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chapter 10 Flashcards

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parts of the eye

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  • iris
  • vitreous body
  • cornea
  • aqueous humor
  • retina
  • conjunctiva
  • optic nerve
  • lens
  • sclera
  • optic disk
  • lacrimal ducts
  • rods and cones
  • choroid
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governs the size of the pupil

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iris

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  • soft and jelly-like
  • shapes the eye
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vitreous body

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clear portion of the sclera that covers the anterior of the eye

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cornea

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  • watery fluid
  • maintains corneas
  • constantly produced and drained
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aqueous humor

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  • deepest layer of the tunic
  • is the eyes actual receptor layer
  • contains photoreceptors
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retina

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  • lines the inner surface of the eyelids
  • folds back to cover the visible portion of the white of the eye
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conjunctiva

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  • carries visual impulses from retina to brain
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optic nerve

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9
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  • adjusts to help focus the light
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lens

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  • the whites of the eye
  • the fibrous tunic
  • the outermost tunic
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sclera

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11
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  • no images form in retina yet
  • known as the blind spot
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optic disk

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helps drain tears made by lacrimal glands

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lacrimal ducts

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13
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  • in your retina
  • light sensitive cells
  • generate nerve impulses
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rods and cones

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  • middle tunic
  • vascular
  • contains melanin
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choroid

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parts of the ear

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  • ossicles
  • pinna or auricle
  • eustachian tube
  • cochlea
  • tympanic membrane
  • malleus
  • incus
  • stapes
  • vestibular
  • semicircular canals
  • Organ of Corti
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16
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3 small bones in the middle ear

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ossicles

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visible and its external portion of the ear

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pinna or auricle

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18
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connects the middle ear cavity and pharynx

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eustachian tube

19
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coil like snail shell in the inner ear and contains organ of hearing (corti)

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cochlea

20
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separates outer ear from the middle ear

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tympanic membrane

21
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  • first bone (ossicle) of the ear
  • in contact with eardrum
  • hammer shaped
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malleus

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  • shaped live anvil
  • helps amplify sound
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incus

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  • innermost ossicle
  • in contact with the oval window of the inner ear
  • shaped like a stirrup
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stapes

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  • consists of 2 chambers
  • contain receptors for equilibrium
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vestibular

25
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  • areas for receptors for equilibrium
  • 3 tubes
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semicircular canals

26
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  • long strip of hair cells
  • known as spiral organ
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Organ of Corti

27
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the special senses

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  • taste
  • smell
  • sight
  • equilibrium
28
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the general senses

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  • touch
  • pressure
  • temperature
  • position
  • pain
29
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neurons embedded in the epithelium of the nasal cavity’s superior region; neurons react with smell chemicals; involved with sense of smell

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Olfactory epithelium

30
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parts of the tongue and which area are sensitive to sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami

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  • located on a mainly superior surface on tongue
  • enclosed on rained projections called papillae
31
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the function of the Vestibularcochlea nerve and what cranial nerve is it

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  • Cranial nerve 8
  • receptors for equilibrium
  • balance
  • transmits sensory information for balance
  • from inner ear to brain
32
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the purpose of analgesics

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relieve pain by blocking the sensation of pain within the body; more of a pain control

33
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sensory adaptation

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the way the body adjusts to different stimuli

34
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oto-

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ear

35
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opthalmo-

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eye

36
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scope-

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instrument to examine

37
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propri/o

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own

38
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esthesia

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sensation

39
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alges/i

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pain

40
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the 4 structures that protect the eyes and describe the contribution of each

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  • skull
  • eyelid and eyebrow
  • tears
  • conjunctiva
41
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skull (eye orbit)

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  • protects eye
  • bony orbit protects the posterior portion
42
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eyelid and eyebrow

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  • protects the anterior portion of the eye
  • keeps foreign substances out of eye
43
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tears

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lubricates eye

44
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conjunctiva

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lines eyelids and part of sclera

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