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A general faculty of physical perception
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Sense
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What are the five senses
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Smell, taste, sight, hearing, and touch and pressure
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The sense of smell
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Olfaction
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The organ of smell. It also moistens, warms, and filters air that passes through it.
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Nose
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A receptor, located in the upper portions of the nose, that is sensitive to gases and dissolved chemicals
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Olfactory receptor
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A chemical sense produced by stimulation of the taste buds.
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Gustatory sense, or taste
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What are the four basic taste sensations
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Salty sweet sour and bitter
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The tip of the tongue contains what two receptors
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Sweet and salty
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Side of the tongue contain what receptors
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Sour
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The back of the tongue contains what receptor
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Bitter
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A group of specialized tissues that permits site.
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Eye
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Tears, lashes, eyelids, muscle, and fatty tissues surround and protect the eye
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The globe of the eye. It is made up of concentric coats, or tunics.
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Eyeball
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The outermost, external protective layer of the eye. It consist of the white, Opaque Sclera and the transparent cornea.
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Fibrous tunic
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The transparent outer layer of the Eye
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Cornea
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The white outer layer of the Eye
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Sclera
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The part of the uvea that absorbs excess light rays
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Choroid
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The part of the uvea that changes the shape of the lens
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Ciliary body
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The part of the uvea that regulates the size of the pupil and gives the items color
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Iris
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The dark opening the eye, surrounded by the iris, through which light rays pass
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Pupil
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The part of the ear containing the auditory ossicles, the oval window, and the round window. It is also called the tympanic cavity
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Middle ear
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A tube that joins the nasopharynx and the middle ear cavity. The tube is also called auditory tube
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Eustachian tube
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The three tiny bones in the middle ear: the malleus, the incus, and the stapes. These bones transmit and amplify vibrations
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Auditory ossicles
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The part of the ear consisting of the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the Cochlea
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Inner ear
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The middle part of the inner ear, involved in balance
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Vestibule
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One of the three curved passages in the inner ear that detect motion and govern balance
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Semicircular Canal
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The snail shaped, spiral tube that contains the organ of Corti, the receptor for hearing
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Cochlea
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Those passages of the vestibule, the semi circular canals, and the cochlea that contain receptors for hearing and equilibrium. The term is loosely used as a synonym for the inner ear
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Labyrinth
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It waxy substance secreted by the external ear. It is also called ear wax
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Cerumen
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The light sensitive nerve cell layer of the eye that contains the rods and cones
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Retina
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A photo receptor for black-and-white vision. Essential for vision in dim light and for peripheral vision
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Rod
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A photoreceptor for color vision and visual acuity
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Come
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A clear, watery fluid that fills the anterior cavity of the eye and circulates in the anterior and posterior chambers
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Aqueous humor
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A transparent jellylike substance that fills the posterior cavity of the eye, between the lens and the retina.
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Vitreous humor
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The adjustment of the Eye for close or distant vision, which is primarily achieved through changing the curvature of the lens
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Accommodation
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The organ of hearing. It consists of three parts
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Ear
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The part of the ear consisting of the Auricle and the external auditory meatus. It ends at the Tympanic membrane
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External ear
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The eardrum, which separates the external from the middle ear, covers the auditory canal, and transmits sound vibrations to the inner ear by the auditory ossicles
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Tympanic membrane
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