MT TEST 4

bony orbit AKA

eye socket

how many muscles of eyes?

six major eye muscles (3 pairs)

binocular vision

visual field from both eyes

binocular visons allows

depth perception

conjuctiva

transparent mucous membrane lining underside of the eyelid protecting the
exposed surface of the eyeball

optic disk

Where nerve endings of the retina enter
optic nerve. Blind spot. Contains no rods or cones
-transport impulses to brain

conjuctivitis AKA

pink eye

xerophthalmia

dry eyes

macular degeneration

loss of central vision

strabismus

improper eye alignment due to the inability of eye muscles to coordinate

strabismus AKA

cross-eyed

hyperopia

farsightedness

myopia

nearsightedness

blephar/o

eyelid

irid/o

iris, colored part of eye

ophthalm/o

eye, vision

-opia

vision condition

opt/o

eye, vision

phak/o

lens of the eye

presby/o

old age

retin/o

retina, net

trop/o

turn, change

scler/o

sclera, white of eye, hard

auditory

pertaining to the sense of hearing

acoustic

relating to sound or hearing

normal action of ears

air conduction, bone conduction, sensorineural conduction

conductive hearing loss

Sound waves are prevented from passing air to fluid
-filled inner ear

sensorineural hearing loss

Due to damage to auditory nerve or hair cells in
inner ear

-CUSIS

hearing

myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

ot/o

ear, hearing

tympan/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

sebaceous glands

oil glands

sudoniferous glands

sweat glands

Layers of skin

epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

epidermis

external layer

Dermis

middle layer of skin

subcutaneous

internal layer

epithelial tissue is located in the

epidermis

lipocytes

fats cells
-manufacture and store large quantities of fat
- in adipose tissue

where are lipocytes located?

adipose tissue

acne is formation of \____

comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, and/or cysts

anhidrosis

abnormal condition of no sweat

diaphoresis

profuse sweating

hyperhydrosis

condition of excessive sweating in one area or over the whole body.

cry/o

cold

cutane/o

skin

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

hidr/o

sweat

hirsut/o

hairy, rough

lip/o

fat, lipid

melan/o

black, dark

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

fingernail or toenail

pil/i, pil/o

hair

py/o

pus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

seb/o

sebum

urtic/o

rash, hives

xer/o

dry

endocrine glands

- secretes hormones
-secrete hormones directly into the blood

what is know as the master gland of the body?

pituitary gland

calcitonin works with parathyroid hormones in the thyroid gland to \_____

control calcium levels

thymus functions as part of both the body's

immune response and the endocrine system

Thymus secrets what? What does it do?

thymosin, stimulates the maturation of lymphocytes into T cells

adrenal glands has two \_____ parts

independent parts

parts of adrenal glands

adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla

puberty

Physical changes by which child's body becomes adult body capable
of reproducing

goiter

enlargement of the thyroid gland

acr/o

extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point

adren/o

adrenal gland

crin/o

to secrete

-dipsia

thirst

glyc/o

glucose, sugar

gonad/o

gonads, sex glands

-ism

condition, state of

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands

pineal/o

pineal gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

poly-

many

somat/o

body

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland

hypothalumus hormones

ADH and oxytocin

pineal gland is the body's

internal clock

pineal gland hormone

melatonin

thyroid gland has \___ lobes

two

thryroid gland hormones

T3, T4, calcitonin

parathyroid gland has \___ small glands located on the \______

4, thyroid gland

main function of parathyroid gland?

regulates calcium

parathyroid gland hormone

parathyroid hormone

thymus gland hormone

thymosin

what gland is "double duty" with the NS?

hypothalamus

what gland is "double duty" with the Immune S?

thymus gland

what gland is "DD" with the Digestive s?

pancreaas

pancreas contains

Islets of Langerhans

pancreas hormones

insulin, glucagon, somatostatin

adrenal gland (cortex) hormones

mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens

Adrenal gland medulla hormones

norepinephrine and epinephrine, dopamine