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Details Title: Special Senses Eyes&Ears Description: Veterinary Medical Terminology Total Flash Cards: 41 Created: 10/01/2007 19:36:13	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term ocular system Definition responsible for vision Term eyes Definition receptor organs for sight Term opt/o;optic/o;ocul/o;ophthalm/o;opt/i; Definition combining forms for the eye or sight Term extraocular Definition outside the eyeball Term intraocular Definition means within the eyeball Term periocular Definition means around the eyeball Term adnexa Definition accessory structures of an organ Term stroma Definition supporting tissue of an organ Term orbit Definition bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball Term periorbita Definition eye socket Term eye muscles Definition 7 major muscles are attached to each eye, making a range of movement possible; 2 oblique muscles, 4 rectus muscles and the retractor bulbi muscles of both eyes work together to make normal binocular vision possible Term binocular Definition means both eyes Term extrinsic muscles Definition 6 muscles that attach the outside of the eyeball to the bones of the orbit Term levator palpebrae muscles Definition muscles that raise the upper eyelid Term blephar/o Definition combining form that means eyelid Term palpebra Definition another term used for eyelid Term palpebrae Definition plural=eyelids Term palpebral Definition means pertaining to the eyelid Term conjunctiva Definition mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid Term conjunctiv/o Definition combining form for conjunctiva Term nictitating membrane Definition conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close Term third eyelid Definition conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close Term nictitans Definition conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close Term haws Definition conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close Term lacrimal apparatus Definition structures that produce, store, and remove tears Term lacrimation Definition condition of normal tear secretion Term lacrim/o Definition combining form meaning teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct Term dacry/o Definition combining form meaning teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct Term lacrimal canaliculi Definition ducts at the medial canthus that collect tears and drain them into the lacrimal sac Term lacrimal sac Definition enlargement that collects tears at the upper portion of the tear duct Term dacryocyst Definition enlargement that collects tears at the upper portion of the tear duct Term nasolacrimal duct Definition passageway that drains tears into the nose Term dorsal punctum Definition small spot near the upper medial canthus where the nasolacrimal duct begins Term ventral punctum Definition small spot near the lower medial canthus where the nasolacrimal duct begins Term punctum Definition point or small spot Term canthus Definition angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet Term medial (inner) canthus Definition corner of eye nearest the nose Term lateral (outer) canthus Definition corner of the eye farthest away from the nose Term tarsal plate (or tarsus) Definition platelike framework within the upper and lower eyelids that provides stiffness and shape Term tars/o Definition combining form for edge of eyelid or "ankle" joint Term meibomian (or tarsal) glands Definition sebaceous glands on the margins of each eyelid;also called tarsal glands