Senses Flashcards
(43 cards)
Anosmia
Loss of smell
Sensory cells translating stimuli into action potentials for our nervous system
Transduction
Gustation
Sense of taste
What is the name of the cells responsible for taste
Gustatory
Stem cells which replace the gustatory?
Basil epithelial cells
Visible projections on the tounge
Fungiform Papillae
Receptor - Glomerulus - Mitral Cells - Brain
Smell pathway
Number of waves that pass a certain point in a fixed amount of time
Frequency
Also know as volume, it is the difference between high and low pressure in the air by a sound wave
Amplitude
3 areas of the ear
Which are responsible for hearing and Equilibrium
External, Middle, Inner
Hearing: All 3
Balance: Inner
What is the Pinna / Auricle
Visible part of the ear
Name 12 parts of Auditory Pathway
Pinna - External Auditory Meatus - Tympamic Membrane - Tympanic Cacvity (Middle Ear) - Auditory Osicles ( Malleus, Incus, Stapes) - Superior Oval Window - Cochlea - Basilar Membrane - Organ of Corti - Cochlear Nerve - Auditory Pathway - Auditory Cortex
What is Responsible for Equalibrum
Vestibular Apparatus
Light Frequency determines:
Light Amplitude relates to its:
Hue
Brightness
Lacrimal gland produces what?
Tears
Condition where eyes pop out of head
Globe luxation
3 layers of the eyeball starting with the most external
Fibrous, Vascular, Inner
What is the white part of the eye called?
Sclera
What protects the lens of the eye?
Cornea
Ring of muscle that surrounds the lens
Ciliary Body
What protects the eye from receiving too much light?
Pupils
Two layers and distinction in the retina
Outter Pigmented layer: Absorbs light
Nuero Inner Layer: Ganglion Neurons & Bipolar Neurons
What do the bi polar Neurons synapse with?
Photoneurons
Ganglion neurons
Describe cones in the eyes
Describe rods in the eyes
Location & Function
Cones: Center of the Retina
Fine detail & Color
Rods: More numerous
Black & White