Ch 35 Flashcards

(26 cards)

1
Q

The largest sense organ is called

A

Skin

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2
Q

Accumulation of aqueous humor means a person developed what visual condition

A

Glaucoma

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3
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What is the tough, outermost layer or “white”. of the eye called

A

Sclera

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4
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The shape of the eyeball is maintained by the gel-like

A

Vitreous humor

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5
Q

What becomes constricted in the bright light

A

Pupil

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6
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Wedge-shaped thickening in the middles layer of the eyeball is called

A

Ciliary body

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7
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What protects the eye from foreign objects, dust, and debris

A

eyelid

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8
Q

What are sensory receptors in the retina that detect light

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Photoreceptors

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9
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What are mucous membranes that line the inner surfaces of the eye

A

Conjunctives

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10
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Part of the eye that is filled with a watery fluid is called

A

Aqueous humor

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11
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Protects eyes from microorganisms

A

Antimicrobial

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12
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Eye socket is called

A

Orbit

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13
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What muscle is responsible for Blinking and squinting

A

Orbicularis oculi

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14
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What muscle is the extrinsic of the eye called

A

Skeletal

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15
Q

The conjunctivas produce

A

Mucus

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16
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Enzyme that presents in tears, destroying bacteria is called

17
Q

Maintained by the gel-like

A

Vitreous humor

18
Q

Each eyeball has how many extrinsic eye muscles

19
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What mucous membranes likes in the inner surface of the eyelids

20
Q

Tears act as a lubricant and a

A

Antimicrobial

21
Q

Cause of ectropion is

22
Q

What carries visual information from eye to the brain

23
Q

A sign or symptom of astigmatism is

A

Blurred vision

24
Q

Decreased oil production in the eye is called

A

Dry eye syndrome

25
Neural tunic separates from the vascular tunic is called
Retinal detachment
26
What structure initiates sound conduction
External ear