Ch. 17 Sense Organs: The Eye and the Ear Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
Q
Cor/o
A
pupil
2
Q
Corne/o
A
cornea
3
Q
Cycl/o
A
ciliary body
4
Q
Darcy/o
A
tears, tear duct
5
Q
Ir/o; irid/o
A
iris; coloured portion of the eye around the pupil
6
Q
Kerat/o
A
cornea
7
Q
Lacrim/o
A
tears
8
Q
Papill/o
A
optic disc
9
Q
Phac/o; phak/o
A
lens of the eye
10
Q
Vitre/o
A
glassy
11
Q
Ambly/o
A
dull, dim
12
Q
Glauc/o
A
gray
13
Q
Mi/o
A
smaller, less
14
Q
Mydr/o
A
widen, enlarge
15
Q
Nyct/o
A
night
16
Q
Presby/o
A
old age
17
Q
Scot/o
A
darkness
18
Q
Xer/o
A
dry
19
Q
-tropia
A
to turn
20
Q
Presbyopia
A
impairment of vision as a result of old age
21
Q
Cataract
A
clouding of the lens , causing decreased vision
22
Q
Chalazion
A
small, hard, cystic mass on the eyelid
23
Q
Glaucoma
A
increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision
24
Q
Hordeolum
A
stye
25
Macular degeneration
progressive damage to the macula of the retina
26
Strabismus
abnormal deviation of the eye
27
Enucleation
removal of the entire eyeball
28
Auditory canal
channel that leads from the punna to the eardrum
29
Auditory meatus
auditory canal
30
Auditory tube
channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx; eustachian tube
31
Auricle
flap of the ear; pinna
32
Cerumen
earwax
33
Eustachian tube
channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx; auditory tube
34
Incus
second small bone of the middle ear
35
Labyrinth
maze-like series of canals of the inner ear
36
Malleus
first small bone of the middle ear
37
Ossicle
small bone
38
Oval window
membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear
39
Pinna
flap of the ear; auricle
40
Semicircular canals
passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium
41
Stapes
third bone of the middle ear
42
Tympanic membrane
eardrum
43
Vestibule
central cavity of the labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea
44
Acous/o
hearing
45
Audi/o
hearing
46
Audit/o
hearing
47
Aur/o; auricul/o
ear
48
Cochle/o
cochlea
49
Mastoid/o
mastoid process
50
Myring/o
eardrum
51
Ot/o
ear
52
Salping/o (Ear)
eustachian tube, auditory tube
53
Staped/o
stapes
54
Tympan/o
eardrum
55
-acusis; -cusis
hearing
56
-otia
ear condition
57
Deafness
loss of the ability to ear
58
Tinnitus
sensation of noises
59
Vertigo
sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects
