Special Senses: Eyes And Ears

Front 1

Blephar/o

Back 1

Eyelid

Front 2

-cusis

Back 2

Hearing

Front 3

Irid/o

Back 3

Iris, colored part of the eye

Front 4

Kerat/o

Back 4

Horny, hard, cornea

Front 5

Myring/o

Back 5

Tympanic membrane, eardrum

Front 6

Opthalm/o

Back 6

Eye, vision

Front 7

-opia

Back 7

Vision condition

Front 8

Opt/o

Back 8

Eye, vision

Front 9

Ot/o

Back 9

Ear, hearing

Front 10

Phak/o

Back 10

Lens of eye

Front 11

Presby/o

Back 11

Old age

Front 12

Retin/o

Back 12

Retina, net

Front 13

Scler/o

Back 13

Sclera, white of the eye, hard

Front 14

Trop/o

Back 14

Turn, change

Front 15

Tympan/o

Back 15

Tympanic membrane, eardrum

Front 16

Adnexa

Back 16

Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts off an organ

Front 17

Orbit

Back 17

Eye socket; bony cavity of the skull that contains and protects the eyeball

Front 18

Eye muscles

Back 18

Superior & inferior oblique muscles

Superior & inferior rectus muscles

Lateral & medial rectus muscles

Front 19

Binocular vision

Back 19

Both eyes work together to make normal depth perception possible

Front 20

Canthus

Back 20

Corner of the eye

Front 21

Tarsus

Back 21

Framework with in the upper and lower eyelids

Front 22

Conjunctiva

Back 22

Mucous membrane that lines the underside os each eyelid, protective covering of eyeball

Front 23

Lacrimal apparatus

Back 23

Tear apparatus, consists of structures that help produce tears

Front 24

Lacrimal glands

Back 24

Secret tears

Front 25

Lacrimal fluid

Back 25

Tears

Front 26

Lacrimal canal

Back 26

Duct at inner corner of the eye

Front 27

Lacrimal sac

Back 27

Tear sac

Front 28

Lacrimal duct

Back 28

Globe

Front 29

Extraocular

Back 29

Outside the eye

Front 30

Intraocular

Back 30

Within the eye

Front 31

Sclera

Back 31

White of the eye, maintains shape, and protects the inner layers of the eye

Front 32

Retina

Back 32

Innermost layer of the eye, receives and transmits nerve impulses to the brain via optic nerve

Front 33

Choroid

Back 33

Middle layer of the eyeball, contains and provides the blood supply for the eye

Front 34

Anterior chamber

Back 34

Located behind the cornea, in front off the iris

Front 35

Aqueous humor

Back 35

Fluid in the chambers

Front 36

Posterior chamber

Back 36

Located behind the iris, in front of the ligaments

Front 37

Trabecular meshwork &

Canal of schlemm

Back 37

Filter and drain aqueous humor

Front 38

Intraocular pressure

Back 38

Measurement of the fluid pressure in the eye

Front 39

Posterior segment

Back 39

Lined with the retina & filled with vitreous humor

Front 40

Vitreous humor

Back 40

Clear, jelly like mass. Maintains eye shape

Front 41

Rods

Back 41

Black and white receptors

Front 42

Cones

Back 42

Color receptors

Front 43

Macula

Back 43

Sharp cetral vision

Front 44

Fovea centralis

Back 44

Where Color vision is best

Front 45

Optic disk

Back 45

Blind spot, nerve endings of the retina enter the optic nerve here

Front 46

Optic nerve

Back 46

Transmits nerve impulses from retina to brain

Front 47

Uvea

Back 47

Pigmented portion of the eye

Front 48

Ciliary body

Back 48

Muscles & suspensory ligaments that adjust the lens

Front 49

Iris

Back 49

Muscle surrounding the pupil

Front 50

Cornea

Back 50

Transperent surface of the eye

Front 51

Pupil

Back 51

Center of the iris that permits light to enter

Front 52

Lens

Back 52

Clear, flexible, curved structure that focuses images on the retina

Front 53

Accommodation

Back 53

Posses of adjusting eyes to see things in the distance

Front 54

Convergence

Back 54

Simultaneous inward movement of the eyes toward each other

Front 55

Ptosis

Back 55

Drooping of upper eyelid

Front 56

Chalazion

Back 56

Nodule or cyst on upper eyelid

Front 57

Ectropion

Back 57

Turning outward if the eyelid

Front 58

Entropion

Back 58

Turning inward of the eyelid

Front 59

Hordeolum

Back 59

Painful, pus-filled lesion on the eyelid

Front 60

Periorbital edema

Back 60

Swelling of tissues surrounding the eye(s)

Front 61

Conjunctivitis

Back 61

Pinkeye

Front 62

Subconjunctival hemorrhage

Back 62

Bleeding between the conjunctiva and sclera

Front 63

Xerophthalmia

Back 63

Dry eye

Front 64

Iritis

Back 64

Inflammation of uvea

Front 65

Corneal abrasion

Back 65

Injury to the outer cornea

Front 66

Corneal ulcer

Back 66

Pitting of cornea due to infection or injury

Front 67

Keratitis

Back 67

Inflammation of the cornea

Front 68

Scleritis

Back 68

Inflammation of the sclera

Front 69

Anisocoria

Back 69

Pupils are unequal in size

Front 70

Cataract

Back 70

Loss of transparency in the lens

Front 71

Nystagmus

Back 71

Involuntary, constant movement of the eyeball

Front 72

Papilledema

Back 72

Swelling and inflammation of the optic nerve

Front 73

Retinal Detachment

Back 73

Separation of some or all of the eye from the choroid

Front 74

Glaucoma

Back 74

Increased intraocular pressure that cause damage to the retina

Front 75

Open-angle glaucoma

Back 75

Trabecular meshwork becomes blocked and causes pressure build up

Hint 75

Chronic glaucoma

Front 76

Closed-angle glaucoma

Back 76

Fluid cannot reach the trabecular meshwork

Hint 76

Acute glaucoma

Front 77

Diplopia

Back 77

Double vision, perception of two images