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eye
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Globe shaped, ~1" in diameter, located in the bony socket of the skull called the orbit, which protects 80% of the eyeball.
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The globe of the eyeball
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Keeps it global shape as result of the pressure of the fluid contained within its two chambers, the anterior and posterior chambers. The clear jellylike fluid is called vitreous humor.
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In front of the lens of the eye is clear fluid called
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aqueos humor
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sclera
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The white of the eye. Tough, fibrous tissue that helps maintain the eye's globular shape and protect the delicate inner structures.
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cornea
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The transparent anterior portion of the eye that overlies the iris and pupil.
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iris
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The color part of the eye.
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pupil
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The opening in the center of the iris, which allows light to move to the back of the eye.
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The lens functions to...
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focus images.
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retina
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A delicate, 10-layered structure of nervous tissue located in the rear or the interior of the globe that receives light and generates nerve signals that are transmitted to the brain through the optic nerve.
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visual cortex
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The area in the brain where signals from the optic nerve are converted into visual images.
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What is responsible for the sense of taste in the mouth?
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Taste buds or taste receptors
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gustation
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The sense of tatse
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List the four primary tastes
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-bitter
-sour -sweet -salty |
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What are the three anatomical parts of the ear in detail?
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-The external ear consist of the pinna, ear canal, and the exterior portion of the tympanic membrane or eardrum.
-The middle ear consist of the inner portion of the tympanic membrane and the ossicles. -The inner ear consist of the cochlea and semicircular canals. |
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Sounds travels from the ear to the brain via the...
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auditory nerve.
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What does the sensation of balance involve in detail?
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-The kinetic labyrinth system senses movement of the head.
-The static labyrinth system senses the position of the head in relation to gravity or linear acceleration/deceleration. |
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Scent impulses travel from the _______________ to the _______________ of the brain via the _______________.
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olfactory bulb
olfactory cortex olfactory tract |
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The skin's touch receptors sense...
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pressure, pain, and temperature.
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Basic travel of the impulse of touch receptors.
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From the skin to the afferent peripheral nerves transmit to the spinal cord and then to the brain.
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referred pain
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Pain felt at a different site from that of the injured or diseased part of the body.
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vertigo
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The sense of spinning.
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hyperesthesia
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Excess skin sensitivity, especially to touch or to cold.
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