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Taste receptors |
associated with taste buds located on the tongue inside the cheeks, and on the soft palate, pharynx, and epiglottis. |
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Lingual Papillae |
are observable bumps |
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Filiform papillae |
the most common papillae |
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Foliate Papillae |
-more common in young children, are found on the sides of the tongue. -Not involved with taste |
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Circumvallate Papillae |
these are large and located in a V shape near the back of the tongue. An average person has 7 to 12 of these structures. |
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fungiform papillae |
shaped like mushrooms and located all over the tongue, especially at the tip and on the sides. |
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what are the two major functions of the ear |
equilibrium and hearing |
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Equilibrium |
involves rotation, linear acceleration, and gravity, allowing us to determine the position of the head with respect to the enviornment |
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Hearing |
detects and interprets sounds in the environment |
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in humans the audible range of frequencies is |
from 20Hz to 20,000 Hz |
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The outer ear |
consists of auricle, or pinna, and the external auditory meatus, or canal |
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the canal |
this is lined with ceruminous glands that produce earwax, or the cerumen. |
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The middle ear |
this is that primary cavity filled with air. |
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The middle ear |
Contains the three auditory ossicles- the malleus, stapes, and incus- as well as the tympanic membrane (eardrum) and the eustachian tube. |
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the inner ear |
this consists of the vestibule and the semicircular canals and the cochela |
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the retina |
Photoreceptors, the rods, and cones are located in the |
