The Ear
Ear Roots
The Eye
Eye Roots
Ear/Eye Abbreviations
100

How Many parts is the ear divided into and what are they called?

3. Outer ear, middle ear, inner ear

100

ot/o

ear

100

The wall of the eye is made of 3 layers, name the inner most layer.

Retina

100

opt/o

eye, vision

100

IOL

Intraocular Lens

200

Name the shell shaped portion of the inner ear that holds the receptors for hearing

Cochlea

200

myring/o

tympanic membrane

200

Name the 2 types of cells that respond to light

Rods & Cones

200

scler/o

sclera

200

NRC

Normal Retinal Correspondence 

300

Name the 3 ossicles.

Malleus, Incus, Stapes.

300

salping/o

tube, auditory tube

300

The mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the eyeballs anterior surface.

Conjunctiva

300

lent/i

lens

300

dB

Decibel

400

Nerve impulses are transmitted from the ear to brain by way of what nerve? 

Vestibulocochlear nerve

400

labyrinth/o

labyrinth (inner ear)

400

The bony cavity that contains the eyeball

Orbit

400

ir, irit/o, irid/o

Iris

400

ABR

Auditory Brainstem Response

500

What do you call the projecting part of the outer ear?

Pinna

500

acous, acus, cus

sound, hearing

500

The clear, anterior portion of the sclera. 

Cornea

500

phak/o, phac/o

Lens

500

ENT

Ear(s), Nose, and Throat

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