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15 Cards in this Set
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What is the scientific name for taste?
dogs taste: cats taste: |
gustation
sweet texture |
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what is the scientific name for smell?
what part of the dogs brain is highly developed for smell? |
olfaction
olfactory bulbs |
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What is the term for ears/ hearing?
What instrument do we use to check the hearing? |
OTO. OH-TOE
OTOSCOPE |
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Name the three parts of the ear
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external
middle inner |
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What is an aricular hemotoma?
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when blood vessel between cartilage is broken
big huge swelling bloody disgusting mess |
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What does the external ear do?
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guides sound waves
carries soundwaves to the tympanic membrane |
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what is the tympanic membrane?
if ruptured the ____ is affected |
eardrum
equilibruim |
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how long is the lifecycle of an earmite?
what do you use to flush the ears? |
21 days
saline |
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what are the three main bones in the middle ear?
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malleus -hammer anvil
incus- malice stapes - stirrups |
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What does the middle ear do?
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transmits sound to inner ear
equalizes air pressure |
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what are the three bones in the inner ear?
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cochlea
vestibule semicircular canals |
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what does the cochlea do?
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detects sound
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what do the vestibules do?
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maintains balance while standing still
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what do the semicircular canals do?
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maintains balance during movement, maintains the equilibrium
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what test do we use to test deafness?
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EEG
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