the senses Flashcards

1
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cochlea

A

hearing invades vibrations and nerve impulses ; hearing in the organ of Corti

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2
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Utricles and Saccule

A

hair embedded, oblates gravity pulls &bends hair position of head changes

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3
Q

carotid sinuses & aortic sinuses change in blood pressure

A

pressorceptors

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4
Q

chemoreceptors

A

oxygen and carbon dioxide ph of blood

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5
Q

Deafness

A

conduction - transmit vibrations
nerve - 8th cranial nerve /receptors
central - temporal lobes ;brain tumor ,meningitis

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6
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cornea

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transparent covers Iris and pupil inside eye ; refract and bend light

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7
Q

chrorid layer

A

prevents glare

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8
Q

lens

A

like Cornea no capillaries

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9
Q

fovea

A

macula (depression ) best for color vision

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10
Q

optic chiasma

A

allow visual area to recieve

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11
Q

optic nerve

A

wall of eyeball

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12
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aqueous humor

A

reabsorbed back 2 blood by canal of schlemm

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13
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vitreous humor

A

keep retina in place

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14
Q

What in the eye lines the eyelid

A

conjunctiva

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15
Q

What produces tears ? What do tears contain ? What takes tears to the lacrimal sac ?

A

lacrimal glands ; lysozyme ;ducts

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