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Eye Dissorders
Accessory Organs
Do you need glasses?!
Eye Anatomy 1
Eye Anatomy 2
100
The incapability to distinguish colors.
What is colored blindness?
100
The protective layer of skin covering of the eye.
What is the eyelid?
100
Another term for hyperopia.
What is farsightedness?
100
Nerve the transmits information from the eye to the brain.
What is the optic nerve?
100
A cranial move that controls eye movement
What is oculomotor nerve?
200
Detachment of this will cause a lack of vision due to less visual receptors.
What is the retina?
200
The gland that produce tears.
What is the lacrimal gland?
200
Another term for nearsightedness?
What is myopia?
200
Transparent outer most covering that focuses light.
What is the cornea?
200
Opening in the eye that allows for light to come in.
What is the pupil?
300
Lack of this vitamin can cause night blindness.
What is vitamin A?
300
The location that is effected during a pinkeye breakout.
What is conjunctiva?
300
Blurred vision caused by an irregular shape of the cornea.
What is an astigmatism?
300
Liquid that surrounds the lens.
What is the aqueous humor?
300
Colored portion of the eye
What is the iris?
400
Clouded vision of the lens
What is a cataract?
400
Surround the eye and allow for movement.
What are extrinsic eye muscles?
400
Are you seeing stars or do you need glasses? The breaking of these causes "floaters" in your eyes.
What is a capillary?
400
Contains visual receptors
What is the retina?
400
The white part of the eye. Surrounds the entire eye.
What is the sclera?
500
This causes pressure placed against the eye, especially on the retina.
What is glaucoma?
500
This gland secretes a liquid containing bacteria killing enzymes.
What is the lacrimal gland?
500
The part of the eye that moves the lens to focus.
What is the ciliary body?
500
The jelly-like fluid that supports the retina at the back of the eye.
What is the vitreous humor?
500
Another name for the blind.
What is optic disc?