The Senses

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general sense organs

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sense organs that are widely distributed throughout the body and sense stimuli such as pain & touch

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special sense organs

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responsible for for the special senses of smell,taste, visionand equilibrium

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sclera

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a tough, fibrous layer of the eye that is "white" on its frontal surface

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cornea

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another part of the frontal sclera, referred to as the window of the eye

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iris

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colored part of the eye

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what happens to the sclera when a person has a dysfunction with the liver or gallbladder

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turns yellow, ecteric

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conjuctiva

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mucous mambrane that lines the yeylidsand covers the frontal part of the sclera

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lacrimal gland

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keeps the conjunctiva moist by tears

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choroid

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middle layer of the eye, wich has dark pigment to prevent scattering of incoming light

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pupil

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doughnut shaped hole in the center of the iris

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retina

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the inermost layer of the eye

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lens

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directly behind the pupil

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ciliary muscle

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it distort the lens to allow it to focuson objects near and far

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caract

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condition that causesthe lens to become cloudy and less transparant due to aging and uv light

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photoreceptors

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detects changes in light and relay the info. to bipoplar neurons

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the 3 types of cone sensewich 3 colors

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red
blue
green

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aqueous humor

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watery substance in front of the lens that is constantly being formed drained and replaced

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glaucoma

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disruption of circulation can cause a pressure build-up resulting in blindness

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vitreous humor

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jellylike substance behind the lens, filling the globe of the eye

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where is the blind spot of the retina

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where the optic nerve is

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why do we have 2 eyes

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to offset blindspot and for depth reception

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where is the visual info sent in the brain for interpretation?

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the occipital region

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what happens if the retina dettaches from the choroid layer

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2 main fuctions of the ear

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hear
balance

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mechano receptors

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receptors in the ear that senses vibration and fluid movements

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medical terms for the ears

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pinna or auricle

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tympanic mambrane

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-(eardrum)is aproximately 1" in length
-it separates the external and middle ear

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middle ear

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-located in small cavity, just inside the temporal bone
-houses 3 hearing bones:
-hammer-anvil-stirrup

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what is otitis media?

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inflamation of the middle ear
(swimmmer's ear)

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the_____________canals are 3 rings that are at right-angles to eachother

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semicircular

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hearing is sensed it the ?

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acoplia

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(taste) made up of approximately 10,000 receptors categorized as _________ receptors on the tongue

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chemo receptors

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for main senes of taste

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-sweet
-salt
-sour
-bitter

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smell receptors are categorized as?

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chemo-receptors

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Specialized receptors found near the point of junction between tendons and muscles are called

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proprioceptors

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Cones are densely concentrated in the

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fovea centralis

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As people grow older, they tend to become farsighted. This condition is called

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hyperopia