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23 Cards in this Set
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sclera |
outer white fibrous layer |
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aqueous humor |
fills space in front of lens |
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iris |
controls amount of light enteringeye |
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cornea |
transparent window in front of eye |
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retina |
layer with photoreceptors |
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ciliary body |
controls shape of lens |
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pupil |
opening in center of iris |
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vitreous humor |
fills space behind lens |
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fovea centralis |
site of sharp/ direct vision |
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cones |
receptors for color vision |
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optic nerve |
carries impulses from eye to brain |
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rods |
receptors for black and white vision |
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conjunctiva |
membrane covering front of eye |
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lens |
focuses light on retina |
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optic disk |
junction of retina and optic nerver |
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cochlea |
contains sound receptors |
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temporal bone |
bone in which inner ear is embedded |
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vestibule |
contains receptors for static equillibrium |
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auditory tube |
connects middle ear to pharynx |
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temporal lobe |
interprets impulses as sound |
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semicircular canals |
contains receptors for dynamic equillibrium |
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ear ossicles |
conduct vibrations across middle ear |
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tympanic membrane |
membrane separating outer and middle ear |
