Special Senses chapter 16 Flashcards

1
Q

adjustment of the eye for various distances so that images focus on the retina of the eye

A

accommodation

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2
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clearness or sharpness of a sensory function

A

acuity

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3
Q

tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure

A

adnexa

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4
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any fluid or semifluid of the body

A

humor

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5
Q

series of intricate communication passages

A

labyrinth

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6
Q

substance or surface that neither transmits nor allows the passage of light

A

opaque

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7
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fluid that very closely resembles spinal fluid but is found in the cochlea

A

perilymph

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8
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light-sensitive pigment in the retinal cones and rods that absorbs light and initiates the visual process; also called visual pigment

A

photopigment

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9
Q

ability to bend light rays as they pass from one medium to another

A

refractive

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10
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depth perception provided by visual information derived from two eyes located in slightly different positions so that each produces its own unique view of an object

A

stereopsis

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11
Q

ambly/o

A

dull, dim

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12
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aque/o

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water

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13
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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14
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choroid/o

A

choroid

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15
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

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16
Q

core/o
pupill/o

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pupil

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17
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

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18
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cycl/o

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ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle

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19
Q

dacry/o
lacrim/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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20
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dacryocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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21
Q

glauc/o

A

gray

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22
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goni/o

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angle

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23
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irid/o

A

iris

24
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kerat/o

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

25
Q

ocul/o
ophthalm/o

A

eye

26
Q

opt/o
optic/o

A

eye; vision

27
Q

phac/o

A

lens

28
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phot/o

A

light

29
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presby/o

A

old age

30
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retin/o

A

retina

31
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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of eye)

32
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scot/o

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darkness

33
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vitr/o

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vitreous body (of the eye)

34
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audi/o

A

hearing

35
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labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth (inner ear)

36
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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

37
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ot/o

A

ear

38
Q

salping/o

A

tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

39
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staped/o

A

stapes

40
Q

tympan/o
myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

41
Q

-acusia

A

hearing

42
Q

-cusis

A

hearing

43
Q

-opia

A

vision

44
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-opsia

A

vision

45
Q

-tropia

A

turning

46
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exo-

A

outside, outward

47
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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal

48
Q

the outermost layer of the eyeball, protective coat

A

fibrous tunic

49
Q

middle layer of the eyeball, known as the uvea

A

vascular tunic

50
Q

innermost layer of the eyeball

A

sensory tunic

51
Q

function in dim light and produce black and white vision

A

rods

52
Q

function in bright light and produce color vision

A

cones

53
Q

outside of ear

A

external ear

54
Q

middle of the ear

A

tympanic cavity

55
Q

inner ear

A

labyrinth

56
Q

vestibule system:

A

semicircular canals and the vestibule

57
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A