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102 Cards in this Set
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Cornea
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outer layer of eye; transparent anterior part which allows light into the eye
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sclera
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outer layer of eye; white of the eye; tough protective coating for the eye
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uvea
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middle layer of the eye
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choroid
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middle layer of the eye; the inner lining of the sclera and contains blood vessels to nourish the eye
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ciliary body
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middle layer of the eye; consist of the ciliary muscles and ciliary process
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ciliary muscles
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found in ciliary body; adjust the shpae of the lens for focusing
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ciliary process
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found in the ciliary body; produces aqueous humor
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aqueous humor
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produced by the ciliary process; watery substance which bathes the anterior region of the eye
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iris
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middle layer of the eye; colored part
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pupil
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found in the center of the iris; regulates the amount of light that enters the eye
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retina
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inner layer of the eye
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cones & rods
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cells that transform light into nerve impulses
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refraction
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bending of the lens
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lens accomodation
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the process of the lens bending to see an object
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extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE)
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partial removal of the lens and lens capsule followed by insertion of an artificial implant
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intraocular lens
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artificial implant
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phacoemulsification
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destroys the cataract by means of ultrasonic sound waves
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intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE)
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removal of the entire lens and lens capsule
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anterior cavity
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contains aqueous humor
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posterior cavity
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contains vitreous humor
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orbital cavity
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outer eye; bony depression into which the eyeball fits
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extrinsic ocular muscles
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outer eye; move the eye in any direction
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rectus
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straight
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oblique
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slanted
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eyelids
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outer eye; shield the eye from light, dust, and trauma
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conjunctival membrane
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outer eye; thin mucous membrane lining the eyelids and the anterior part of the eye exposed to the air, providing protection and lubrication
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lacrimal apparatus
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outer eye; produces, delivers, and drains tears from the eyes
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lacrimal glands
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produce tears
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lacrimal ducts
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deliver tears to the eyes
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punctae
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drain tears from the eyes into a system of canals in the nose
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ambly/o
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dull; dim
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coagulati/o
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to condense; to clot
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dipl/o
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double
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emmetr/o
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in proper measure
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is/o
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equal
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-conus
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cone-shaped
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-edema
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accumulation of fluid
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-metrist
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specialist in the measurement of
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-ory
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pertaining to
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-schisis
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splitting; cleft
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myein-
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to shut
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presby-
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old age
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pseudo-
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false
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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chori/o
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choroid
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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core/o
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pupil
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corne/o
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cornea
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cycl/o
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ciliary body
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dacry/o
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tear; lacrimal duct
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goni/o
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angle (of the anterior chamber)
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irid/o; ir/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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cornea
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lacrim/o
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tears
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mi/o
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contraction; less
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mydri/o
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wide; dilation
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opt/o
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vision; sight
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palpebr/o
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eyelid
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papill/o
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optic disc
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phac/o; phak/o
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lens
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phot/o
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light
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pupill/o
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pupil
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retin/o
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retina
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scler/o
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sclera
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ton/o
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tension
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trabecul/o
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meshwork; lattice
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uve/o
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uvea
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vitre/o
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glasslike; gel-like
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-chalasis
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relaxation
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-opia; -opsia
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visual condition; vision
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-tropia
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turning
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-tropion
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turning
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transduction
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converting sound into a nerve impulse
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auricle
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external ear; the external part of the ear
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auditory meatus
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external ear; canal that leads to the eardrum
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eardrum
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external ear; vibrates when sound reaches it
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malleus, incus, & stapes
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middle ear; (hammer, anvil, and stirup) recieves sound from the eardrum
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eustachian tube
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middle ear; equalizies the pressure of each side of the eardrum
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otitis media
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middle ear infection
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bony labrinth
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inner ear; canals and sacs of the inner ear
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perilymph
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fluid in the inner ear
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endolymph
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fluid found in the membranous labyrinth
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vestibule
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bony labyrinth; consist of the utricle and saccule
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utricle & saccule
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membranous sacs that are important in maintaining balance
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semicircular canals
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bony labyrinth; house the semicircular ducts
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semicircular ducts
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involved in balance
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cochlea
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bony labyrinth; contains the cochlear duct
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cochlear duct
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a membranous structure responsible for hearing
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conductive deafness
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caused by obstuction of the path traveled by sound waves from the external ear to the inner ear (earwax or a foreign body)
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sensorineural deafness
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damage to the auditory nerve or cochlea, causing failure of nerve stimuli to be sent to the brain from the inner ear
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audi/o
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hearing
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audit/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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cochle/o
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cochlea
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labyrinth/o
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inner ear; labyrinth
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myring/o
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tympanic membrane; eardrum
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ossicul/o
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ossicles(malleus, incus, and stapes)
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ot/o
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ear
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salping/o
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eustachian tube
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staped/o
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stapes
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tympan/o
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tympanic membrace, eardrum
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-cusis
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hearing
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