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Eyebrows
Functions
Muscles controlling

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Shade/protection from perspiration
Corrugator supercilii: medial movement
Orbicularis oculi: depresses eyebrow

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Eyelids (palpebrae)
Space between eyelids:
Connection points for eyelids
Part that produces white secretions
Muscles for opening/closing

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Palpebral fissure
Medial/lateral comissures
Lacrimal caruncle
Orbicularis oculi, levator palpebrae superioris

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Does conjunctiva line cornea? Why

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No, would distort image

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Tear pathway

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Produced in lacrimal gland (upper/lateral eyelid)
Wash across lower eyelid (lateral -> medial)
Collect at lacrimal Punctum
Enter lacrimal Canaliculi
Lacrimal sac
Drain into nasolacrimal duct
lacrimal caruncle not involved

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Eye muscles
4 rectus (functions)
2 obliques (functions)

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Sup/Inf/Lat/Med rectus (pull eye in that direction)
Sup/Inf oblique: (pull in opposite direction)

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Eyeball tunics (functions)
Sclera
Choroid
Retina

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Scelra: white of eyes (outermost layer)
Choroid: provides nutrients for sclera/retina (dark brown staining)
Retina: seeing light

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Functions:
Ciliary muscle
Sphincter papillae (+NS association)
Dilator papillae (+NS association)

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Controls shape of lense
Closes pupil (parasympathetic)
Opens pupil (sympathetic) see more of scary situation

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Sensory tunic (retina)
Outer pigmented layer: function
Transparent inner neural layer: function

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Prevent light scattering/remove dead cells
Contains photoreceptors

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Dry vs wet AMD

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Dry AMD:degradation of pigmented layer (loss of macula)
Wet AMD: choroid blood vessels grow abnormally (loss of macula)

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Retinopathy
What happens
Is clot removed?

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Weak blood vessels leak, cause clot in vitreous humour (blindness)
Clot not removed (fluid is not renewable)

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Posterior segment
Where
Which fluid
What type of pressure provided

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behind the lens
vitreous humour
Intraocular pressure (holds retina against choroid)

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Anterior segment (two chambers)
Where
Which fluid (function)
Fluid pathway (produce, pass, drainage)
Pressure

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Anterior/Posterior chambers
Lens-Cornea
Aqueous humour (nourishes/removes waste)
Produced by ciliary processes, posterior -> anterior chambers -> drains through scelral venous sinus (Schlemm)
Intraoculuar pressure

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Glaucoma
Bad drainage of what fluid
Causes what
Common in who

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Aqueous humour, pressure builds up causing damage to optic nerve
Common cause of blindness in old people

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Lens
Shape
Flexible?
Vascular? (why)
How does aging affect?

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Biconvex
Flexible +transparent
Avascular (not to hinder light passage)
Lens becomes more dense (loses elasticity-> vision loss)

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Cataracts:
Improper clumping of what protein

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Improper clumping of crystalline protein
Light can’t pass through lens

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Which wavelengths can we see? (nm)

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400-700 nm

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What do each lens do?
Concave:
Convex
How is the image flipped in the brain

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Concave: diverges light
Convex: converges light
Brain flips image across x and y axis (to make it normal)

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Pathway of light (start from cornea)

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Cornea
Aqueous humour
Lens
Vitreous humour
Retina
Photoreceptors

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Light pathway to photoreceptors, then to brain

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Ganglion cells (no rxn), Bipolar cells (no rxn), Rods/Cones
Rods/cones, bipolar cells, ganglion cells, optic nerve, brain

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Focusing for distant vision (>6m)
Rays come in …
How much change is needed by ciliary muscles
Which ANS controls?

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Parallel
Minimal change
Sympathetic system

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Focusing for close vision (<6m)
What does ciliary muscle do to lens:
What does spincter papille muscle do
Rotation of the eyeball: medial or lateral?
Which ANS controls?

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Rays come in divergent
Ciliary muscle: contracts, lense BULGES
Sphincter papillae constricts pupil (to reduce divergent rays)
Eyeballs rotate medially (convergence)
Parasympathetic

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Vision correction
Emmetropic?
Myopia: what’s wrong, what’s needed
Hyperopia: what’s wrong, what’s needed

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Good focusing ability
Myopia: near sighted, need concave lens (open up/diverge light)
Hyperopia: far sighted, need convex lens (converge light)

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Fovea:
Within which structure:
Why is it high detail focus?

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Within retina
High concentration of cones, no bipolar/ganglia cells in the way of light here

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Rods/cones
Two main segments: outer/inner
Position (post/ant)
contents

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Outer segment: posterior, contains rhodopsin discs
Inner segment: anterior, contains organelles/mitochondria for energy

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Rods dim/bright light? Quality/colour of images Convergence?: benefits/drawbacks
Dim light Low quality, gray images Yes convergence, enhances weak light signals but results in fuzzy image
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Cones dim/bright light? Quality/colour of images 3 types of cone cells (defined by opsin colour) Convergence?: benefits/drawbacks which areas are high in cones
Bright light High quality, coloured images Red/Blue/Green Opsin NO CONVERGENCE Fovea/macula
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Sight Relies on which chemical What 2 isomers does it have? (which is activated by light)
Retinal 11-Cis (no light) and All Trans (light)
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Steps of phototransduction
1. Light isomerizes 11-Cis retinal -> All trans retinal 2. Opsin activates tansducin 3. Transducin activates PDE (phosphodiesterase) 4. PDE converts cGMP -> GMP 5. GMP induces hyperpolarization -> inhibits neurotransmitter release *Since neurotransmitter is INHIBITORY, LIGHT CAUSES OVERALL ACTION POTENTIAL (inhibits the release of inhibitory NT) Low cGMP = AP
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Adaptation to light what happens to rods/cones in: Bright light Dim light (+ how is retinal converted, how long does adjustment take?
Bright light: cone function gained, rod function lost (more sharpness) Dim light: Cone function lost, rod function gained (all-trans retinal is recycled to 11-cis retinal, takes 20 mins to adjust)
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What do receptive fields of ganglion cells help with?
Object/line/facial expression recognition
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Visual pathways Which sides of each eye travel to: Right visual cortex Left visual cortex Why?
Right visual cortex (through right geniculate nuclei): right side of right eye, righ side of left eye Left visual cortex (through Left geniculate nuclei): left side of right eye, left side of left eye To help with depth perception
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Olfactory (smell) Steps of transduction
1. odor binds to GPCR receptor 2. G(olf) protein binds to GPCR, GTP activates G(olf) 3. Activated G(olf) activates adneylate cyclase, uses ATP to activate cAMP 4. cAMP activates cationic channel (allows Na/Ca into cell) -> dopolarization -> ACTION POTENTIAL
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Taste buds How many do you have Location of: Foliate TBs Circumvallate TBs Fungiform TBs
~10,000 Foliate: sides of tongue Circumvallate: back of tongue Fungiform: front of tongue
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Which cell of the taste bud does the tasting
Gustatory cell
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Steps of tasting
1. Taste ligand binds to receptor 2. Signal causes increase in Ca2+ concentration 3. Neurotransitter released from taste bud -> ACTION POTENTIAL
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Sweet receptors: sensitive to, what receptors used
sugars, saccharins, alcohol, some AAs, GPCRs
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Bitter receptors: sensitive to
alkaloids (quinine, nicotine)
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Umami: sensitive to, what receptors used
glutamate, GPCRs
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Salty: sensitive to, what receptors used
metal ions (Na+), Ion channels
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Sour: sensitive to, type of channel
H+ ions, ion channel
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Which cranial nerves are involved in taste
VII (facial): taste from front 2/3s of tongue IX (glossopharyngeal): taste from back 1/3 of tongue X (vagus): taste from back of tongue
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Outer ear, functions of structures Auricle (pinna) Ceruminous glands Tympanic membrane
Auricle: funnels sound into ear Ceruminous glands: produce wax (antibacterial) Tympanic membrane: vibrates in response to sound, send signal to middle ear
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Which are equalizes pressure between middle ear and external air pressure
Pharyngotympanic (auditory tube)
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Auditory ossicles, in order from tympanic membrane Transmit vibration to.. Vibrations dampened by...
Malleus, Incus, Stapes to oval window dampened by tensor tympani/stapedius muscles
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cochlea how many turns (coils) how many chambers + names
2.5 turn 3 chambers (scala vestibuli, media, tympani)
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Mechanism of hearing (steps)
1. Sound flows through pinna/ear canal, beat against tympanic membrane 2. Eardrum pushes against ossicles (MIS), stapes presses fluid against oval window 3. Shearing force pulls on hair cells 4. Cochlear nerve stimulated, impulse sent to brain
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Sound Humans can hear which frequencies? Represented by what kind of wave Pitch vs amplitude?
20-20,000 hertz (differences in pitch heard >200hz) Sine wave Pitch: perception of different frequencies Amplitude: sound intensity (dB)
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Where does amplification of sound in the ear occur? (what happens to frequency) External? Middle? Inner?
External: no amplification Middle: amplification of sound waves, same frequency Inner ear: amplitude decreases progressively, same frequency **frequency NEVER CHANGES**
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What kind of fibers encode for different friequencies?
Basal membrane fibers
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Where are frequencies encoded for (relative to oval window) High frequencies: Low frequencies: Delay?
High: close to oval window (short, stiff hairs) Low: far from oval window (long, flexible hairs) Low frequency causes delayed hearing (farther distance from oval window
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What is heard when frequencies are above/below audible frequencies? Why?
No sound No corresponding hair cells excited
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If hair cells vibrate who do they send signals to?
Organ of corti (sits above basilar membrane)
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Auditory pathway to brain (starting with cochlea)
1. cochlea -> cochlear nuclei 2. Medulla 3. Midbrain -> inferior colliculi 4. Auditory cortex (both sides from both ears)
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Which side of auditory cortex does right ear signal to
BOTH sides, both ears signal to both sides
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Auditory processing, what processes: Pitch Loudness Location of sound
Pitch: primary auditory cortex + cochlear nuclei Loudness: cochlear cells + number of cells stimulated Location: superior olivary nuclei "sound from left will take longer to reach right ear"
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2 types of Vestibular receptors? (purpose) What are they used for (how are kinocilia/stereocilia oriented?)
static equilibrium + straight acceleration Urtricular receptors: horizontal movement (cilia are oriented vertically) Saccular receptors: vertical movement (cilia are oriented horizontally)
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3 types of semicircular canals (purpose) What are they used for
dynamic + angular acceleration Anterior (superior) canal: nodding head YES Posterior canal: tilting head left/right Lateral (horizontal canal): shaking head NO
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How do semicircular canals work (fluid movement)
Fluid + capula flow over crista amplullaris (*IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO MOVEMENT*)
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3 receptors required to maintain balance
Vestibular receptors Visual receptors Somatic receptors
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Vestibular input is sent to which part of the cerebrum? which part is in turn signalled
Somatosensory cortex Primary motor cortex

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