Question

Building a Medical Vocabulary

HCP 224

Complete each statement:

3.   Receptors that detect light are _______________.
9.   An agent that dilates the eye is called _______________.
10.   The _______________ forms the communication system between the central nervous system and the rest of the body.
39.   Removal of a nail is known as ____________________.

40.   Through or across the skin is termed ____________________.

Answer 1

3. The sensory receptors which detect light stimuli during vision process is known as photoreceptors. There are two types of photoreceptors located in the retina known as tye cones and rods. Cone receptors helps vision during daytime and rods in the dark light.

The answer is Receptors that detect light arePhotoreceptors

9. The agents that used to the pupil dilation is called mydriatics. These class of drugs are mainly used in opthalmologic examination to visualize the retina and deeper parts of the eye. Tropicamide is one example for mydriatic medication.

The answer is An agent that dilates the eye is called mydriatic.

10. The central nervous system consist of brain and spinal cord. The signals from the brain pass to the spinal cord and through the peripheral nerves to the different parts of the body. There are sensory and motors neurons in the peripheral nervous system which transport the signals from brain to muscles and organs.

The peripheral nerves forms the communication system between the central nervous system and the rest of the body.

39. The nail can be removed surgically under local anaesthesia. The procedure id used to remove and ingrown nail, injured nail, infection etc. The procedure of removal of entire nail with sterile matrix is called matrixectomy. The removal of nail plate is known as nail avulsion. Surgical removal of finger or toe nail is medically termed as onychectomy. Onycho means toe or finger nails and ectomy is removal.

The answer is Removal of a nail is known as onychectomy.

40. Through or across the skin is medically terns as trans dermal. Trans is the word prefix means across and derma is skin.

Tye answer is through or across the skin is known as transdermal.