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25 Cards in this Set
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Auricle |
The ear |
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External acoustic meatus |
A short, narrow chamber carved into the temporal bone of the skull |
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Tympanic membrane |
Eardrum |
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Hammer |
Malleus |
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Anvil |
Incus |
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Stirrup |
Stapes |
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Pharyngotympanic tube |
Auditory tube |
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Tympanic cavity |
The middle ear, contains the auditory ossicles |
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Auditory ossicles |
The bones of the middle ear |
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Lysozyme |
An enzyme that destroys bacteris |
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Conjunctiva |
Lines the eyelids and covers part of the outer surface of the eyeball |
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Lacrimal apparatus |
Consists of the lacrimal gland and a number of ducts that drain the lacrimal secretions into the nasal cavity |
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Lacrimal glands |
Lateral end of each eye |
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Eyelashes |
Project from the border of each eyelid |
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Tarsal glands |
Modified sebaceous glands associated with the eyelid edges |
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Endomysium |
Each muscle fiber is enclosed in a delicate connective tissue sheath |
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Perimysium |
Several sheathed muscle fibers are then wrapped by a coarser fibrous membrane |
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Fascicle |
Wrapped in perimysium |
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Endomysium |
Between the muscle fibers |
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Retina |
Extends anteriorly only to the ciliary body |
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Choroid |
A blood-rich nutritive tunic that contains a dark pigment |
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Iris |
The colored part of the eye |
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Pupil |
The dark center part of the eye |
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Sclera |
Connective tissue, is seen anteriorly as the white of the eye |
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Cornea |
A window through which light enters the eye |