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PLE Reviewer - ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY > Histology of the Special Sensory Organs > Flashcards

Histology of the Special Sensory Organs Flashcards

1
Q

Layer of the eye, composed of:

  • cornea
  • sclera
A

Fibrous tunic (outer coat or external layer)

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Layer of the eye, composed of:

  • iris
  • ciliary body (and the aqueous humor)
  • choroid plexus
A

Vascular/muscular tunic (uvea or middle layer)

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3
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Layer of the eye that contains the retina

A

Nervous tunic (inner layer)

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4
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Corneal external epithelium

A

Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium

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5
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Corneal endothelium

A

Simple squamous

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6
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Scleral tissue

A

Dense irregular connective tissue

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7
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Lens epithelium

A

Simple cuboidal

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8
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Retinal cell for night-vision or scotopic vision

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Rods

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9
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Retinal cell for day-vision or photopic vision and color-vision

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Cones

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10
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The structure that secretes the aqueous humor

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Ciliary processes (or the ciliary body)

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11
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The neural retina detaches from this structure in retinal detachment

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Pigment epithelium

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12
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5 layers of the cornea

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  1. Corneal epithelium (stratified squamous non-keratinized)
  2. Bowman membrane
  3. Corneal stroma
    * * Dua’s layer (potentially new layer)
  4. Descemet membrane
  5. Corneal endothelium (simple squamous)

(mnemonic: EBCDE)

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13
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Choroid plexus tissue

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Loose connective tissue

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14
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10 layers of the retina

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  1. Retinal pigment epithelium
  2. Photoreceptors
  3. Outer limiting membrane
  4. Outer nuclear membrane
  5. Outer plexiform membrane
  6. Inner nuclear membrane
  7. Inner plexiform membrane
  8. Ganglion cell layer
  9. Optic nerve fibers
  10. Inner limiting membrane
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15
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Cells in the organ of Corti that act as the receptor for hearing

A

Hair cells

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16
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This organ, primarily for hearing, lies on the basilar membrane of the ear

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Organ of Corti

17
Q

The UPPER bony passage of the cochlea, filled with PERILYMPH

A

Scala vestibuli

18
Q

The MIDDLE passage of the cochlea, filled with ENDOLYMPH

A

Scala media (or cochlear duct)

19
Q

The LOWER bony passage of the cochlear, filled with PERILYMPH

A

Scala tympani

20
Q

Fluid substance in the cochlea:

  • similar to intracellular fluid (high K, low Na)
  • secreted by the STRIA VASCULARIS
  • found in the membranous labyrinth: utricle, saccule, SCCs, cochlear duct
A

Endolymph (or Scarpa fluid)

21
Q

Fluid substance in the cochlea:

  • extracellular fluid
  • comparable to plasma and CSF
  • continuous with the CSF of the subarachnoid space via the perilymphatic duct
A

Perilymph (or Cotunnius liquid, or liquor Cotunnii)

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