Eye Anatomy and Function Flashcards
1
Q
Pacinian corpuscle (33, 6)
A
-deep cutaneous pressure sensation
2
Q
Meissner corpuscle (28, 3)
A
-two point discrimination
3
Q
Ruffini end organ (31)
A
-continuous touch sensation, stretch sensation
4
Q
Merkel disk (30)
A
-light touch sensation
5
Q
free nerve endings (29)
A
-pain, temperature, itch sensation
6
Q
hair follicle receptor
A
-bending of the hair
7
Q
lacrimal gland (23)
A
- tear production
- superior and lateral
8
Q
sclera (2)
A
- muscle attachment
- eyeball shape
9
Q
choroid (3)
A
- vascularization of the eye
- blood vessels
10
Q
retina (4)
A
- visible light detection
- nervous (sensory)
11
Q
cornea (10)
A
-refraction of light entering eye
12
Q
pupil (13)
A
- opening into eye for light passage
- hole in iris
13
Q
iris (9)
A
-controls size of pupillary aperature
14
Q
lens (12)
A
-focuses light on retina
15
Q
cilliary body (7)
A
-controls shape of lens
