Eye Anatomy
Adjustment of the lens by the ciliary body
Accommodation
Defective curvature of the cornea or lens
Astigmatism
combining form for cornea
kerat/o
Ear Drum
Tympanic membrane
Ringing sound in ears
Tinnitus
Jelly-like material behind the lens that helps to maintain the shape of the eyeball
Vitreous Humor
Myopia
Nearsightedness
Specialist in the ear and larynx (upper respiratory region)
otolaryngologist
Snail shaped, spiral tube in the inner ear
Cochlea
Fungal infection of the ear
Otomycosis
Photo receptor cells of the retina, make the perception of color possible
cones
Outward deviation of the eye
exotropia
Flap of the ear
Auricle or pinna
Chanel that leads from the auditory meatus
auditory canal
Place where optic nerve fibers cross in the brain:
Optic chiasm
Place where optic nerve fibers cross in the brain
Optic chiasm
Inflammation of the vascular layer
uvetitis
Bacterial infection of the middle ear
otitis media
First little bone in the middle ear shaped like a hammer
malleus
Fungal infection of the ear
Otomycosis
Yellowish region in the retina that contains the fovea centralis
Macula
Absence of the lens of the eye
aphakia
Nerve deafness occurring with aging
Presbycusis
Fluid within the labyrinth in the inner ear
endolymph
Nerve deafness occurring with aging
Presbycusis