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Chapter 11
Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears
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Overview of Structures, Combining Forms, and Functions
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Eyes (and Vision)
• Primary Function– Receptor organs for the sense of sight.
• Related Combining Forms– opt/i, opt/o, optic/o
– ophthalm/o
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Adnexa of the Eye
• Primary Functions – Accessory structures that provide external protection and allow
the eyes to move.
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Major Structures of the Adnexa of the Eye
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Lacrimal Apparatus
• Primary Functions – Produces, stores, and removes tears.
• Related Combining Forms– dacryocyst/o
– lacrim/o
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Structures of the Eyeball
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Iris
• Primary Function – Controls the amount of light entering the eye.
• Related Combining Forms– ir/i, ir/o
– irid/o
– irit/o
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Lens
• Primary Function – Focuses rays of light on the retina.
• Related Combining Forms– phac/o
– phak/o
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Retina
• Primary Functions – Converts light images into electrical impulses and transmits
them to the brain.
• Related Combining Form– retin/o
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Ears (Hearing and Sound)
• Primary Functions – Receptor organs for the sense of hearing.
– Help to maintain balance.
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Ears (Hearing and Sound)
• Related Combining Forms– acous/o, acoust/o
– audi/o, audit/o
– ot/o
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Structures of the Ear
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Outer Ear
• Primary Function – Transmits sound waves to the middle ear.
• Related Combining Form– pinn/i
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Middle Ear
• Primary Function – Transmits sound waves to the inner ear.
• Related Combining Forms– myring/o
– tympan/o
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Inner Ear
• Primary Functions – Receives sound vibrations and transmits them to the brain.
• Related Combining Form– labyrinth/o
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Animations
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How We Hear
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The Eardrum in Health and Infection
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How We See
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Cataracts
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Glaucoma
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Answers to Learning Exercises
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Chapter 11 Answers
Matching Word Parts 1
11.1. kerat/o
11.2. belphar/o
11.3. opt/o
11.4. -cusis
11.5. -metry
Matching Word Parts 2
11.6. myring/o
11.7. ophthalm/o
11.8. irid/o
11.9. presby/o
11.10. -opia
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Matching Word Parts 3
11.11. ot/o
11.12. tympan/o
11.13. scler/o
11.14. retin/o
11.15. trop/o
Definitions
11.16. sclera
11.17. cochlea
11.18. optic disk
11.19. tympanic membrane
11.20. oval window
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Definitions
11.21. incus
11.22. presbyopia
11.23. retinopexy
11.24. entropion
11.25. purulent
Matching Conditions
11.26. esotropia
11.27. diplopia
11.28. hyperopia
11.29. myopia
11.30. strabismus
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Which Word?
11.31. diopter
11.32. otorrhagia
11.33. tympanostomy
11.34. glaucoma
11.35. binaural
Spelling Counts
11.36. eustachian
11.37. cerumen
11.38. astigmatism
11.39. labyrinthotomy
11.40. Snellen
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Abbreviation Identification
11.41. astigmatism11.42. intraocular lens11.43. right eye11.44. intraocular
pressure11.45. macular
degeneration
Term Selection
11.46. myopia
11.47. anisocoria
11.48. mastoidectomy
11.49. hordeolum
11.50. otomycosis
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Sentence Completion
11.51. refraction
11.52. vertigo
11.53. optometrist
11.54. keratitis
11.55. monochromatism
Word Surgery
11.56. opthalm/o, -scopy
11.57. emmetr, -opia
11.58. ot/o, py/o, -rrhea
11.59. presby, -cusis
11.60. xer, ophthalm, -ia
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True/False
11.61. False
11.62. True
11.63. False
11.64. True
11.65. True
Clinical Conditions
11.66. otoplasty
11.67. barotrauma
11.68. iridectomy
11.69. hemianopia
11.70. fluorescein
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Clinical Conditions
11.71. periorbital
11.72. nyctalopia
11.73. tinnitus
11.74. pterygium
11.75. conjunctivitis
Which Is the Correct Medical Term?
11.76. papilledema
11.77. synechia
11.78. ametropia
11.79. chalazion
11.80. impacted cerumen
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Challenge Word Building
11.81. iridalgia
11.82. blepharitis
11.83. iridotomy
11.84. retinopathy
11.85. ophthalmology
11.86. blepharedema
11.87. lacrimotomy
11.88. labyrinthectomy
11.89. iridopathy
11.90. retinitis
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Labeling Exercises
11.91. cornea
11.92. chamber
11.93. lens
11.94. iris
11.95. fovea
11.96. auricle
11.97. auditory
11.98. tympanic
11.99. eustachian
11.100. cochlea