Central opening of the eye, surrounded by the iris, through which light rays pass. It appears dark.
What is the pupil?
100
Refract means to...
What is bending light?
100
Ophthalm/o
What is the eye?
100
Abnormal deviation of the eye.
What is strabismus?
100
Visual examination of the interior of the eye.
What is an opthalmoscopy?
200
Transparent, biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye. It bends light rays to bring them into focus on the retina.
What is the lens?
200
The anatomical site of the eye that is a biconvex body.
What is the lens?
200
Blephar/o
What is the eyelid?
200
Clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision.
What is a cataract?
200
Removal of the entire eyeball.
What is enucleation?
300
Area behind the cornea and in front of the lens and iris. It contains aqueous humor.
What is the anterior chamber?
300
This anatomical site of the eye secretes aqueous humor.
What is the ciliary body?
300
Cor/o
What is the pupil?
300
Increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision.
What is glaucoma?
300
The uvea of the eye.
What is the ciliary body, iris, and choroid.
400
Region at the back of the eye where the optic nerve meets the retina. It is the blind spot of the eye because it contains only nerve fibers, no rods or cones, and is thus insensitive to light.
What is the optic disc?
400
Normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near.
What is accomodation?
400
Cycl/o
What is the ciliary body?
400
Localized, purulent, inflammatory staphylococcal infection of a sebaceous oil-producing gland in the eyelid.
What is a hordeloum/stye/sty?
400
The three layers of the eye.
What is the sclera, choroid and retina.
500
Tiny pit or depression in the retina that is the region of clearest vision.
What is the fovea centralis?
500
Fine, thread-like attachments that connect the ciliary body and the lens, allowing the muscles in the ciliary body to adjust the shape and thickness of the lens.
What are zonules?
500
Phak/o, Phac/o
What is the lens of the eye?
500
Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye.
What is astigmatism?
500
The photoreceptors of the eye. (Define each function for points!)