Senses Flashcards
(67 cards)
Name the largest papillae of the tongue
Circum vallate
Sour is best tasted in which portion of the tongue
Sides
What type of sensory organs are the gustatory organs
Taste
What type of stimulus is required for olfactory reception to occur
A few molecules (chemical)
Name five primary taste sensations
Sour, sweet, better, salty, and Unami
What is lacking in the blind spot so that it has no vision compatibility
Rods and cones
Name structures that protect the eye
Eyebrows, eyelashes, eyelids
What is the term we use to describe the closest distance at which sharp focus is attained by the eyes
Near point
The thin transparent mucous membrane covering the anterior of eye and lining the eyelids
Conjunctiva
The ability where the eyes focused together so that we see the only one image and have a depth perception
Binoculars vision
A touch receptor is an example of what type of receptor
Mechanoreceptor
The process of that adjusts the lens for near vision
Accommodation
Light energy initiates nerve impulses and what
Retina
Sex linked trait; lacking cones
Color blindness
And what area of the are cones most densely concentrated
Central fovea
The colored part of the eye
Iris
Kind of pain often experienced by people suffering a heart attack
Over heart, left arm called referred pain
What receptors work to allow color vision
Cones
What is the term we use to describe bringing HI to focus at the same point
Convergence
The bending of light rays as a pass from the air through the cornea in the lens
Refraction
List accessory structures of the eye
Eyebrows, eyelashes, eyelids, eye muscles, lacrimal apparatus
Where does most of our refraction occur
Cornea
The outermost layer of the retina that contains melanin to absorb light rays
Pigmented layer
The structure that provides blood for the eye and absorbs scattered light
Choroid