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57 Cards in this Set
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Functions of Sclera |
Outer covering of eye |
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Functions of Optic Nerve |
Carries nerve impulses from eye to brain |
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Functions of Extrinsic Muscles |
move the eye |
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Functions of Cornea |
transparent tissue allowing light to enter eye |
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Functions of Pupil |
Opening in eye allowing light to enter, size is regulated to alter amount of light entering |
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Functions of Vitreous Humor |
Jelly-like material, helps to maintain eye shape |
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Functions of Lens |
Focuses incoming light onto the retina |
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Functions of Iris |
Helps control the size of the pupil |
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Functions of Ciliary Body |
Helps control the shape of the lens to focus light on the retina |
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Functions of Choroid |
Absorbs excess light in the eye |
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Functions of Retina |
Converts the incoming light into electrical impulses for interpretation by the brain via specialized receptors |
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Functions of Superior Rectus Muscle |
Elevates the eye |
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Functions of Medial Rectus Muscle |
adducts of the eye |
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Functions of Inferior Rectus Muscle |
Depresses the eye |
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Functions of Superior Oblique Muscle |
Depresses and internally rotates the eye |
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Functions of Inferior Oblique Muscle |
Extortion and elevation of the eye |
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Function of Auricle |
Collects sound waves and funnels them into the external auditory meatus |
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Functions of External Auditory Meatus |
Funnels sound waves to the tympanic membrane |
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Functions of Tympanic Membrane |
Converts sound waves in to mechanical movement |
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Functions of Eustachian Tube |
Allows for equalization of air pressure between the environment and the inner ear |
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Functions of Cochlea |
Converts mechanical motion from sound waves into electrical impulses for interpretation by the brain |
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Functions of Malleus |
Connects the tympanic membrane to the incus |
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Functions of Incus |
Connects the malleus to the stapes |
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Functions of Stapes |
Connects the incus to the oval window |
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Functions of Oval Window |
Connects to the stapes, allows mechanical movement from the ossicles to enter the cochlea
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Functions of Semicircular Canals |
Contain fluid to detect movement and orientation of the head |
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Functions of Round window |
Allows fluid in the cochlea to move (vibrate) |
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Cranial Nerve VII |
Transmits electrical impulses from the inner ear to the brain, interpreted as sound or equilibrium, depending on receptors stimulated |
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Auricle |
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Choroid |
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Cilliary Body |
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Cochlea |
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Cornea |
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Cornea |
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External Acoustic Meatus |
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Incus |
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Inferior Oblique |
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Inferior Rectus |
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Iris |
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Lateral Rectus |
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Lens |
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Malleus |
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Medial Rectus |
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Optic Nerve |
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Oval Window |
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Oval Window |
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Pupil |
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Retina |
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Round Window |
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Sclera |
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Semicircular Canals |
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Stapes |
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Stapes |
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Superior Rectus |
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Superior Oblique |
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Tympanic Membrane |
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Vitreous Humor |
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