Key Terms 3 Flashcards
Auricle
The putisde part of the ear, made of cartilage and covered with skin
Cerumen
A wax likr substance produced by glands in the ear canal aldo callled earwax
Chroid
The mifdle layer of the eye which contians the iris the cliarh body and mosg of the eyes vessel
Cochlea
A spiral shaped canal in the inner ear thag contains the hearunv receptors
Conjunctiva
The protective membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the anterior of the sciera or the whige of the eye
Cornea
A transparent area on the front of the outer layer of the eye that acts as a window to let light into the eye
Eustachian
An opening in the midfle eaf leadjbv to the back lf the troat that helps equalize air pressure on borh sides of the eardrum
External auditory canal
Canal that carries sound waves to the tympanic membrane commonly called the ear canal
Gustatory cortex
An area of the brain that is responsible for interpreting tadtr sensations
Labyrinth
The inner ear
Lacrimal apparatus
A structure that consists of the lacrimal glands and nasolacrimal ducts
Organ of corti
The organ of hearing located within the cochlea of the inner ear
Ossicles
Small bones cavity or middle ear
Oval window
The beginning of the inner ear
Papillae
The “bumps” of the tongue in which taste buds are found
Refraction
The bending of light by the cornea lens and eye fluids to focus light onto the retina
Retina
The inner layer of the eye
Semicircular canals
Structures in the inner ear that help a person maintain balance
Sensoraty adaption
A process in which the same chemical can stimulate receptors only for a limited amount of time until the receptors eventually no longer respond to chemical
Tympanic membrane
A fibrous partition located at the inner end of the ear canal
Vestilbule
The area in the ear between the semicircular canals and the cochlea
