Word Parts & structures

Question 1

Blephar/o

Answer 1

eyelid

Question 2

-cusis

Answer 2

hearing

Question 3

Irid/o

Answer 3

iris, colored part of the eye

Question 4

Kerat/o

Answer 4

horny, hard, cornea

Question 5

Myring/o

Answer 5

tympanic membrane, eardrum

Question 6

Ophthalm/o

Answer 6

eye, vision

Question 7

-opia

Answer 7

vision condition

Question 8

Opt/o

Answer 8

eye, vision

Question 9

Ot/o

Answer 9

ear, hearing

Question 10

Phak/o

Answer 10

lens of eye

Question 11

Presby/o

Answer 11

old age

Question 12

Retin/o

Answer 12

retina, net

Question 13

Scaler/o

Answer 13

sclera, white of eye, hard

Question 14

Trop/o

Answer 14

turn, change

Question 15

Tympan/o

Answer 15

tympanic membrane, eardrum

Question 16

Oculus dexter AKA

Answer 16

right eye

Question 17

Oculus sinister

Answer 17

left eye

Question 18

Oculus uterque

Answer 18

Each eye

Question 19

• the structures outside the eye
• including the orbit, eye muscles, eyelids, conjunctiva and lacrimal apparatus

Answer 19

Adnexa oculi

Question 20

*aka eye socket
* bony cavity of the skull that contains and protects the eyeball

Answer 20

orbit

Question 21

Angle where the upper and lower part of the eye meet

Answer 21

Canthus

Question 22

The transparent mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid

Answer 22

Conjunctiva

Question 23

Consists of the structures that produce, store and remove tears

Answer 23

Lacrimal Apparatus

Question 24

Also known as the globe, is a one-inch sphere

Answer 24

eyeball

Question 25

*also known as the white of the eyes * maintains the shape of the eye and protects the delicate inner layers

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Sclera

Question 26

Opaque middle layer of the eyeball that contains many blood vessels

Answer 26

Choroid

Question 27

* the innermost layer that lines the posterior segment of the eye * receives nerve impulses and transmits them to the brain via the optic nerve

Answer 27

Retina

Question 28

* the retina receives images that have passed through the lens of the eye and protects * images are converted to nerve impulses and transmitted to the brain

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Rods & Cones.

Question 29

Black and white receptors

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RODS

Question 30

Color receptors

Answer 30

Cones

Question 31

*clearly defined light sensitive area in the center of the retina * the term macula means small spot

Answer 31

Macula

Question 32

* colorful circular structure that surrounds the pupil * the muscles within the iris control the amount of light that is allowed to enter the eye

Answer 32

Iris

Question 33

Transparent outer surface of the eye covering the iris and pupil

Answer 33

Cornea