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Ch 11, 14/15 Target and review extras Flashcards

1
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Tympanic membrane function

A

Vibrates ossicles

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2
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Pinna function

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Funnels sound waves

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3
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Cohclea

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Contains organs of hearing

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4
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Ossicles

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Amplifies sound waves

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5
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Semicircular canals

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Balance

-Helps with the balance of an individual by fluid inside moving/activating the hairs

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6
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Eustachian tube

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Equalizes pressure

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7
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External auditory meatus

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Canal for sound waves

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8
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How does information pass from one neuron to another

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Ions move along the neuron and from one neuron to another is with a neurotransmitter

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9
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What is the relationship between the sense of taste and smell

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What you taste s based off of what the food smells like

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10
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What must the strength of a stimulus reach before an impulse will be sent

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Threshold

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11
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What are some characteristics of sensations

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  • Projection
  • Adaptation
  • Afterimage
  • Referred Pain
  • Phantom Pain
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12
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Projection

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  • Characteristics of sensations

- Brain refers a sensation to the point of stimulation

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13
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Adaptation

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  • Characteristics of sensations

- Loss of sensation even though the stimulus is still applied

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14
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Afterimage

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-Characteristics of sensations

Persistence of a sensation even though the stimulus is removed

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15
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Referred pain

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-Characteristics of sensations

Felt in the skin near or around the organ sending the impulse

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16
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Phantom pain

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-Characteristics of sensations

Sensation of pain in a limb that has been amputated

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17
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Somatic senses

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  • Exteroceptors
  • Proprioceptors
  • Visceroceptors
  • Nociceptors
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18
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Exteroceptors

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  • Somatic sense

- Sense receptors located on body surfaces

19
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Proprioceptors

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  • Somatic sense

- Found in the muscles and joints

20
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Visceroceptors

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  • Somatic sense

- Found in internal organs

21
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Nociceptors

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-Somatic sense

Pain receptors; free nerve endings

22
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How are receptors classified

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Mechanoreceptors 
Chemoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Nociceptors
Photoreceptors
23
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Mechaoreceptors

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Activated by mechanical stimuli or deformation of the receptor

24
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Chemoreceptors

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Changing of the chemical concentration around the body

25
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Thermoreceptors

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Detect hot and cold

26
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Nociceptors

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Any stimuli that can cause tissue damage; sensation of pain

27
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Photoreceptors

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Respond to light

28
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What are the four basic senses of taste

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Sour, bitter, salty, sweet

29
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What are the sensory structures that detect taste

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Tastebuds-> projections called papillae

30
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Which portion of the eye is vascular

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Choroid

31
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Parts associated with Lacriminal apparatus

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  • Lacrimal gland
  • Lacrimal canaliculi
  • Punctum
  • Lacrimal sac
  • Nasolacrimal duct
32
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What portion of the ear contains sense organs for hearing and balance

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Inner ear

33
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In the ear, where are the sensory receptors for balance

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Semicircular canals

34
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What is the function of the semi-circular canals

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Balance

35
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Hearing process

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Outer ear
-Pinna
-Ear canal
Middle ear
-Tympanic membrane
-Ossicles (mallus, incus, stapes)
Inner ear
-Oval window "entrance to cochlea"
-Perilymph
-Vestibular membrane
-Tectoral membrane
-Endo lymph
-Basal membrane (send impulse to brain)
-Auditory nerve
-Round window-> sound waves leave
36
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Near sightedness

-Focal pt too near lens, images focused in front of retina

A

Myopia

37
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Far sightedness

-Image focused behind retina

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Hyperopia

38
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Degeneration of accommodation, corrected by reading glasses

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Presbyopia

39
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Cornea or lens not uniformly curved

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Astigmatism

40
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Lack of parallelism of light paths through eyes

A

Strabismus

41
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Can result in complete blindness

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Retinal detachment

42
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Clouding of kens

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Cataract

43
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Common in older people, loss in acute vision

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Macular degeneration

44
Q

Dysfunction of peripheral calculation

A

Diabetes

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