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Medical Terminology: Root Words

Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Term	Definition
Vitreous Humor	fluid in the eye, (posterior part) (back of the eye), helps eye keep its shape
Sclera	gives place for muscle to attach, also keeps the eyes shape.
aqueous Humor	the fluid made in the eye, filling the anterior (front part of eye)provides nutrients for the cornea and lens
optic nerve	carries signals from the eye to the occipital lobe
lens	changes shape to focus light onto the retina
retina	shows our vision upside down. very thin, covered in sensory cells (sensory cells =rods & cones)
cornea	bends light, outer most lens
iris	protect the eye from the sun, by using it voluntary control of opening/closing the iris
pupils	controls the amount of light that enters the eye
Blind spot	has no function, but also in the area where there are no rods or cones

posterior	fluid in the eye, (_____ part) (back of the eye), helps eye keep its shape	1	1	true
Sclera	Definition: gives place for muscle to attach, also keeps the eyes shape.	2	0	false
anterior	the fluid made in the eye, filling the _____ (front part of eye)provides nutrients for the cornea and lens	3	1	true
optic nerve	Definition: carries signals from the eye to the occipital lobe	4	0	false
retina	changes shape to focus light onto the _____	5	1	true
upside	shows our vision _____ down. very thin, covered in sensory cells (sensory cells =rods & cones)	6	1	true
cornea	Definition: bends light, outer most lens	7	0	false
iris	Definition: protect the eye from the sun, by using it voluntary control of opening/closing the iris	8	0	false
pupils	Definition: controls the amount of light that enters the eye	9	0	false
function	has no _____, but also in the area where there are no rods or cones	10	1	true