Anesthesiologist
Ch 11 Vocabulary
Anesthesiologist- is a physician who specializes in anesthesiology.
Auditory/Eustachian tube - is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear.
Auricle-is the outer projecting portion of the ear. Also called pinna.
ANS- Is the system of nerves that regulates body functions which have no direct voluntary control.
Cerebrum- is the anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.
Ciliary body- the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
Conjunctivitis- is inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Decussation pyramids- the crossing of the fibers of the corticospinal tracts from one side of the central nervous system to the other near the junction of the medulla and the spinal cord.
External auditory meatus- he canal extending from the opening in the external ear to the tympanic membrane.
Fovea centrals-Is a part of the eye, located in the center of the macula region of the retina.
Glaucoma- refers to a group of eye conditions that lead to damage to the optic nerve.
Infundibulum- is a funnel-shaped cavity or organ.
Interventricular foramen- is channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.
Mammillary bodies- are a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that, as part of the diencephalon form part of the limbic system.
Medulla oblongata- the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull, forming the lowest part of the brainstem and containing control centers for the heart and lungs.
Occipital lobe-is the rearmost lobe in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
Optic chiasma- the X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other
Optic disk- is the raised disk on the retina at the point of entry of the optic
Anesthesiologist- is a physician who specializes in anesthesiology.
Auditory/Eustachian tube - is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear.
Auricle-is the outer projecting portion of the ear. Also called pinna.
ANS- Is the system of nerves that regulates body functions which have no direct voluntary control.
Cerebrum- is the anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.
Ciliary body- the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
Conjunctivitis- is inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Decussation pyramids- the crossing of the fibers of the corticospinal tracts from one side of the central nervous system to the other near the junction of the medulla and the spinal cord.
External auditory meatus- he canal extending from the opening in the external ear to the tympanic membrane.
Fovea centrals-Is a part of the eye, located in the center of the macula region of the retina.
Glaucoma- refers to a group of eye conditions that lead to damage to the optic nerve.
Infundibulum- is a funnel-shaped cavity or organ.
Interventricular foramen- is channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.
Mammillary bodies- are a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that, as part of the diencephalon form part of the limbic system.
Medulla oblongata- the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull, forming the lowest part of the brainstem and containing control centers for the heart and lungs.
Occipital lobe-is the rearmost lobe in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
Optic chiasma- the X-shaped structure formed at the point below the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other
Optic disk- is the raised disk on the retina at the point of entry of the optic