GRST 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Southport And Cheshire Lines Extension Railway, Hemianopsia, Ciliary Body

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 211
• Professor: Lesley Bolton

Document Summary

Unusual term because it has 2 prefixes. This base has been given a specific meaning that relates to the orbit of the eye, the body cavity that contains the eyeball and associated parts. Gen, genit to produce, to beget. The ciliary body of the eye is actually within the eyeball itself, it contains muscles that can change the shape of the eye lens. Conjunctiva: delicate membrane that lines the eyelid and covers part of the surface of the eyeball, in effect connecting the eyelid and eyeball. Conjunctiv conjunctiva (membrane of the eye) Scler sclera (the white of the eye) Retina: photosensitive layer of the eye characterized by a network of blood vessels. Choroid: membrane that is part of the internal structure of the eye. Troch wheel, round shaped, pulley shaped. Trochlea: name for any structure in which a loop acts like a pulley for a tendon to run through, or a grooved structure that acts like a pulley wheel.