Medical Terminology Ch 12

Chapter 12: The Eye

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Front Back
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Kerat/o
Cornea
Cycl/o
Cilliary body (circle)
Ir/o irid/o
Iris (colored circle)
Dacry/o
Tear
Phac/o phak/o
Lens
Phot/o
Light
Presby/o
Old age
Vitre/o
Glassy
-opia
Condition of vision
Anterior chamber
Fluid filled space between the cornea and iris
Aqueous humor
Water liquid secreted at the ciliary body that fills that ant and post chambers of the eye and provides nourishment for cornea, iris and lens
Canal of Schlemm
Duct in the anterior chamber that carries filtered aqueous humor to the veins and bloodstream
Choroid
Vascular layer beneath the sclera that provides nourishment to the outer portion of the retina
Ciliary body
Ring of muscle behind the periphreal iris that controls the power of the lens