Chapter 17 A&P Flashcards
Where are special senses receptors located?
Within the head
What are the 5 special senses?
Olfaction
Gustation
Vision
Audition
Equilibrium
What is olfaction?
Smell
What is gustation?
Taste
What is vision?
Sight
What is audition?
Hearing
What is equilibrium?
Balance
What are tiny chemicals in the air that get dissolved in mucous in the nasal passageway?
Odorants
What is a decrease in sensitivity to odors referred to as?
Adaptation
What are the 4 structures in the olfaction system?
Olfactory epithelium
Olfactory bulb
Olfactory tract
CNI
FYI: Olfactory
What are the 3 types of cells found in the olfactory epithelium?
- Olfactory receptor cells
- Supporting cells
- Basal cells
In Olfaction: Receptors in the nasal mucosa send impulses along branches of…
The olfactory (I) nerve
What are the 4 next steps of receptors in olfaction once impulses are along the branches of olfactory (I) nerve?
- Through the cribriform plate
- Synapse with the olfactory bulb
- Impulses travel along the olfactory tract
- Interpretation in the primary olfactory area in the cerebral cortex (temporal lobe)
What are the 5 primary tastes?
- Sour
- Sweet
- Bitter
- Salt
- Umami (meaty, savory)
What does taste come from?
Chemical sense from molecules
What contains the receptors for the sensation of taste?
Taste buds
How many (approx.) taste buds are found on the tongue of a young adult?
10,000
What are the epithelial cells found in the taste buds?
- Supporting cells
- Gustatory receptor cells
What is the scientific name for taste buds?
Papillae
FYI: Taste buds (papillae)
What kind of light does vision use?
Visible light
What are the accessory structures of the eyes? (5)
- Eyelids
- Eyelashes
- Eyebrows
- Lacrimal apparatus
- Extrinsic eye muscles
What controls eyelid movement?
Palpebral muscles, Levator palpebrae superioris
What is responsible for moving the eyeball itself in all directions?
Extrinsic eye muscles
What is the conjuctiva?
A thin, protective mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the sclera
What is a fold of connective tissue that gives form to the eyelids?
Tarsal plate
The tarsal plate contains a row of (______) that keeps the eyelids from sticking to each other.
sebaceous glands
FYI: Eye structures
What produces, collects, and drains lacrimal fluid from the eye?
Lacrimal apparatus