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37 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Fovea
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sharp central vision
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retina
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site of photoreceptors
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choroid
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vascular layer
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sclera
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protective layer
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lens
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adjusts shape to focus image on retina
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cornea
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refracts incoming light
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pupil
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regulates amount of light entering the eye
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auricle
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concentration and localization of sound
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external acoustic meatus
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channel for air vibrations
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tympanic membrane
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transmits sound from air to auditory ossicles
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malleus, incus and stapes
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amplify incoming sound waves and transmit vibrations
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semicircular canals
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monitor head rotation
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cochlea
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transduction of auditory information
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phrenic nerve
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inspiration (through contraction of diaphragm)
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intercostal nerve
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respiration (through contraction of intercostals)
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olfactory
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sensory, smell
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optic
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sensory, vision
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oculomotor
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motor, eye movements
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trochlear
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motor, eye movements
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trigeminal
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mixed, face
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abducens
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motor, eye movements
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facial
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mixed, face
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vestibulocochlear
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sensory, equilibrium
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glossopharyngeal
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mixed, head and neck
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vagus
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mixed, thorax and abdomen
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accessory
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motor, upper back and neck
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hypoglossal
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motor, tongue movements
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frontal lobe
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voluntary skeletal motor control, higher cognitive functions
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parietal lobe
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somatic sensory processing
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occipital lobe
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visual processing
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temporal lobe
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auditory and olfactory processing
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pons
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regulates reflexive visceral and motor activities; relays information to thalamus and cerebellum
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medulla
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autonomic center for visceral activities; relays sensory information to thalamus and brainstem
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thalamus
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relays sensory information from periphery to cortex
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hypothalamus
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hormone production, emotions, autonomic functions
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hippocampus
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memory storage
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pituitary gland
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hormone production, regulation of other endocrine glands
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