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15 Cards in this Set
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Tarsal glands
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produce oily secretion that lubs eye
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Cilary glands
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modified sweat glands in between eye lashes
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Fibrous tunic/sclera
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outermost protective layer, thick, white connective tissue, CORNEA here, transparent window
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Vascular tunic
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Middle layer of the eye, Contains: CHOROID prevents light scattering, CILIARY BODY lense attachment, CILIARY ZONULE iris & pupil
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Sensory Tunic (RETINA)
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innermost tunic, delicate white retina, contains CONES and RODS
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Optic Disc
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Blind spot, where optic disc leaves the eyeball
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Photo receptors
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rods and cones distributed over the entire retina except the optic disc, Responds to light Cones-color
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Canal of Schlemm
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Aqueous humor is reabsorbed into the venous blood thru this scleral venous sinus
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Emmetropia
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the eye that focuses images correctly on the retina
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Myopia
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nearsightedness
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Hyperopia
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Farsightedness
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Astigmatism
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unequal curvature in diff parts of the cornea or lens
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Vestibular apparatus
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reponsible for monitoring static and dynamic equilibrium
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Conduction deafness
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occurs when something interfers with the conduction of sound vibrations to fluid of the inner ear
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Sensoryneural deafness
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Degeneration or damage to the receptor cells in the organ of corti to the cochlear nerve or to the auditory cortex neurons
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