Combining Forms
Listen to Me
Prefixes and Suffixes
Eyes
I Sense That
100
Combining form menaing small bone
Ossic/o
100
Middle ear bone that's shaped like an anvil or hammer
incus
100
Prefix meaning inward
eso-
100
The nerve that transmits nerve impulses within the eye to the brain
optic nerve
100
Thousands of these are located in a postage stamp-sized are of the nasal cavity to sense smells
olfactory receptor cells
200
Hearing
acoust/o
200
The three smallest bones of the body are located here
middle ear
200
Suffix meaning vision
-opia
200
vitreous humor
200
The body has sensory receptors for pain and pressure, When comparing, there are a higher number of _______ receptors than any other receptor.
touch or tactile
300
Tears
Lacrim/o
300
Area of ear where balance is controlled
inner ear
300
Suffix meaning hearing
-cusis
300
Professional who performs eye exam and may prescribe glasses, but cannot perform surgery
Optometrist
300
To identify a smell, the nerve that transports the impulse to the brain is known as...
olfactory nerve
400
Ot/o is the combining form for..
ear
400
Number of bones in the middle ear
3
400
Suffix meaning pertaining to
-ic
400
The white of the eye
sclera
400
Receptors to sense pressure are located in this layer of the skin
dermis
500
Meaning olda age
presby/o
500
Specialist who works with hearing, balance, and related disorders
Audiologist
500
-ptosis
500
Professional who may perform surgery to correct eye conditions
opthamologist
500
Also known as the taste sense
gustatory