Fundamentals Of Anatomy And Physiology Chapter # 9 Definitions

Front 1

watery fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye, in front of the lens

Back 1

aqueous humor

Front 2

part of the ear attached to the side of the head; earlike appendage of each atrium of the heart

Back 2

auricle

Front 3

opacity of the lens of the eye

Back 3

cataract

Front 4

receptors that respond to chemicals and are responsible for taste and smell

Back 4

chemoreceptors

Front 5

middle layer of the eyeball that contains a dark pigment to prevent the scattering of incoming light rays

Back 5

choroid

Front 6

snail shell or structure of similar shape

Back 6

cochlea

Front 7

nucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the sclera

Back 7

conjunctiva

Front 8

a specialized receptor located within the semicircular canals that detects head movements

Back 8

crista ampullaris

Front 9

disorder characterized by elevated pressure in the eye

Back 9

glaucoma

Front 10

cells of taste

Back 10

gustatory cell

Front 11

the glands that produce tears, located in the upper lateral portion of the orbit

Back 11

lacrimal gland

Front 12

the refracting mechanism of the eye that is located directly behind the pupil

Back 12

lens

Front 13

receptors that are mechanical in nature

Back 13

mechanoreceptor

Front 14

the organ of hearing located in the cochlea and filled with endolymph

Back 14

organ of Corti

Front 15

little bones; found in the ears

Back 15

ossicles

Front 16

watery fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye, in front of the lens

Back 16

aqueous humor

Front 17

part of the ear attached to the side of the head; earlike appendage of each atrium of the heart

Back 17

auricle

Front 18

opacity of the lens of the eye

Back 18

cataract

Front 19

receptors that respond to chemicals and are responsible for taste and smell

Back 19

chemoreceptors

Front 20

middle layer of the eyeball that contains a dark pigment to prevent the scattering of incoming light rays

Back 20

choroid

Front 21

snail shell or structure of similar shape

Back 21

cochlea

Front 22

nucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the sclera

Back 22

conjunctiva

Front 23

a specialized receptor located within the semicircular canals that detects head movements

Back 23

crista ampullaris

Front 24

disorder characterized by elevated pressure in the eye

Back 24

glaucoma

Front 25

cells of taste

Back 25

gustatory cell

Front 26

the glands that produce tears, located in the upper lateral portion of the orbit

Back 26

lacrimal gland

Front 27

the refracting mechanism of the eye that is located directly behind the pupil

Back 27

lens

Front 28

receptors that are mechanical in nature

Back 28

mechanoreceptor

Front 29

the organ of hearing located in the cochlea and filled with endolymph

Back 29

organ of Corti

Front 30

little bones; found in the ears

Back 30

ossicles

Front 31

small, nipple-shaped elevations

Back 31

papillae

Front 32

a watery fluid that fills the bony labyrinth of the ear

Back 32

perilymph

Front 33

receptors located in the muscles,tendons, and joints; allows the body to recongnize its position

Back 33

proprioceptors

Front 34

the opening in the center of the iris that regulates the amount of light entering the eye

Back 34

pupil

Front 35

innermost layer of the eyeball; contains rods and cones and continues posteriorly with the optic nerve

Back 35

retina

Front 36

white outer coat of the eyeball

Back 36

sclera

Front 37

located in the inner ear; contains a specialized receptor called crista ampullaris that generates a nerve impulse on movement of the head

Back 37

semicircular canals

Front 38

drumlike

Back 38

tympanic

Front 39

the jellylike fluid found in the eye, posterior to the lens

Back 39

vitreous humor