Functions
Helps the body synthesize vitamin D
What is the Integumentary System?
The 2 root words that mean brain
What is Cerebr/o and Encephal/o?
Nonphysician specializing in administering anesthesia
What is an Anesthetist?
Band of epidermis attached to the surface of the nail
What is the Cuticle?
Movement of the eyes and changes in the shape of the lens
What is Accommodation?
Receive sound impulses and transmit them to the brain
What is the Ear?
Visual condition is the meaning of this suffix
What is -opia?
Provides primary eye care, including diagnosing eye diseases and conditions, and measuring the accuracy of vision to determine if corrective lenses are needed
What is an Optometrist?
Transmits nerve impulses from the retina to the brain
What is the Optic Nerve?
This division of the Autonomic Nervous System returns the body to normal after a response to stress
What is the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
To receive and process information and regulate all bodily activity
What is the Central Nervous System?
The root word urtic/o- means
What is rash or hives?
Physician specializing in surgical restoration and reconstruction of body structures
What is a Plastic Surgeon?
Transmit the sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear by vibration
What are the Auditory Ossicles?
The largest American standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare
What is The Joint Commission or JACHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)?
Help protect the eyeball from foreign material, excessive light, and injuries
What are the Eyelashes, Eyelids, and Eyebrows?
In the word mycosis, myco- and -osis mean
What is fungus and abnormal condition or disease?
Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of diseases and disorders of the eyes, from vision correction to eye surgery
What is an Ophthalmologist?
Controls the highest level of thought, including judgment, memory, association, and critical thinking
What is the Cerebrum?
An anticoagulant that is released in response to injury
What is Heparin?
The regulation of body temperature
What is the Hypothalamus?
The root word canth/o means
What is corner of eye?
This type of provider performs the following breast augmentation, liposuction, and facelifts
What is a Cosmetic Surgeon?
Controls the amount of light that is allowed to enter the eye through the pupil
What is the Iris?
Transparent mucous membrane that lines the underside of the eye; protects exposed eyeball surface
What is the Conjunctiva?