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15 Cards in this Set
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saturation |
the purity of the color people see |
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cornea |
clear membrane that covers the surface of the eye, protects, focuses light coming into the eye |
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pupil |
hole that light enters |
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iris |
muscle that contracts to let in more light colored part of the eye |
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nearsightedness |
myopia |
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farsightedness |
hyperopia |
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rods |
noncolor sensitivity to low levels of light |
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cones |
color vision and sharpness |
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organ of corti |
contains receptor cells for hearing |
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auditory nerve |
bundle of axons from the hair cells in the inner ear |
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gustation |
sense of taste |
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5 basic tastes |
sweet, sour, salty, bitter, brothy |
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olfaction |
sense of smell |
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vestibular senses |
movement, balance, body position |
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closure |
tendency to complete figures that are incomplete
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