BACK OF THE BRAIN AND MANAGES OUR GENERAL SENSES FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE SKIN, JOINTS, MUSCLES AND BODY ORGANS.
PONS
BRIDGES
MEDICAL TERM: PONTOBULBAR = PONS AND MEDULLA
THE PONS LIES JUST ON TOP OF (OR SUPERIOR TO) THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA
TEMPORA
TEMPORAL
MEDICAL TERM: TEMPOROMANDIBULAR (TEMPLE ANE JAW)