Eyes & Ears Flashcards
The eyeball is also known as
the ocular bulb
the adenxa of the eye onsists of:
nerves
vasculature
fascia and eyelids
muscles
tear apparatus
the outer fibrious tunic consists of:
the sclera and the cornea
the middle vascular tunic (uvea) consists of
the choroid, the ciliary body, the iris, and the lens
the inner nervous tunic consists of the
retina
the area where the sclera turns into the cornea is called the
limbus
the tapetum lucidum is a prt of what eye layer?
the choiroid
which muscles are responsible for pupil dilation and constriction?
dilation: radial muscle
constriction: sphincter muscle
the area od highest visual acutity with densest concentration of receptor cells is called the
macula/fovea
which eye chamber is replenished continuously and which is not?
the aqueous humour is replaced continuously and the vitreous humour is not replaced contuniously
the two oblique muscles of the eye wrap around which side?
the lateral side
the bony labrynth of the ear is filed with ____ and the membranous labrynth is filled with ____
perilymph
endolymph
the ascending portion of the perilymph is called _____, and descending is called ____
scala vestibuli
scala tympani
the division between the external ear and the internal ear is the ____
tympanic membrane
the division between the middle ear and the inner ear is the _____
the oval and round window area
